Abstract: A system that includes a power transmitting antenna (124) with a coiled conductor defined by a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, where a single plane comprises the first axis and the second axis. The system includes a support layer (140, 142) comprising: a substantially planar top surface and a substantially planar bottom surface opposite the substantially planar top surface arranged parallel to the plane. The support layer also comprises a material with a predetermined resiliency. The support layer is configured to support a mass of a user and maintain a predetermined spacing between the plane of the power transmitting antenna and the user during compression of the material from the mass of the user.

Abstract: A method is described herein of growing parasitic insect larvae on a growth medium containing vegetable protein isolate and a slowly ionizable acid or acid producing salt sufficient to maintain a pH below 8.5.

Abstract: Meats are effectively pumped in excess of 140% of their green weights, yet maintain their original proteinaceous posture and nutritional value by a critically controlled preparation and injection of a protein medium. A salt .[.tolerance.]. .Iadd.tolerant .Iaddend.protein isolate is hydrated in water and subsequently curing salts are admixed to the hydrated salt tolerant protein isolate. Upon curing the liquid medium, which has been pumped into the meat, cooks to a uniformly distributed, meat-like gel, the extra pumped meat product maintains the same nutritional protein value and substantially identical textural properties of natural meat tissue, the protein substantially retains its hydrated form in the final product and there is substantially no protein separation.