Challenging climate change with beer
14 November, 2017 by Nichola MurphyScottish-based brewery Brewdog has launched a protest beer which aims to 'shake the world by the shoulders' and encourage world leaders to take action against climate change, particularly US President Donald Trump.
Grow fresh fruit and veg inside your home
13 November, 2017 by Nichola MurphyStudents from the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a form of vertical farming that aims to help people in impoverished areas who have limited access to fresh produce.
Fluid Components International ST51 Series Thermal Mass Flow Meter
09 November, 2017 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdThe rugged ST51 Series Thermal Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides continuously accurate measurement of syngas fuel flow to the combined heat and power (CHP) engine.
Australia leading the way with 'flour power'
02 November, 2017Imagine the global benefits to nutrition availability if the amount of flour produced from wheat could be increased 10%.
Whisky equivalent takes 2% of the traditional ageing time
31 October, 2017 by Nichola MurphyJohn Hyslop, a businessman with a background in industrial chemistry, has developed a 10-year-old whisky equivalent in just 10 weeks.
Salmonella, E. coli, botulism or lead in your Halloween lollies?
31 October, 2017In California neither Salmonella nor E. coli nor botulism is the leading reason for health alerts in confectionery. Not only is lead responsible for the largest number of health alerts, there have been more alerts for lead than the other three contaminants combined.
Test developed to detect wine grapes exposed to forest fires
31 October, 2017 by Nichola MurphyResearchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan have created an analytical test to accurately measure the amount of smoky compounds in grapes.
Kronen Mango Peeler and De-Cheeker
31 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Reactive Engineering Pty LtdThe Mango Peeler and De-Cheeker by Kronen is a machine that peels large quantities of mangoes and removes the 'cheeks' in a single operation.
Anritsu Metal Detector and Check Weigher Combination Unit
30 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Walls Machinery Pty LtdAnritsu's Metal Detector and Check Weigher Combination Unit, available from Walls Machinery, provides traceability of the user's products for quality assurance and a critical control point for the safety and requirements of the product.
Pulsed electric field system in food processing
25 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Diversified Technologies IncDiversified Technologies has introduced a pulsed electric field (PEF) system which can process tonnes-per-hour of whole fruits and vegetables for downstream processing.
Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray X38
25 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdManufacturers of pumped food products can benefit from high detection sensitivity and improved OEE with the X38 X-ray inspection system from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray.
Phoenix Contact PTTB 2,5-ILA 100 current indicator terminal block
24 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Phoenix Contact Pty LtdThe Phoenix Contact PTTB 2,5-ILA 100 current indicator terminal block simplifies the connection process with Push-in Connection Technology, which allows direct plug-in capability.
Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 rugged handheld tablet
23 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Panasonic Australia Pty LimitedPanasonic has announced the Toughpad FZ-F1 fully rugged handheld tablet, powered by Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise.
Alfa Laval GJ A2, GJ A6 and GJ PF FT rotary jet heads
23 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Alfa Laval Pty LtdAlfa Laval has added three rotary jet heads to its portfolio: GJ A2, GJ A6 and GJ PF FT.
Sort it out: blueberry processor uses sorter to remove FM
20 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Key Technology Australia Pty LtdQuebec Wild Blueberries invested in a VERYX digital sorter from Key Technology in 2016 in order to aid the production process of its individually quick frozen berries.
