One small step for pasta, one giant leap for mankind.
Image via CMUIt could be argued that the phrase 'flat-pack' was made famous by furniture companies like IKEA, but now it looks like the term can be used to describe food.
A brave group of scientists has risked angering the entire nation of Italy by creating 'flat pack pasta'.
When boiled, the pasta morphs into shapes such as tubes spirals and shells.
It takes up 86 percent less storage space than traditional pasta and cuts packaging and cooking time without compromising on taste according to its creators.
Check out some of the shapes scientists have been working on below:
