3D printers have been in the news lately with stories of people who are printing in sugar. But what about printing in pizza? I wanted to post this, since I thought this was a notable way to make food, here as well as in outer space.
A 3D printer machine designed by engineer Anjan Contractor recently printed a pizza as a test. This printer could be used as a new way to make food for astronauts who are on long missions in the future. Usually astronauts eat food from tubes and in tightly sealed packages, but with a 3D printer they could print out and cook meals.
In order to print the pizza, the machine prints the pizza in “blocks.” A block of dough is printed before a block of sauce and then cheese. The result is a square personal pizza. The food cartridges for the system are intended to last thirty years. There is a video online where you can watch the pizza printer in action. I wonder what else the printer can print?
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