Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers

Making good use of industrial waste

24-Oct-2023 - Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-​effective and sustainable. The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and by-​products, ...

Potential spoilage microbe found in microfiltered milk

21-Sep-2023 - A new filtration process that aims to extendmilk’s shelf life can result in a pasteurization-resistant microbacterium passing into fluidmilkif equipment isn’t properly cleaned early, Cornellfoodscientists have found. Microfiltration – a processing technology that extends shelf-life by using ...

Designing better water filters with AI

Study demonstrates AI’s usefulness toward developing water purification membranes with novel properties

07-Dec-2022 - Even the best water filters let some things through, but designing improved materials and then testing them is time consuming and difficult. Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report that artificial intelligence (AI) could speed up the development of promising materials. In a ...

Green adhesives made from whey

New process for obtaining valuable ethyl acetate

02-Sep-2022 - In collaboration with TU Dresden, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for obtaining valuable, high-purity ethyl acetate from whey. This can be used, for example, to produce environmentally friendly adhesives, thereby replacing conventional ethyl acetate extracted from fossil-based raw ...

Milk may exacerbate MS symptoms

Perforated myelin layer

07-Mar-2022 - Multiple sclerosis sufferers often complain of more severe disease symptoms after consuming dairy products. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Erlangen-Nuremberg have now found a possible cause for this. According to the study, a protein in cow's milk can trigger inflammation that ...

Broccoli compound induces cell death in yeast, offers research path for cancer treatment

26-Jan-2022 - Broccoli may contain advantages beyond nutrition. A molecule found in broccoli, cabbage and more digests down into DIM, a compound with brighter benefits than the name implies, such as inducing cell death in breast, prostate and colon cancer. Now, researchers are beginning to understand the ...

New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production

Synthetic polymer membranes mimic the highly selective properties of biological cell membranes

08-Sep-2021 - A team of scientists at the Tufts University School of Engineering has developed a new filtering technology inspired by biology that could help curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people worldwide and potentially improve environmental remediation, industrial and ...

How Coke still tingles after a year

Plasma coating makes food last longer

09-Aug-2021 - A few nanometers thin quartz-like coatings can multiply the shelf life of food, enable brilliant OLED TV images or separate gases. They can be neglected in recycling. If one specifically ensures that polymers are formed in plasmas and deposited on the surrounding surfaces, one can coat them in a ...

Researchers Identify Acid Taste Sensor for the First Time

23-Sep-2019 - Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have just identified the acid taste sensor, which until now was unknown, according to the journal 'Current Biology'. Sour-flavored fruits and vegetables are rich in acids, including citric acid for lemons, tartaric acid for grapes, and ...