| With the expanding range of intelligent applications, 3D printing technology has also begun to penetrate the food field.It is understood, NUS students designed a 3D printed virtual cocktail glass, you can simulate the taste of sour sweet and sour beverages.At present, the researchers have been The company has the potential to mass produce futuristic drinking equipment.  With 3D printers, students can give full play to their imagination and ability, learned from foreign media, NUS students designed a 3D printed virtual cocktail glass, to simulate different beverage flavors, and not You need sugar or other additives.You are right, there is a glass that lets you taste any type of drink while you're just drinking!
A 3D printed drink container called 'Vocktail' uses various components such as scent cartridges and silver electrodes to simulate certain flavors and to stimulate the user's tongue to feel sweet, sour or salty when they eat. Visual drinks, 3D printed glasses for glass also include LED lights that emit a range of colors to the glass, and the effect is like something in the future of a luxury sci-fi. 'You can walk into a bar, order a mojito, then use the mobile app to customize it to your liking, such as the aroma of chocolate and a hint of banana or mango,' explains Nimesha Ranasinghe, a researcher at the project. 'Or you You can customize the water taste like your favorite flavor drink and save money.
The Vocktail glass consists of several different sections.The main structure, similar to martini glass, is loaded into a 3D printed base, which also contains an electronic control module and a set of three miniature air pumps, each connected to a Changing Odor Cartridges Pumps release fragrance molecules through the tube coming out of the beverage surface, so that when he or she drinks, they enter the user's nose.
At the rim of the glass, the drinkers are placed in the mouth and two silver electrodes are connected to the control module.According to the taste preferences of the user, which can be adjusted using the accompanying application, the silver electrode sends a certain current through the tip of the tongue to stimulate its salty Taste, sour or sweet receptor.
The app I mentioned allows users to customize their own drink preferences, tastes and colors.Do you want a purple, sweet, lime flavored wine? No problem.A yellow sour apple cocktail? Simple.Users can even Save some beverage profiles and share with friends via social networks Vocktail Glass itself connects to the app via Bluetooth.
3D printed Vocktail glass is more than just a novel device, but because it can be both beneficial and practical: For example, a strict diet regimen for the elderly or a patient can use Vocktail to turn normal water into a flavored drink without the need for sugar or Other artificial spices.
Similarly, people with diabetes can enjoy sweet things without affecting their sugar, as Ranasinghe explains: 'With this technology, salt can be delivered in a virtual manner with no health defects, and also for people with diabetes, sugar consumption Can be significantly reduced without losing sensory pleasure, which can also improve the quality of life of patients with reduced mouthfeel, and there are many applications that can be explored.
The Singapore-based research team is still developing its innovative 3D printed Vocktail device and said it is exploring ways to add elements such as dizziness or texture to the beverage to get a "more realistic experience." Researchers have reportedly been working with companies Potential for mass production of futuristic drinking equipment. |
