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Scientists are developing a 3D food printer that can fabricate edible items through computer guided software and the actual cooking of edible pastes, gels, powders, and liquid ingredients- all in a prototype that looks like an elegant coffee machine. "food printers are not meant to replace conventional cooking.They will not solve all of our nutritional needs, nor cook everything we should eat," said Hod Lipson from Columbia university in the US. "but they will produce an infinite variety of customised fresh , nutritional foods on demand, transforming digital recipes and basic ingredients supplied in frozen cartridges into healthy dishes that can supplement our daily intake" said Lipson. "I think this is the missing link that will bring the benefits of personalised data-driven health to our kitchen tables- it is the 'killer app' of 3D printing," he added. The printer is fitted out with a robotic arm that holds eight slots for frozen food...

#1/8/2016 #Monday A team of scientists at a Belgian university says that they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy, a technique which could be applied in rural areas and developing countries. While there are other options for treating waste water, the system applied at the University of Ghent uses a special membrane, is said to be energy-efficient and to be applicable in areas off the the electricity grid.  Process: the urine is collected in a big tank, heated in a solar powered boiler before passing through the membrane where the water is recovered and nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen and phosphorous are separated. Under the slogan #peeforscience, the team recently deployed the machine at a 10 day music and theatre festival in central Ghent, recovering 1,000 litres of water from the urine of revellers.

#1/8/2016 #Monday Scientists have found a way to use nano particles to effectively break down plaque and wipe out more than 99.9% of cavity causing bacteria within minutes, an advance that may help better prevent tooth decay. The bacteria that live in dental plaque and contribute to tooth decay often resist traditional antimicrobial treatment, as they can ''hide'' within a sticky bio film matrix, a glue-like polymer scaffold.  Researchers at University of Pennsylvania took a more sophisticated approach. Instead of applying an anti-microbial to the teeth, they took advantage of the pH-sensitivity and enzyme- like properties of iron-containing nano particles to catalyse the activity of hydrogen peroxide, a commonly used natural antiseptic.  The activated hydrogen peroxide produced free radicals that were able to degrade the biofilm matrix and kill the bacteria within, significantly reducing plaque and preventing tooth decay, or cavities, in an animal mo...