All Food Science
World's first confocal light microscope to study chiral molecules
Added: 11 Feb 2022
Scientists from Durham University’s Chemistry Department have developed the world’s first laser sca…
Shedding light on how to increase UK crop yields
Added: 31 Jan 2022
Recent events has demonstrated the need to increase the UK's national food harvest and build relien…
Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Added: 27 Jan 2022
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the applicati…
New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’
Added: 25 Nov 2021
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner …
PhD student wins leading award from UK Research and Innovation
Added: 2 Nov 2021
University of Gloucestershire PhD student, Philippa Simmonds, has won a prestigious UK Research and…
How food and drink labs have adapted since COVID-19
Added: 27 Oct 2021
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the mass stock-piling of food products like chicken…
Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Post Brexit, the UK is free to make its own decisions around genetic editing of food crops based on…
Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched
Added: 5 Oct 2021
As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO₂ emissions associated with the manufacture and su…
Better choices for health and wellbeing – for you and the planet
Added: 1 Oct 2021
With a significant trend towards more widespread acceptance of flexitarian plant-based diets, Adria…
Algae – a novel solution to the climate crisis?
Added: 29 Sep 2021
By 2050, the world will need to produce 70% more food than in 2005, and will need 50% more fresh wa…
Sustainable vertical farming meets personalised nutrition
Added: 13 Sep 2021
A new project is set to bring sustainable vertical farming and personalised nutrition into the home…
The sweet sense of sustainability – repurposing sugar
Added: 10 Sep 2021
As we all look to our waistlines, understanding more about healthy eating and seeking to make healt…
Eliminating food waste – now is the time for your FLW initiative
Added: 31 Aug 2021
The staggering statistics around food loss and waste (FLW), from field to consumer, highlight the n…
Demystifying plant biostimulants for selection based on crop growing goals
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plant biostimulants have now been categorised by into eight classes based on their modes of action.…
Real milk, real cheese - no cows required
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Will 'animal-free' AI driven processing replace 'plant-based' dairy products? An Israeli start-up i…
New dipping solution turns the whole fish into valuable food
Added: 16 Jun 2021
When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never…
Designing healthy diets with mathematical modelling and computer analysis
Added: 22 Apr 2021
When it comes to diets, no one size fits all. Now, researchers have demonstrated a the ability to a…
The Hunger Games: Uncovering the secret of the hunger switch in the brain
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Ever stood at your refridgerator staring into it and wishing you could switch off the hunger pangs …
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Added: 9 Nov 2020
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the mos…
