Putting food-safety detection in the hands of consumersNovember 27, 2018
Simple, scalable wireless system uses the RFID tags on billions of products to sense contamination
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NovaUCD firm This is Seaweed expands into UK market and goes on sale in SelfridgesAugust 13, 2018
This is Seaweed, the Irish organic food company, has announced expansion into the UK market with its range of seaweed flakes now on sale in Selfridge...
Food-safe lubricants: Avoiding recallsJuly 24, 2018
Chris Johnson examines a common cause of recalls in the food industry — chemical contamination, and provides advice on choosing the correct foo...
Plough and the stars: How satellites have become a farmer’s most important toolMarch 6, 2018
The use of Earth observation data in agriculture is having a huge impact, and across the world, farmers are exploiting space infrastructure in order to...
Chemical engineers could strip wine of sulphites for just a few cent per bottleDecember 5, 2017
A research drive is working toward the design and marketing of a low-cost, easy-to-use device that would filter up to 99 per cent of sulphites from wine...
Engineers help develop dissolvable, easy-to-use milk capsules for your coffeeSeptember 26, 2017
Have your coffee without spilling the milk: researchers have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink. Not only does this redu...
Bringing home the bacon – using IT to enhance security, reliability and performanceAugust 1, 2017
George O'Dowd outlines how Novi designed a complete new IT infrastructure for O’Brien Fine Foods, tackling potential security threats posed by Interne...
Cream of the crop: why Dairymaster leads the field in agri-engineeringNovember 29, 2016
Dairymaster's Edmond Harty tells Barry Brophy how he transformed the family business in Kerry into a world-leading manufacturer of dairy equipment by...
Agri-food companies – are you missing out on R&D tax credits?November 1, 2016
The goal of the R&D tax credit is to encourage R&D investment by rewarding qualified research. It is a valuable tax resource which encourages co...
AgroCycle ‘circular economy’ project aims to reduce or re-use agri-food wasteAugust 9, 2016
UCD’s Prof Shane Ward outlines the AgroCycle project, which addresses the application of the ‘circular economy’ across the agri-food sector...
A 3D printer that could revolutionise the way we think about foodAugust 9, 2016
Engineers have invented a 3D food printer that can fabricate edible items through computer-guided software and the actual cooking of edible pastes, gels...
Feasibility of co-composting construction and demolition waste with cattle feedlot manureAugust 9, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of co-composting construction and demolition waste with cattle feedlot manure, and measured the related gr...
No place for bacteria – the flooring solutionJuly 21, 2016
Bacteria can remain on surfaces for days, weeks of months, but surfaces with antibacterial coating systems represent a major contribution to hygiene and...
UCD leads €8 million EU AgroCycle food-engineering research projectJuly 12, 2016
Prof Shane Ward from the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering is leading the €8 million AgroCycle project, which will develop a protocol for...
Essential considerations for the design of a large multi-product milk processing complexMarch 22, 2016
PM Group's John Dowling address the key consideration required when embarking on the development of multi-product milk processing facility...
UCD MEngSc in Food Engineering helps Ireland to lead the world in food productionApril 15, 2015
UCD’s MEngSc in Food Engineering covers the technological aspects of food manufacturing and the engineering principles behind bioprocess systems...
Engineering food pleasure: microstructure-function relationships for emulsion qualityMarch 10, 2015
How a microstructural approach to developing food emulsions can develop desired microstructures with the specific goal of sensory satisfaction...
FDT Consulting Engineers commence €1.6 million eco-innovation projectFebruary 23, 2015
Dublin based company, FDT Consulting Engineers, has secured European Commission funding for a €1.6 million eco-innovation project...
Smart tag tells if food has spoiled without opening the containerMay 8, 2014
A colour-coded smart tag could tell consumers whether food or medications have deteriorated without opening the container...