Could a modernist food technique create a new, less wasteful way to package water? Appliance Science looks at the curious chemistry of spherification. I just drank a cup of water. Nothing unusual ...

A toothpaste-based transistor is the latest innovation from the research team at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Milan, which pushes the boundaries of ...

Milk protein and cellulose derived from plants may be the next big thing in sustainability, thanks to a first-of-its-kind advancement made by researchers at Penn State. "In a proof-of-concept study, ...

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Science is fun. It's even more fun when it tastes good. Whether you homeschool your kids or you just want to learn (and eat) something together, we found 15 science experiments that will excite kids' ...

In my last column, I explained the odd phenomenon of spherification, where two chemicals in water combine to form a gel that creates a sphere of water, making an edible water bottle. Now, I’ll show ...

Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, ...