YUM? Scientists Just Made A Cookie Out of Recycled Plastic ‘Slurry’. Welcome to 2026. “”The µBites system is a tunable and portable device that integrates all necessary components… These units could be deployed in submarines or disaster relief vehicles to produce on-demand, on-site food. The process is particularly suited for using carbon waste in extreme environments such as deserts, the Arctic, or the Antarctic to make food – and yes, potentially one day on Mars or the lunar surface.”