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Edible holograms could someday decorate foods
Phys.org ^ | FEBRUARY 17, 2021 | American Chemical Society

Posted on 02/18/2021 7:39:31 AM PST by BenLurkin

For foods, holograms made with nanoparticles have been proposed, but the tiny particles can generate reactive oxygen species, which might be harmful for people to eat. In a different approach, food scientists have molded edible holograms onto chocolate, but the process only works for certain types of the confection, and a different mold is needed for each hologram design. Bader AlQattan, Haider Butt and colleagues wanted to find a safe, fast and versatile way to pattern edible holograms onto a variety of foods.

To develop their method, the researchers made a solution of corn syrup, vanilla and water and dried it into a thin film. They coated the film with a fine layer of non-toxic black dye. Then, they used a technique called direct laser interference patterning to etch off most of the dye, leaving behind raised, nanoscale lines that formed a diffraction grating. When struck by light, the nanostructure diffracted the light into a rainbow pattern, with different colors appearing at different angles of viewing. The team could control the intensity and range of colors by varying the spacing between lines in the grating or the sugar content of the corn syrup film.

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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: edible; edibleholograms; holograms

1 posted on 02/18/2021 7:39:31 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Kind of like having phone sex with a blow up doll?


2 posted on 02/18/2021 7:49:44 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: BenLurkin

Holographic meatloaf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJPMPXO4XFo


3 posted on 02/18/2021 7:52:13 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
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4 posted on 02/18/2021 7:57:40 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Lol. She needed a longer skirt to “ Haider Butt ”

Sorry...


5 posted on 02/18/2021 8:10:39 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: BenLurkin

The ultimate diet: the photon diet


6 posted on 02/18/2021 8:21:29 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BenLurkin

Oh, ok. Peeps will walk away bloated with gas! Blazing Saddles come to mind.


7 posted on 02/18/2021 9:02:46 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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Holographic baked beans?


8 posted on 02/18/2021 9:35:23 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
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To: BenLurkin

Already commercially available.
You can buy chocolate festooned with holograms today.

You can make your own too. Instructions below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsDnkrDvkBo


9 posted on 02/18/2021 9:43:17 AM PST by Hermes37
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