NASA's 'Star Trek' Replicator Challenge Asks Kids for Food Tech Ideas

If future space travelers wish to make a cup of Earl Grey tea like Captain Jean-Luc Picard from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — or chocolate treats, as the show's character Deanna Troi asked for — they'll need technology and ideas seeded by scientists today. NASA, "Star Trek" and the American Society for Mechanical Engineers Foundation (ASME) want students to help figure out the future of food production in space, so the organizations have created the "Star Trek" Replicator Challe