By Cath Isabedra Asia, home to more than half the world's population, faces unique challenges in balancing its growing food demand with sustainability goals. Food waste—a staggering 931 million tons annually, according to UNEP—is a critical issue across the region, burdening ecosystems, economies, and societies. Amid this crisis, the upcycled food movement is emerging as a powerful solution, offering a pathway to reducing waste, conserving resources, and fostering innovation. The … [Read more...] about The transformative potential of upcycled food in Asia’s sustainability journey
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Tecnologico de Monterrey presents food security and nutrition flagship project
The School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey has unveiled its Food Security and Nutrition Flagship Project in Mexico, an applied research initiative aimed at transforming the country's food and nutrition landscape. Food security is defined as the condition in which all individuals have physical, social, and economic access at all times to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life. This concept is based on six fundamental … [Read more...] about Tecnologico de Monterrey presents food security and nutrition flagship project
SMART researchers pioneer first-of-its-kind nanosensor for real-time iron detection in plants
Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed a groundbreaking near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of simultaneously detecting and differentiating between iron forms … [Read more...] about SMART researchers pioneer first-of-its-kind nanosensor for real-time iron detection in plants
