SCIENCE fiction is becoming science fact at @Bristol on 17 July
as 3D chocolate printing is demonstrated as part of the UK’s
leading broadband technology road show – NextGen. The ability to
create objects in three dimensions has been likened by many to
the futuristic fictional replication devices which were a
figment of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s imagination.
Now, developed by the University of Exeter as the world’s first
commercially available 3D chocolate printing machine, it is
being demoed in Bristol in cooperation with Bristol City
Council. “Twenty-five years ago the public would have looked at
mobile phones with the same awe and excitement as we are seeing
with 3D printing today. It is right on the cusp of popular
consciousness and is set to transform industries like
manufacturing and consumers lives,” said Andrew Macdonald,
Director of NextGen. Building future-proof digital access for
businesses and homes throughout the UK is being billed as one of
the last great utility transformations – but