Biotechnology: "Our cells are real fish"

BLUU Seafood GmbH, Berlin: Nominated for the German Founder Award 2024 in the StartUp category

23-Sep-2024 - In 20 years at the latest, everyone should be saying: Of course I choose cultured fish. It has all the advantages of freshly caught fish, it tastes better, is more sustainable and healthier too. That's a nobrainer!" That's what BLUU founder Dr. Sebastian Rakers says. Fish that is farmed on land - ...

AI & nutrition: chatbots are only suitable for nutritional recommendations to a limited extent

Study by the University of Hohenheim: ChatGPT and Gemini create healthy nutrition plans for average people - but fail due to special diets

20-Aug-2024 - Whether breakfast, dinner or a snack: AI chatbots not only provide recipes, but also nutrition plans for different diets. A joint study by the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the Max Rubner Institute shows: The suggestions made by the AI chatbots ChatGPT and Gemini (previously Bard) are ...

AI-controlled production of soft fruits using new sensor systems

16-Aug-2024 - Obst- und Gemüse-Absatzgenossenschaft Nordbaden eG and Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG have commissioned Fraunhofer UMSICHT with the further development of a new cultivation method. The "inBerry" project, which has now been launched, focuses on a data-driven and year-round production method for ...

The future of viticulture: how AI is revolutionising pruning

04-Jun-2024 - A quiet revolution is emerging in the middle of the Palatinate vineyards. It is a change driven by a new AI technology that will not only make the work of winegrowers easier, but will also enable young professionals to maintain - and improve - the quality of wines at a high level. The AI ...

World's first AI-generated gin #42 AI

Countdown to "Towel Day" on May 25, 2024

22-May-2024 - "Don't panic!" The latest product from the successful distillery EUELSBERGER from Dingdorf in the Eifel region can now provide the answer to "The question of everything": With gin "#42 AI", the top manufacturer creates a particularly original spirit. An AI-generated gin will be launched on the ...

Artificial intelligence for the agricultural and food industry

Closing event of the BMEL-funded AI projects and X-KIT at Fraunhofer IESE

30-Apr-2024 - On April 25 and 26, 2024, the official closing event of the AI projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) took place at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE in Kaiserslautern. The event was jointly organized by the BMEL, the Federal ...

GEA adds proven AI solution to its portfolio with acquisition of CattleEye

Acquisition underscores GEA's commitment to animal health and welfare as part of its Next Generation Farming strategy

19-Mar-2024 - GEA is acquiring Northern Irish agricultural software company CattleEye Ltd., adding a pioneering artificial intelligence-based system to its existing dairy farm solutions portfolio. The acquisition underlines GEA's strong commitment to improving animal health and welfare. The parties have agreed ...

Storage boxes should smell spoiled food

Using artificial senses to combat food waste

12-Mar-2024 - Keep-fresh boxes that provide information on how long their contents will remain edible and handy measuring devices that predict how long fruit and vegetables will remain fresh in the supermarket of the future: These are the concrete plans of a project in which the research team of sensor systems ...

Global food and beverage trends for 2024

17-Jan-2024 - Which three trends will permanently change the global food and beverage industry in the coming years? In the new trend report, Mintel predicts that by 2024, companies will help consumers live longer, healthier lives, balance health and pleasure, and take advantage of the new conveniences of ...

AI lighting system for efficient vertical indoor farming

TH Köln optimizes vertical cultivation of fruit vegetables and fruit

01-Dec-2023 - Innovative solutions and new technologies are needed to supply the world's growing population with sustainable and fresh food. One promising approach is vertical indoor farming, i.e. the cultivation of fruit and vegetables in stacked cultivation systems indoors. In order to optimize this and make ...