Food 3D Printing aka Food Fabbing

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A SHORT HISTORY OF FOOD 3D PRINTING
1. FAB@HOME (2006- )
This paste extruding digital fabricator was created at Cornell's Create Machines Lab under the leadership of tremendous 3D Printing advocate Hod Lipson, as an exploratory and educational endeavor. Their vision was to create an open source platform for anyone to be able to "make anything" using their own personal fabricator. Professor Lipson has explained that initially edibles were not necessarily in their mind when the project started but that the later emphasis was the result of a combination of factors. The chemical safety element of using materials such as cake frosting, and -maybe more importantly- the interests and feedback from the makers that embraced the project just moved things in that direction. Free from the need to advance into a business model, the Fab@Home continues to educate and inspire; for instance just over a year ago The New York Times published the piece "Dinner is Printed" which chronicles the adventures of journalist A. J. Jacobs as he tries to enjoy a fully 3D Printed dinner with his wife with the assistance from Lipson and team. It is an engaging and illustrative read on the promise and perils of widespread 3D Printing at home.

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Picture: fabathome.org