A few days ago, the Australian research team is working on a 3D food customization interface project. Although the current design tools and 3D printing technology are not perfect, they have been able to print real edible fruits in 3D. According to relevant sources, in this way, people who live in remote areas or in some defective places can increase the supply of taste and important nutrients in the future.

Recently, the Australian research team is working on a project called “Future Fruit”. It is reported that the project consists of a 3D food customization interface that allows users to design their own future fruits and perform 3D printing.

Of course, design tools and 3D printing technology are not yet perfect, but 3D can print real edible fruits. However, the process behind designing fruit is surprising. That is, not only can users design their own fruits based on certain visual parameters (such as size, shape, color, texture, etc.), but all fruit results are based on real plant development processes.

It is understood that the project was developed by the HUB Studio team at the Media Lab in Queensland University of Technology, Australia. According to the team, the Future Fruit project began with a partnership between the University's Department of Design and Science to develop the “Fruit Modeling System Experimental Gene Modification Specification”.

However, when the project was launched, the team found that their fruit styling technology could be paired with 3D printing technology and was an ideal food 3D printer. Obviously, this technology is still in the early stages of research, so one day in the future, we can achieve 3D printing of the future fruit.

The researchers said: "Future fruit may be a way to provide custom-designed foods that can increase the supply of flavors and important nutrients to people living in remote areas or in certain defective areas."

The Future Fruit Design program includes game development tools and is compatible with a variety of platforms, including desktops, touch screen devices and virtual reality. The clear goal of the Future Fruits Project is to “reproduce the images of common fruits, present new concepts of existing fruits, and conceive of fruits beyond our imagination”.

The HUB team said it is also possible to determine what fruit characteristics are most important to users and ultimately gain insight into how to create future fruits. The project was funded by the Future Environment Institute (IFE) 2016 Catapult Funding Program. The current theme of IFE is global bioeconomic growth.

Although we may not be able to enjoy the future fruits of 3D printing for a while, it is now conceivable that users can print some very amazing future fruit bowls at the table.