Category Archives: food Technology

“new” way to refrigerate your food

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mealtable

Jihyun Ryou is interested in food preservation. “I’ve learned that we hand over the responsibility of taking care of food to the technology, the refrigerator,” she explains. “We don’t observe the food anymore, and we don’t understand how to treat it,” … Continue reading →

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Edible Silk Sensors To Monitor Your Food

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mealtable

  Sick of finding out that your milk is sour only after you’ve taken a big gulp? A new technology will let you simply wave your phone over it–or any food–to get a verdict on whether it’s still edible.   … Continue reading →

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Matrix chicken

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mealtable

Ford’s proposal involves surgically removing the animal’s cerebral cortex but maintaining the lower brain functions so the body can continue to grow. Without the capacity to sense the environment the bird is arguably not in a state of suffering, which is … Continue reading →

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