Collaborate Disseminate
Most food-wrap films just act as a barrier to bacteria, but don’t actually kill the microbes. An experimental new film does exactly that, plus it changes color to show when food is spoiled. And what’s more, it’s made from avocado seeds.Continue Reading… Continue reading Color-changing food film uses avocado pits to kill germs and warn of spoilage
Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of environmental challenges have been taken, with the “world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale” opening in Richmond, VA. It’s backed by an interna… Continue reading First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round
Most of us don’t eat as much fruit and veggies as we know we should, but that goal might now be a bit more achievable. Scientists in Spain have engineered a new “Golden Lettuce” with 30 times more nutrients than the regular green stuff.Continue Reading… Continue reading “Golden Lettuce” genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins
Bill Gates has thrown his weight – and his money – behind a Californian startup that believes it can make a rich, fatty spread akin to butter, using just carbon dioxide and hydrogen. And ‘butter’ is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat an… Continue reading Butter, and other delicious fats, are now being made out of thin air
Imagine ordering drone delivery for your takeout, and then, after eating your food, you eat the delivery drone for dessert. The first part has been happening for a while; the second – the edible robot – could be coming soon, according to scientists fro… Continue reading Edible batteries, sensors and actuators unlock robots designed to be eaten
Meal kit delivery services are proving to be quite popular, but … you still have to cook the ingredients yourself. The Chefee home robotic chef is intended to take things further, by actually preparing hot meals that are ready to eat when you get home … Continue reading Video: Chefee may be that futuristic “home robot chef” we were all promised
If you’re a bit bored by the regular chocolate varieties in your grocery store, Swiss scientists have invented a brand new kind of chocolate made of “cocoa fruit jelly.” The new concoction uses more of the cocoa fruit, making it healthier and more sust… Continue reading Swiss scientists invent a new type of chocolate
The world’s first commercial-scale factory for making nutrient-rich and versatile protein from air and sustainable energy has opened its doors in Finland, and the startup behind it aims to have its microbe-made food out in the US later this year. Solar… Continue reading Superfood protein pulled out of thin air massively scales up production
Guided by machine-learning models that predicted what would make Belgian beer taste more appealing, researchers tinkered with the golden nectar’s composition, greatly impressing blind taste testers. The method may lead to new recipes and improved taste… Continue reading Beer-tasting Belgian AI makes better brews than humans
Using artificial intelligence to monitor and control existing technologies is likely to give birth to all manner of wondrous new devices in the near future and this indoor vegetable-growing machine is a prime example.Continue ReadingCategory: Around Th… Continue reading Foolproof sustainable indoor gardening perfect for busy people