Food and beverage news

Brazilians create sensor to monitor levels of widely used antibiotic in water and food

New research demonstrates beef meals result in higher muscle protein synthesis rates than vegan meals

Evidence adds to growing body of research showing protein food sources are key to building and maintaining muscle

Securing global food supply despite EU regulations

Grinding coffee with a splash of water reduces static electricity and makes more consistent and intense espresso

Study of sourdough starter microbiomes to boost bread quality and safety

USDA grant to fund research that may benefit those with celiac disease

Advancing food safety

Natural alternatives for meat preservation

Replacing animal products with a plant-based diet leads to weight loss, finds new analysis

Decoding flavonoid metabolism: a closer look at plant-based diets

Understanding how our bodies break down flavonoids from plants and how this process relates to their potential health benefits

Spin-off project: Analysis of the biodiversity of glucosinolate compounds in cabbage vegetables

AI lighting system for efficient vertical indoor farming

TH Köln optimizes vertical cultivation of fruit vegetables and fruit

I Eat What You Eat

When buying snacks, primary school children are often out and about with their peers - does this influence their purchasing decisions?

What Makes Sustainable Consumption So Difficult

It’s not enough to hope for individual discipline

Gin world champions from Hamburg-Zanzibar develop world first

KOYi Dropping Gin - Mindful Drinking with pipette

Plantrecôte©: even meat fans will love it

Oettinger brewery focuses increasingly on non-alcoholic drinks

Beer sales in Germany have been falling for years, the trend is towards alcohol-free products and greater health awareness

Mumm & Co. launches new campaign and stages magical moments of pleasure with Godefroy von Mumm

Swiss cheese startup cheezy collaborates with German winery

Tönnies Group launches first nationwide "Meat Climate Platform"

100 guests at the Future Forum for Agriculture

Pushers, overcrowded trains and phone zombies

Sprite presents the world's first vending machine that responds to the things that bother Generation Z the most

The Jägermeister #SAVETHENIGHT Fund is only open for submissions for a short time

Applications are still possible until November 30, 2023

The kebab for everyone: Düzgün Group and The Vegetarian Butcher launch plant-based kebab skewer

After nationalization: Carlsberg manager arrested in Russia

Johnnie Walker Blue Label presents: Elusive Umami

The mysterious fifth taste

analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

A coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria: Start-up to commercialise coated bacteria for large-scale use in regenerative agriculture

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Dietary management drugs have transformed Type 2 diabetes care, but daily injection routines are challenging for some patients

Scientists use quantum biology, AI to sharpen genome editing tool

"This study represents an exciting advancement toward, understanding how we can avoid making costly ‘typos’ in an organism’s genetic code"

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

Fatty acid factory filmed at work

High-resolution images provide new insights into cellular fatty acid production: Potential for medicine and biotechnology

This is a battery

Two colored liquids bubbling through tubes: Is this what the battery of the future looks like?

How stem cells and immune cells communicate

Lisec Artz Award for Simon Haas: Groundbreaking discovery of an unknown protective mechanism against blood cancer from stem cells

‘Hot’ new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves

“This microscope technology is completely new, so we’re still learning specifically how and where it can be applied”

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

Excessive fluid consumption: habit or hormonal disorder?

Which test provides a reliable diagnosis?

Award for innovation in the detection of PFAS compounds

Thuringian startup and Fraunhofer Institute receive Lothar Späth Award

New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry

Scientists achieve monumental improvements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes

Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds

Scientists develop a new method to incorporate harmful perfluoroalkenes into N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Alzheimer’s Drug PRI-002 Receives EMA Approval for Phase II Trial

Why are neuron axons long and spindly?

They're optimizing signaling efficiency!

Graphene's proton permeability: A switch for future energy technologies

This discovery could lead to the development of more efficient hydrogen fuel cells and solar water-splitting devices

The Largest Biotech City in Europe Will Soon Be Built

The entire BIO CITY complex will span an area equivalent to 10 football fields, total investment expected to reach around 7 billion euros

Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals

Scientists engineer plants to speak in color

Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech

On the way to safer and more powerful energy sources

Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells

Researchers develop artificial cells from synthetic materials

X-rays reveal how glasses lose their stability

PETRA III experiment shows how atoms in glass behave as weaknesses appear

Vulcan officially opened its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant

Europe’s first plant for fully domestic lithium chemicals production, to secure Europe’s lithium supply chain for Battery Electric Vehicle manufacturers

Taking antibiotics back in time

“Recreating such an ancient molecule was exhilarating, akin to bringing dinosaurs or wooly mammoths back to life”

‘Strange metal’ is strangely quiet in noise experiment

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

Risk of serious COVID-19 infection can now be predicted

Researchers develop rapid test for severe infections