🍰 Axios PM: Food of the future

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Open in app View in browser   Presented By Meta   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Mar 24, 2023 ✌️TGIF! Today's PM — edited by Kate Nocera — is 480 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for the copy edit.     🍰 1 big thing: Hit "print" for dinner Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios 3D-printing technology is making its way into kitchens. The results don't look super appetizing — but a lot more 3D-printed food could be in our future, Axios' Ayurella Horn-Muller reports. Several European restaurants and butchers are offering 3D-printed "meat" cuts made from soy protein and chickpeas. They're manufactured by the startup Redefine Meat. An L.A.-based digital bakery 3D prints candy. A Columbia University lab just revealed a seven-ingredient 3D-printed slice of cheesecake. The Pentagon is exploring 3D-printed meal bars that enhance soldiers' performance. 3D-printed cheesecake. Photo: Jonathan Blutinger/Columbia Engineering How it works: 3D-printed food is made through an additive manufacturing process similar to standard 3D printing — except it's done using edible materials. Food paste is forced out of a syringe nozzle. The likely timeline for mass adoption of 3D food printing is at least several years away. "Software is starting to invade our kitchens," said Jonathan Blutinger, a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University who co-authored a paper on 3D cooking released this week. "And once software touches an industry, we don't tend to look back." 🔮 What's next: 3D-printed food could help alleviate food insecurity by supplying essential nutrients to those without access to fresh, whole food. Share this story.     2. Taking climate change to court Vanuatu coastline in 2019. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images The small Pacific island country of Vanuatu is poised to gain UN approval to seek an unprecedented legal opinion on what obligation countries have to combat climate change. Why it matters: Vanuatu's resolution would give the International Court of Justice in The Hague a chance to weigh in on potential consequences for nations that have caused much of global warming to date, Axios' Andrew Freedman reports. The nonbinding advisory opinion could be cited by U.S. courts and used in legal proceedings around the world. Go deeper.     A message from Meta Augmented reality will help firefighters with search and rescue     One day, firefighters will use the metaverse to navigate burning buildings more quickly. The result: Crucial seconds can be saved when lives are on the line. The metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real. Explore more possibilities with the metaverse.     3. Catch me up Photo: Blair Gable/Reuters Above: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a chocolate bar to President Biden on Parliament Hill in Ottawa today. Get the latest. 🎞️ Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions to shield the Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda," will be released from prison this weekend. Go deeper. 🐊 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, when asked if he'd accept an offer to be former President Trump's running mate, said he's "more of an executive guy." Go deeper.     4. 🧀 🥩 That's a lot of cheesesteaks Jim Pappas is going for a record. Photo: Courtesy of Jim Pappas Jim Pappas has eaten at 1,091 cheesesteak establishments over the past five years, Axios Philadelphia co-author Isaac Avilucea reports on this National Cheesesteak Day. Axios Philly devoted today's entire newsletter to an "Ultimate cheesesteak edition" — a "steak-over," if you will. Why did Pappas go on this quest? His kids were grown, his marriage was ending, he was finally in remission from leukemia — why not stuff his face with Cheez Whiz? Pappas has consumed 218 cheesesteaks this year, in three states — Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. His top spot: Cafe Carmela in Northeast Philly. Share this story.     A message from Meta Field trips in the metaverse will take learning beyond the textbook     Students learning about prehistoric eras will use virtual reality to take field trips to the Ice Age and visit the woolly mammoths. What this means: Students will not only learn their history lessons — they'll experience them. Explore more possibilities with the metaverse.   Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: