Researchers at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion have developed a new chemical process to produce raw materials for the manufacture of polymers, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural compounds. In a paper about the process in Nature Chemistry, the researchers detail how they developed the new process and conducted a computational analysis to explain its mechanisms and key stages

This review introduces the innovative application of radio frequency (RF) treatment in fluid and semifluid foods, and it is divided into the following sections: DPs of fluid and semifluid foods, applications of RF treatment in fluid and semifluid food processing, RF heating uniformity, and current equipment used for fluid and semifluid food processing.

Frank Yin, agronomy researcher in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 American Society of Agronomy Fellow. The honor was awarded as a result of Yin’s more than 35 years of research contributions to institutions across the world, including 16 years at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA).

Up to 94% of Amazonian land might become unsuitable for the Brazil nut tree by 2100 under climate change, per modelling study including four climate scenarios

Anu (Heliponix LLC) has been awarded a $175,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant will be used to develop and commercialize anu’s Pure Produce Containers. Anu and commercial manufacturing licensee partner ekō Solutions, a subsidiary of Land Betterment Corp., aim to provide sustainable, year-round food production without pesticides or preservatives.