美國(guó)宇航局計(jì)劃開(kāi)發(fā)太空食品3D打印機(jī)

    食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊   據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，美國(guó)宇航局（NASA）將撥款用以研發(fā)太空食品3D打印機(jī)，為登陸火星的宇航員提供飲食。

    據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》報(bào)道，NASA已選定總部位于德州的系統(tǒng)和材料研究公司（SMRC），并撥款125,000美元開(kāi)發(fā)一個(gè)適合宇航員的"營(yíng)養(yǎng)且美味的"食品3D打印機(jī)。

    這種打印機(jī)使用"數(shù)字食譜",組合粉末產(chǎn)生出具有真正食物的結(jié)構(gòu)和質(zhì)地特性的食物來(lái)，還包括氣味。

    部分原文報(bào)道如下：

    NASA can send robots to Mars, no problem. But if it's ever going to put humans on the Red Planet, it has to figure out how to feed them over the course of a years-long mission.

    So the space agency has funded research for what could be the ultimate nerd solution: a 3-D printer that creates entrees or desserts at the touch of a button.

    原文鏈接：<http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-21/business/39419323_1_3-d-printing-technology-3-d-printer-pre-packaged-food>