Nestlé has opened a new $50m research & development (R&D) center in Solon, in the US state of Ohio. The new 144,000ft2 facility will focus on research in frozen and chilled foods. The Solon R&D center will also focus on ...
Tags: food production, frozen food, chilled food
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, EPA, Hybrid Coating Technologies
DuPont Performance Polymers recently installed a 3D Suction blow-molding machine and a 450-ton injection molding machine in Asia-Pacific to strengthen its application development capabilities in the region. The 3D suction blow molding ...
Tags: 3D Suction, DuPont, chemiclas
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
Tags: food safety, food packaging, EFSA, frozen food
Paintistanbul & Turkcoat International Congress on Paints, Organic Coatings, Polymers and Raw Materials will be held March 22-23, 2016 in partnership with Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG at Gorrion Hotel, stanbul. The Congress will provide ...
Tags: chemicals, Polymers, Raw Materials
It was a different kind of catwalk in Almedalen in Sweden. At a seminar called ”The world’s most sustainable catwalk” a garment made of the water repellent and fluorocarbon-free fabric OrganoTex was presented. The ...
Tags: Recycled Polyester, Fabric
According to the statement released by Chinese scientists, a traditional Chinese medicine, named Kanglaite Injection has been approved by FDA. The drug contains anticaner compounds extracted from the seed of coix and has been used as ...
Tags: Chinese Medicine, FDA, cancer treatment, Medicine
The Dow Chemical Company and the Smithsonian Science Education Center announced today they will collaborate on The Dow Smithsonian Teacher Scholar Program. The program is designed to enhance teachers’ skills related to STEM (science, ...
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US-based liquid and powder coatings firm Axalta Coating Systems, which caters to the automotive sector including OEM vehicles and commercial vehicles, has launched zinc-rich, corrosion-resistant coating system called Ganicin. Fused ...
Tags: liquid coatings, coatings
Researchers from John Innes Centre (JIC) and Michigan State University’s Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) have collaborated to ramp up malting barley development for use in craft brewing. The collaboration comes ...
Researchers in the US have found scientific reasons behind the common complaint that airline food tastes bad. In a study conducted by Cornell University, researchers found that a plane's noise was the biggest factor impacting the taste of ...
Tags: Airline Foods, Tasting Factors
BASF is hosting a week-long program in New York City to address one of the world’s pressing future challenges: urban development to meet our growing population. Thought leaders, scientists, students and citizens are participating in a ...
Tags: BASF, urban development, Chemicals
Switzerland-based PET products developer Sidel has launched a range of new packaging services to beverage manufacturers. The services include package and preform design, packaging optimization, liquid-package interaction analysis and ...
Tags: PET products, beverage
Shared autonomous vehicles can pull down automobile sales in the US by 40% over the next 25 years, a trend capable of forcing majors General Motors (GM) and Ford cut output by more than half. Shared autonomous vehicles refer to "robot ...
Tags: Driverless Cars, Auto Sales