Food and beverage news

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

The Lav'a Belle success story

A young founding couple conquers the aperitif scene with their purple liqueur

Most surveyed grocery shoppers report noticing shrinkflation

Fewer consumers check key indicators like unit price and weight compared to total cost

Is reheated spinach poisonous?

Nordzucker Plant Based Ingredients

Ground-breaking ceremony with Minister Staudte in Groß Munzel

KitKat becomes the Official Chocolate Bar of Formula1®

Eating fish is practicing climate protection

Sustainable fish consumption helps the climate and protects the oceans

Expanding consumer choices: Foodservice and retail merge as boundaries blur in a transforming market

European consumers spend €888 billion on food and beverages over the past year

PET bottles: Germany 2023 with 98% recycling and more R-PET than ever before

Material consumption falls by 8.5%, R-PET share increases despite high prices

Arla opens modernized office in Düsseldorf

Prime members can buy groceries from Knuspr on Amazon.de from today

Marketing agency tma pure launches its own food brand PURE & GREAT

Energy drinks - the underestimated danger

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

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

“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

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

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

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

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

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

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

The preparation makes the poison

The Nobel Prize Winners 2017

Internal clock, gravitational waves and cold analysis

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

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

Old becomes new - how new chemical products are made from used frying oil

Selective one-pot reaction

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

Start-up aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology

Aerleum raises $6M in seed round

Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases

Novel Framework to Study Polygenic Diseases

Kaspar Hauser was 99.9994 percent not a prince

New DNA analyses spark controversy over origins

Major investment boosts next-generation 3D printing technology

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

Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

New findings for fertility research

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

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

Bayer partners with innovative hormone monitoring device start-up

Funding to advance early-stage research efforts

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

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