How do foams collapse?
Two distinct physical mechanisms identified for how simple foams collapseCredit: Rei Kurita Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
What’s fair game on the high seas?
Sonar innovation could single out sustainable tuna species from afarCredit: International Seafood Sustainability Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 6 -- Sustainability-driven ...
Researchers from IKBFU discover that pine nut shells increase physical endurance
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University For several decades, the number of chronicle diseases has been growing. The main reason ...
Could you fail a drug test by taking CBD? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 6, 2019 -- Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive compound produced by the ...
Verifying ‘organic’ foods
Organic foods are increasingly popular -- and pricey. Organic fruits and vegetables are grown without synthetic pesticides, and because of ...
New polymer tackles PFAS pollution
The problem of cleaning up toxic polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) pollution has been solved by a new low-cost, safe and ...
Food freshness sensors could replace ‘use-by’ dates to cut food waste
The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers. One in ...
Limiting warming to 2 degrees C will require emission cuts across entire food system
Feeding 10 billion people and keeping Earth from overheating this century require not only major changes to agriculture, but transformation ...
Speeding up potato cultivation by using new methods
Millions in funding for HHU plant researchCredit: HHU / V. Prigge There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, ...
Would you eat genetically modified food if you understood the science behind it?
Credit: Jonathon McPhetres/University of Rochester Jonathon McPhetres, a newly minted PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester, admits he's ...
Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol
UCSF CHORI study also shows that saturated fats raise low density lipoproteins (LDLs) by the same amount, regardless of meat ...
Colloidal gel properties under the microscope
Tokyo, Japan - The term colloidal gel might not be one that is immediately familiar to everybody. However, most people ...
Edible insects? Lab-grown meat? The real future food is lab-grown insect meat
Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture and plant-based meat substitutes Livestock farming ...
A new vision for genomics in animal agriculture
Credit: USDA AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers are part of a team that designed a new vision for ...
Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China, where ...
Farmers and food companies hit the dirt to improve soil health
Big food brands, such as Kellogg, Campbell, Mars Wrigley and General Mills, have started investing in their ingredients by helping ...
Compostable food containers could release PFAS into environment
Compostable food containers seem like a great idea: They degrade into nutrient-rich organic matter, reducing waste and the need for ...
Chloropicrin application increases production and profit potential for potato growers
Credit: Hutchinson C.M. St. Paul, MN (May, 2019)--The chemical compound chloropicrin was first synthesized in 1848 by Scottish chemist John ...
Bioengineers suggested ways to reduce crop losses caused by heat, cold and drought
The treatment aimed to increase the stress resistance of plants was proposedCredit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Branch ...
Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches
Oil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is ...
