Making the Food of the Future | Kjeld van Bommel [TEDx]

Kjeld van Bommel obtained his master's degree in Chemical Technology (1995) and subsequently his PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry (2000) from the University of Twente. After a postdoc in Japan he returned to the Netherlands and joined the Biomade Technology Foundation where he worked for 5 years on the development of gels for drug delivery and other applications. Since 2006 he has been working for TNO where he currently focuses on the development of various innovative food processing technologies, among which a food printer.

TEDxBrainport 2012 - Kjeld van Bommel - Making the food of the future

Contour Crafting: Automated Construction | Behrokh Khoshnevis [TEDx]

Behrokh Khoshnevis is a professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and is the Director of Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Program at the University of Southern California (USC). He is active in CAD/CAM, robotics and mechatronics related related research projects that include the development of novel Solid Free Form, or Rapid Prototyping, processes (Contour Crafting and SIS), automated construction of civil structures, development of CAD/CAM systems for biomedical applications (e.g., restorative dentistry, rehabilitation engineering, haptics devices for medical applications), autonomous mobile and modular robots for assembly applications in space, and invention of technologies in the field of oil and gas. His research in simulation has aimed at creating intelligent simulation tools that can automatically perform many simulation functions that are conventionally performed by human analysts. His textbook, "Discrete Systems Simulation", and his simulation software EZSIM benefit from some aspects of his research in simulation. He routinely conducts lectures and seminars on invention and technology development.

TEDxOjai - Behrokh Khoshnevis - Contour Crafting: Automated Construction