cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down131
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-link3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comcyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe only advantage this has is you can make carrots into fun shapes. They’re not that hard to grow.
minus-squarefiat_lux@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe Thai have already mastered that art. Image description: intricately cut carrots, cucumbers and apples in the shapes of leaves surround a melon carved to resemble a blooming flower. The carved fruits sit on a bed of lettuce on a white plate.
minus-squareKrotiuz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe research is from Qatar, I imagine it’s a lot harder to grow enough carrots in sandy deserts and bedrock
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think that there’s an immediate application for specifically making carrots, because I doubt that the economics work, but I can imagine a world where we manufacture a lot more food than we do today.
The only advantage this has is you can make carrots into fun shapes. They’re not that hard to grow.
The Thai have already mastered that art.
Image description: intricately cut carrots, cucumbers and apples in the shapes of leaves surround a melon carved to resemble a blooming flower. The carved fruits sit on a bed of lettuce on a white plate.
The research is from Qatar, I imagine it’s a lot harder to grow enough carrots in sandy deserts and bedrock
I don’t think that there’s an immediate application for specifically making carrots, because I doubt that the economics work, but I can imagine a world where we manufacture a lot more food than we do today.