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Apr 01, 2009 Food

George Whitesides says nanotech will teach us plants’ secrets

This Harvard chemist said that, to understand a plant, you have to look inside its cells.

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Mar 31, 2009 Food Leave a comment

Norman Scott: ‘Nanotech may revolutionize agriculture’

He said nanotechnology – the control of matter at the atomic scale – can make our animal food systems safer.

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Mar 17, 2009 Human World 2 Comments

Jennifer Kuzma urges consumer transparency for nanoproducts

Jennifer Kuzma talks about the impact of nanotechnology – the engineering of materials at the atomic scale – on the food we eat.

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Mar 05, 2009 Food 4 Comments

Aaron Strickland’s nano biosensor may help farmers manage crops

Strickland said, ” The specific idea was to incorporate sensors into pesticide spray, so that you can monitor how well the crop field was sprayed for pests, or while adding nutrients to the crop field.”

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Mar 04, 2009 Food 1 Comment

Rosalyn Berne urges caution for nano in agriculture

Rosalyn Berne studies the ethics of nanotechnology. She said we don’t understand what happens to nano products used in agriculture, at the point when that product filled with nano particles washes into the soil.

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May 18, 2008 Food 3 Comments

Jochen Weiss on fortifying foods with nano-capsules

Listen to Jochen Weiss of the University of Hohenheim speak about using nanotechnology to add omega-3 fatty acids to a variety of foods.