Comment on 3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 months ago
… why though? It’s not like you’re not having to grow the same amount of cells, etc, so you might as well just grow them in aero-/hydro-ponic systems…
LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 11 months ago
It’s combining two technologies. One for vat grown nutritional plant cells, and one for turning that vat grown cell into palatable shapes and textures.
It’s an interesting tech and the more of these we try out, the more likely we’ll find something that succeeds.
pennomi@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But why 3D printing instead of, say, injection molding? Seems overly complicated for making such a mundane shape.
LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 11 months ago
I’m not the researcher, so it could just be that this was the most convenient option for their lab. Or it could be that injection molding creates too dense of an object to have the right texture.
Unclear based on this article, but my best guess would be that the portability of a resin based printer and the detail that it allows for is a good compromise for on-site food printing.
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
How else are hobbiests supposed to create Dwayne Johnson’s head on a hybrid penis/dinosaur body out of carrots?
oo1@kbin.social 11 months ago
https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/1428D/production/_88337528_ea689e41-2246-411c-ba6a-a070b766f38a.jpg