21-Jul-2021

Synthetic meat is manufactured from animal or vegetable substances and looks and tastes similar to real beef chops. The Navarre-based company Cocuus has succeeded in developing synthetic meat cutlets, manufactured using a 3D printer. The chops, similar in appearance to those that can be found in ...

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21-Oct-2020

72 hours of meeting new people and establishing new contacts: iba is once again responding to the industry’s needs by showing its power as a trend-setter and driving force. In light of the current restrictions and lack of exchange within the industry, it is expanding its portfolio to include a ...

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05-Mar-2020

From climate change to geopolitical upheavals, this century will confront the global food industry and the food of the future with many challenges. But one megatrend in particular will have a major impact on supply chains and production processes: the growth of the world's population. The ...

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04-Dec-2019

The start of a limited delivery trial in Guangzhou, China, as part of the joint development of a drone cargo service was announced today at XAG headquarters.This joint development agreement was originally signed 02 July 2019 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dalian (China) by Dirk Hoke, CEO of ...

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30-Jan-2019

Eggshells that are baked and then crushed into a fine powder could be a cheap alternative in renewable energy storage options, Murdoch University researchers have found. Dr Manickam Minakshi and his team have been working with researchers from around the world to test whether eggshell powder can ...

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16-Oct-2018

SodaStream International Ltd. has today sent a vessel called "Holy Turtle" on a grand voyage. The innovative vehicle, of considerable size, is designed to fish plastic waste from the open sea and is currently being tested in the Caribbean off the coast of Roatán, Honduras, under the leadership of ...

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Total synthesis of ajoene, a biologically active component in oil extracts of garlic

29-Aug-2018

Fresh garlic extracts contain a variety of healthy organosulfur compounds, among which ajoene forms a major oil-extractable ingredient. Now, chemists in the United Kingdom have synthesized ajoene from readily available components for the first time. The results show that ajoene is accessible on a ...

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15-Sep-2017

For kids and adults with food allergies, a restaurant outing can be a fraught experience. Even when care is taken, freshly prepared or packaged meals can accidentally become cross-contaminated with an offending food and trigger a reaction. Now researchers report the development of a new portable ...

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24-Aug-2017

Food production is becoming increasingly complex due to new product and process requirements as well as increasing automatization. At the same time, the demand for food safety, ecological and economic responsibility increase, as well as the desire to be up-to-date in terms of production ...

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08-Jun-2017

A robot automatically identifies weeds in a field and combats them with a short laser pulse. Sustainable agriculture, which avoids the use of herbicides as far as possible, could benefit from this smart idea. Dr. Julio Pastrana and Tim Wigbels from the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation at ...

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