3d food printing

Pasta Gets Smart! Barilla Launches Second 3D Design Contest for 3D Printable Pasta Shapes

Back in my day, wagon wheels and vague dinosaur shapes were considered the height of sophisticated pasta shapes. I never would have imagined three-dimensional roses and cratered moons, but that’s…

3D Printed Popsicles: Pixsweet 3D Food Customization Platform Launches in Beta

Talk about fast food…how about designing your own custom popsicles and printing them out in less than two seconds per pop? If you think this sounds like something out of…

3D Printed Food May Be the Answer to Hunger & Nutrition Issues Lingering in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has been quite successful in dealing with hunger issues in many of its countries, but progress on that positive path may soon be receiving an even larger push…

Barilla Continues to Develop Pasta 3D Printer, Envisions Gourmet Customization

Is there a food that’s more fun than pasta? I can’t think of one that has more variety in terms of shapes, anyway. Long, thin spaghetti noodles, bow tie pasta, shells,…

From Food to Vehicles, Robots Will Be Everywhere — A Few Questions For: Hod Lipson

No matter where you turn in the tech industry these days, certain names always rise to the top of any conversation. Among these individuals is the inimitable Hod Lipson, whose…

Everything but the People is 3D Printed at Pop-Up Restaurant Food Ink.

3D printing is that exciting new toy that everybody wants to play with because it looks so good in the commercials. There’s just about no area of life that hasn’t…

Do We Want 3D Printed Snacks?

The wave of things that people want to 3D print has grown to tsunami proportions. We’ve seen stories about printed organs, printed engines, and printed lingerie. It doesn’t take too…

Would You Eat 3D Printed Cheese? Dutch Researchers Hope So

Like many people, I have a love/hate relationship with dairy. I’m a big fan of chocolate and most ice creams, but when it comes to milk itself, I really dislike the flavor….

Using Cellulose to 3D Print Food

Remember when you were a kid and you just didn’t feel right, how your mom would make you a big, steaming hot bowl of cellulose to warm your tummy? No?…

Will the Foodini Food 3D Printer Be the Microwave of the Future?

It will be according to Natural Machines co-founder Lynette Kucsma, who predicts that the food printing kitchen appliance will one day be just as ubiquitous as the microwave oven is…

3D Print Me a (Space) Pizza! A Few Questions For: BeeHex

3D printed food: love it or hate it, it’s coming. While to date we’ve seen some impressive proofs of concept (who could forget the terribly fancy 3D printed, edible Versailles?)…

Can 3D Printed Space Food Feed the Whole World Someday?

Of all the 3D printing applications, a difficult one for people to stomach is one that affects the stomach. I am talking about 3D printed food. Why the controversy? In…

Kickstarter Campaign Raising Money for SCOFF3D: Café and Catering for 3D Printed Food

I’ve heard a lot about 3D printed food and I think it’s fascinating, but I’ve never gotten a chance to try it. So far, it’s been mostly relegated to specialty…

Food For Marketing: Belgian Agency Wants to Use 3D Printed Chocolate to Draw in Customers

When it comes to advertising, getting consumers’ attention is key. And what’s more attention-grabbing than chocolate? So says Belgian company GoAhead Digital Agency, a marketing agency that aims to help…

3D Systems Unveils Its New 3DS Culinary Lab in Los Angeles

Of all the unbelievable things that 3D printing is capable of, 3D printed food is possibly the weirdest. It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but it’s…

Build Your Own Food Cartridge Extruder Thanks to 3DigitalCooks

Luis Rodriguez Alcalde is the founder of 3DigitalCooks, and the Barcelona man has joined his passions for food and rapid prototyping to create “a unique and customized eating experience.” His…

The Smart Gastronomy Lab Pushes the Boundaries of 3D Printed Food

Following their support of the first International Conference on Food 3D Printing, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech and the Smart Gastronomy Lab at the University of Liège say the 3D printer may…

Affordable DIY 3D Icing Printer Uses Arduino Software and an EyeDropper as an Extruder

Well, yum, yum, and yum. Look at what the latest 3D printing genius has dropped off on the kitchen doorstep for all those technologically savvy and daring chefs. Who could…

The Boscusini Might Be the First Universal Food 3D Printer to Reach the Market

3D printable food is one of those things that sounds like a good idea, but the more you think about what is involved the sillier it becomes. Yes, the ability…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 11, 2015

This week’s 3D printing stories we didn’t cover run the gamut from quite serious to whimsical, beginning with serious news of an MIT student’s use of 3D printing to document…

3D Printing in the Kitchen: Pancakes Featuring Your Own Face

Have you pictured yourself covered in yummy just-melting real butter and maple syrup recently? Get the fork and knife poised, because if you 3D print your batter — and your images…

PancakeBot 3D Printer to Hit Marketplace Soon in Partnership with Storebound

The thought of pancakes just invokes fresh smells, good memories, lazy weekends, and full stomachs ready for naps. My finest memories as a kid are of Sunday mornings with my…

XYZPrinting Announces Two New 3D Food Printers Coming Next Year

If 2014 was the year for low priced desktop 3D printing to come of age, then 2015 may just be the year of the 3D food printer. We have seen…

‘Bugs Bunny’, 3D Printed Edible Bug Treats in Bunny Shapes – Created By German Design Student

While governments and scientists — from agronomists to engineers — are scrambling to conceive of ways to confront what seems like an inevitable world food crisis, looking for viable ways…