cyu3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper
appelMBIC vegetables literally come out of the ground. They literally grow on trees. Why do you need a 3d printer when carrots have been coming out of the ground for thousands of years. Holy shit
But imagine the possibilities, you could have square carrots, or diamond shaped carrots made out of non carrot material for science
Annoyed_🦀 They’re Qatar-based student, and vegetables does not come from ground or tree, but shipping container lol.
I think their idea is noble, but really, hydroponics and vertical farm could potentially scale better than cultivate plant cell and print it, and also a tried and tested method for idk millions of years.
hydroponics and vertical farm
Both take water. I’m guessing Qatar doesn’t have a whole lot of that.
Everything takes water, they have desalination plants for that. Hydroponic’s goal is both reduce water and land use.
Growing plant cells in culture also requires water. Cells require water
Qatar is literally surrounded by water on 3 sides. It’s water from the Persian Gulf, so I think it’s salty. So the only problem is efficient and sustainable desalination. Sounds like a more reasonable approach to me.
AdmetusI’ve seen the number of carrots you can get from a meter squared, I honestly felt like they never saw a vegetable patch in their life. Qatar? Well then…
The reasons are in the article, but I think another reason that's implied, like a lot of science, is "Why not?"
For purely testing the idea, sure. But suggesting that a nation feed itself with this technology is folly
Beej JorgensenIt’s Qatar.
A place not fit for a mass human settlement.
Vendetta9076It, like Phoenix, is a testament to mans hubris.
Guy IngonitoImagine fresh vegetables on a space mission.
Much easier with hydroponics, than to have a cell culture lab on board.
dystopWhy do you need a 3d printer when carrots have been coming out of the ground for thousands of years.
they explain that in the article :)