In Star Trek, a replicator is a machine that can create (and recycle) things. Replicators were originally seen to simply synthesize meals on demand, but in later series much larger non-food …

The food synthesizer, food replicator or food processor was a common device used aboard 23rd century starships and starbases for synthesizing foods and beverages.

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Jun 5, 2025 · Made popular on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" ("TNG"), food replicators are found on every starship and most Federation planets, and they can convert energy into …

Sep 5, 2023 · Wouldn’t it be great to walk up to an appliance, tell it what food you want and have that food appear magically in front of your eyes? In the TV franchise Star Trek, this is possible …

Dec 6, 2020 · They are developing hydrogels based on modified starch for use as “ink” in 3D printing of foods. Recent results of the project, supported by FAPESP, are published in the …

May 15, 2015 · Created by a pair of Israeli entrepreneurs, Ayelet Carasso and Doron Marco, it relies on pods—akin to the inner workings of espresso machines—to turn natural baking …

May 22, 2013 · Could a 3D food printer be coming to a kitchen near you? Curiously, printing confectioneries and pet food pellets would be the simplest application of said technology.

Aug 3, 2025 · Thanks to advancements in 3D printing and synthetic food research, the day might come when we can "replicate" meals much like the crew of the Starship Enterprise. The …

Sep 11, 2024 · Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a …