These issues are highly relevant and urgent as food safety remains an enduring concern worldwide, especially in less developed regions, with contaminated foods leading to widespread illnesses and even ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows ...

LONDON (Reuters) - In a taste of things to come, food scientists say they have cooked up a way of using nanotechnology to make low-fat or fat-free foods just as appetising and satisfying as their full ...

In 1990, physicist Donald Eigler used a scanning tunneling microscope to take 35 individual xenon atoms and arrange them to spell the name of his company, IBM. The world’s tiniest corporate logo made ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Agriculture faces unprecedented challenges as climate change threatens global food production and conventional farming methods reach their limits. Up to 90% of agricultural ...

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, the world needs to produce more food than ever before. Using current farming methods, that means more fertiliser, more pesticides, more ...

As agriculture struggles to feed a growing global population under mounting environmental stress, nanotechnology is emerging as a potential game-changer. This review explores how engineered ...

Nanotechnology is transforming the landscape of food safety and preservation, playing a vital role in enhancing the quality and longevity of food products. As global food demands rise, innovative ...

Various types of nanomaterials, due to their differing construction material, shape, size, and integration, have been exploited for a wide variety of applications within the food industry.

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Working at levels as small as a billionth of a metre, researchers on an IAEA project have studied radiation’s effect on nano-architectures – the design and building of nano structures – and identified ...