3d printed food

Will We Be Eating 3D Printed Meat Next Year?

Not many people like to think much about where their meat actually comes from. I’m no vegan, or even vegetarian, but I admit that I get a little bit queasy…

MIT Uses 3D Printing to Create Shape-Shifting Noodles

Is there anyone who isn’t fascinated and delighted by the many shapes of pasta? There may be some people who don’t get excited about pasta, yes, and I do apologize…

Top Ten Ways 3D Printing Will Kill You and Your Loved Ones

Many people somehow see 3D printing as some benign force. The technophile’s latest solution to the world’s ills is a small box that spits out plastic. It too, as the…

3D Printing Spotlight On: Nina Hoff, CEO, byFlow

In 2015, an intriguing new 3D printer company called 3D By Flow emerged with a printer called the Focus, a portable, multi-extruder 3D printer capable of printing in multiple materials…

ZMorph 2.0 SX Multitool 3D Printer and the PancakeBot Among Tech On Display at MODA’s “Food by Design” Exhibit

A few years ago, I took a short trip to Washington D.C. I checked out all of the usual tourist spots, such as the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, and also visited several…

Let’s Cut to the Cheese: Researchers Publish Study on How 3D Printing Affects the Structure and Texture of Processed Cheese

Sometimes, nothing can make a bad day better than a glass of wine at the end of it, paired with a plate of good cheese and crackers, of course; if…

Clearing Up Some Misconceptions About 3D Printing

If you’ve spent a long time working with 3D printing, whether at a hobbyist or professional level, you may tend to forget that there are still many people who don’t…

WASP Takes on the Gluten-Free Challenge with a Celiac-Safe 3D Food Printer

I tend to be a bit suspicious of any food-related trend, no matter how many people adopt it. The gluten-free diet is one of those trends – I can’t imagine…

NASA-Born BeeHex Makes 3D Printed Pizza Palatable, Brings R&D Operations to Ohio

Ohio may be the heart of it all, but it’s the stomach that BeeHex is focusing on with its 3D printing technology. Having recently moved its R&D operations to Columbus,…

SciFutures & Hershey’s 3D Print Chocolate, Transform Sci-Fi Into Reality

SciFutures, a California-based futuristic tech startup, is leading a truly revolutionary market of sci-fi prototyping. The team, led by CEO Ari Popper and CTO Scott Susskind, is focused on bringing…

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…

Belgian Chocolatier Callebaut Teams Up with byFlow to Develop 3D Chocolate Printer

Edible 3D printed creations are no longer just something you wish for after watching a few episodes of Star Trek. 3D printed popsicles are available, and let’s not forget about…

Magic Candy Factory Has Celebrities Psyched About 3D Printed Selfies & Autographs

3D printing is leading the way for substantial progress in nearly every industry you can imagine, offering serious innovations that will only continue to evolve further when it comes to…

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…

Baby, it’s Hot Outside! Dream Pops 3D Prints the Ultimate Cool Down with Superfood- or Tequila-Infused Popsicles

Lights, camera, action! In full swing during a recent Vogue photo shoot, you might be expecting that the photogs were aiming at posing, wan models showing off the latest modern…

CIA Explores Future of Edible 3D Prints

No, not that CIA. I’m talking about the Culinary Institute of America (remember to use your context clues!) A lab at the CIA has been equipped by 3D Systems with a retrofitted…

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…

Babines Expands With New Pop Culture-Themed Offerings: 3D Printed Cookies, Chocolate and More

When it comes to food – and especially dessert – it’s hard to surpass the French. Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking is one of the most popular and…

Peering into Your Pantry’s Future: How About a Healthy 3D Printed Snack With Some Crunch?

Have you ever noticed, whether you are attending class or at work, that suddenly food becomes of great interest—even more than usual? Oatmeal cookies look so appealing you’d actually pay…

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….