Homeowners could be deprived of the latest kitchen technology if government spending cuts impact on research and development projects, it has been suggested.Rob Sharp of the Independent noted that the UK governments comprehensive spending review, which is due in October, is set to cut science funding by 25 per cent, thereby putting many research projects across the country on the backburner.This will be a huge shame, because the sector is involved in some of the most interesting endeavours in the world everything from the CERN project, home to the Large Hadron Collider, to Isis, the Oxfordshire research facility used to help design the wings of the Airbus A380 aircraft, he commented.Mr Sharp suggested that a failure to invest in 3D printing technology could be one of the ways that inventions for the kitchen could be held back.He explained that such technology involves pumping layers of fast-setting plastic on top of one another - a technique that could be applied to making food or even kitchen cabinets themselves.Meanwhile, appliance manufacturer Kenmore recently argued that homeowners should consider both style and functionality when selecting new kitchen appliances and fixtures like kitchen taps and sinks.