Europe: Plants as nanocellulose resource
Imagine a completely natural, abundant and easily renewable material that could feasibly be used to make lightweight car and aeroplane parts, strengthen building materials,...
Americas: Major saturated fatty acids may increase risk of heart disease
Consuming high amounts of four major saturated fatty acids — found in red meat, dairy fat, butter, lard, and palm oil— may increase risk...
Americas: Meat-less, protein-rich meal are filling, study
Protein-rich meals based on beans and peas were found to increase satiety more in the study participants than protein-rich veal and pork based meals,...
Americas: Study finds red cabbage microgreens could lower ‘bad’ cholesterol
Microgreens are gaining appearance on the meal table as they help spruce up old recipes with intense flavors and colors, and are packed with...
Europe: DTU staff develops filter for utilizing spent grain
Employees of DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Brewery have developed a compact filter that can be used to utilize nutrients in the by-product spent...
Americas: Solidifying soybean oil for food processing, research
Two Purdue University researchers have developed a hydrogenation process that could solidify soybean oil for food processing without creating trans fats, which have been...
Africa: Startup provides clean drinking water technology to Kenya
Maji Safi has installed 10 large slow sand filters in rural schools in Kenya, and Jafvert and Howarter have installed similar filters in Colombia,...
Asia Pacific: Chinaplas 2017 to hold three events
Chinaplas 2017 will open its doors in Guangzhou, China from May 16-19, 2017 with more than 3,300 exhibitors introducing solutions for the plastics and...
Americas: Nestlé cuts sugar in products by 40% with same taste
Using only natural ingredients, Nestlé scientists have found a way to structure sugar differently.
So even when much less is used in chocolate, the tongue...
Europe: Study finds high-fat diet disrupts brain maturation
High consumption of fatty foods during adolescence may in fact impair cognitive functions in adulthood, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from...