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Energy drinks: how dangerous are they for young people or those with a damaged heart?

Can AI improve plant-based meats?

Green Tea & Cocoa: Healthy Choices for Stressful Days

Study finds flavanols protect vascular health from high-fat meals during stress

Targeted glucosinolate conversion: How kohlrabi tissue forms health-promoting ingredients

New study shows tissue-specific differences in glucosinolate degradation with relevance for plant protection and health potential

The blue-green sustainable proteins of seaweed may soon be on your plate

A new method predicts the shelf life of strawberries in real time

Bolzano becomes an international center for food fermentation research

A KAIST research team successfully produces microbial plastic to replace pet bottles​

Why health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choices

Health and taste were rated as the most important considerations when purchasing meat overall

Flower power: the hidden potential of apple blossoms

Salmon frequently mislabeled in Seattle grocery stores and sushi restaurants

In new study, grocery stores were more reliable than sushi restaurants in labeling salmon properly

Moderate Meat Cuts: Big Potential for Climate and Forest Protection

Eliminating fraction of current beef production could remove three years’ worth of global fossil fuel emissions

Offshore aquaculture: the future of algae farming

Three paths to sustainability

Researchers outline three ways to accelerate sustainable development and still achieve the global climate targets

Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution

International research points to promise and safety of azolla, a plant that can double its biomass in two days and capture nitrogen from the air

How "stressed" potatoes become climate-ready

Stress reactions of the potato due to climate change investigated to adapt future breeds

Making scents of aromas that differentiate beer and wine

Lab-grown pork gets support from sorghum grain

Meat production without animal suffering: co-culture system relies on photosynthesis

Researchers create sustainable alternative to serum for cultured meat

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

Energy drinks - the underestimated danger

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

Solein® tops the list of NASA’s alternatives for space food systems

When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal

Researchers find ground beef packs bigger muscle-building punch than soy-based alternative

Mintel announces Global Food and Drink Trends for 2025

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

Full-bodied cheese flavor–prediction of flavor development soon possible thanks to new method

With “electro-agriculture,” plants can produce food in the dark and with 94% less land, bioengineers say

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

The focus is on the cultivation and utilization of the entire plant

Plastic pollution harms bees: risks for global food security

A new review study is the first to systematically show the harmful effects of nano- and microplastics on bees and other beneficial insects

Making scents of aromas that differentiate beer and wine

Chicken-style or salami snack? The main thing is delicious and vegan!

Billie Green presents new cold cuts and hearty snacks

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

Berlin-Based Neurotech Startup Secures Investment for the Development of a Digital Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating the Memory System of the Brain with Software to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath

Sensing technology could provide a breakthrough in non-invasive lung cancer screening

Are trees the future for the production of industrial chemicals?

Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Drug discovery within the patient

Genetic analysis of bacteria from humans and animals paves the way for new active ingredients

The fireproof battery

Salt batteries

The preparation makes the poison

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolyzers

Protein interactions: who is partying with whom and who is ruining the party?

New method for investigating protein interaction networks - also of interest for pharmaceutical research

AI does not necessarily lead to more efficiency in clinical practice

Researchers analyse the effects

Machine learning can predict the mechanical properties of polymers

A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

The Nobel Prize Winners 2017

Internal clock, gravitational waves and cold analysis

Major investment boosts next-generation 3D printing technology

UpNano receives capital boost for further advancing high-end 2PP 3D printers, materials, and services

Is the physics of red blood cells in bats a key to "artificial hibernation" for humans?

The new findings could contribute towards the development of new medical treatments

AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases

Novel Framework to Study Polygenic Diseases

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 goes to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier

The laureates’ contributions have enabled the investigation of processes that are so rapid they were previously impossible to follow

New technology for solid state batteries

Qkera selected as one of the 25 best start-ups at Falling Walls

Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

New findings for fertility research

Researcher finds gold - and other metals

Gold sensor is latest in a series of metal-detecting biosensors

Inspired by nature: biophysicist develops innovative microplastic filters

"Nature often provides the solution to problems that concern it" - without the example of the giant manta rays, research might not have come up with this idea at all

Diabetes switch in DNA

Promising approach for personalised diabetes therapy

ONE microscopy: from molecule to 3D structure with conventional microscopy

The simple and cost-effective method developed using a few simple but effective tricks