Archive for the ‘food’ category: Page 189
Aug 21, 2019
Scientists Create a Healthier Butter-Like Spread Made From 80 Percent Water
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: food
As delicious as butter is—adding flavor and texture to almost any food—it’s not the healthiest thing to smear on toast or corn on the cob. Oil-based spreads like margarine are often considered a better heart-smart alternative, but food scientists at Cornell University have come up with what could be the ultimate butter substitute made primarily from water.
Aug 20, 2019
Insect ‘apocalypse’ in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides
Posted by Mark Sackler in category: food
Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill.
Aug 17, 2019
Turning waste into bioplastics, Mexico strikes green gold
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: food, materials
TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Tequila, avocado and corn are proving their worth beyond Mexican fiesta staples as key components for a fast-growing bioplastics market, with companies transforming waste from processing food crops into products such as bags, plates and even car parts.
Bioplastics make up less than 5 percent of the millions of tonnes of plastic produced each year around the world.
But as governments and consumers fret about the damage plastic is doing to the world’s oceans, scientists are experimenting by converting materials from cactus to shrimp shells and human waste into alternative greener plastics.
Aug 17, 2019
SpaceX Eats Virgin Galactic’s Dust: Richard Branson Reveals New Spaceport
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: food, space travel
Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport standing on the sands of the New Mexico desert, is readying itself to welcome the world’s first space tourists.
And Virgin Galactic will likely be the first to fly these people into outer space. The cost of a seat on a Virgin Galactic spaceflight is $250,000 and 600 people have already paid downpayments for their trips.
Virgin Galactic on Thursday declared Spaceport America “operationally functional” and transferred all its spaceflight operations to this facility. It also revealed the interior of its “Gateway to Space” building at the spaceport.
Aug 15, 2019
3D-printed edible pill can scan the gut microbiome
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, food
A biocompatible and battery-less pill can noninvasively and accurately sample gut microbiome as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract.
Aug 14, 2019
Phoenix Earthship features a food garden and jungle in off-grid fashion
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: food
The Phoenix Earthship is a self-sustaining microclimate that features a fish pond, jungle, turtles, birds, a chicken coop and off-grid lodgings. See more.
Aug 14, 2019
This Hydroponic Farm Is Run Entirely By Robots
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: food, internet, robotics/AI, sustainability
Iron Ox has just opened its first fully automated farm in San Carlos, California. The company claims that their hydroponic system can produce 30 times the yield per acre of land comparing to traditional farms, while using 90% less water.
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Aug 14, 2019
Scotland Enters Vertical Farming with Total Automation
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: food, robotics/AI
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Aug 14, 2019
Applications of Magnetic Water Technology in Farming and Agriculture Development: A Review of Recent Advances
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, food
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Faculty of medicine, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.