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An Amazon Instant Pickup point at Georgia Tech
Amazon’s new Instant Pickup stores are basically just vending machines
An Amazon Instant Pickup point at Georgia Tech
08.15.2017
by Joe Fassler
virtual reality wine bottles
That wine bottle is talking to you
virtual reality wine bottles
08.15.2017
by H. Claire Brown
Artificial intelligence recipe recognition
Did MIT researchers just invent the “Shazam for food” that failed on Silicon Valley?
Artificial intelligence recipe recognition
08.01.2017
by Joe Fassler
Oregano is a commonly adulterated herb
Your oregano is probably fake—but new tech could spell the end of food fraud
Oregano is a commonly adulterated herb
07.17.2017
by Jesse Hirsch
Soon, chickens will be able to start eating before they hatch
Weird science: The poultry industry is learning to feed chickens while they’re still inside the egg
Soon, chickens will be able to start eating before they hatch
06.15.2017
by Joe Fassler
WIth a simple gene edit, yeast can glow in the dark
You can make your own glowing, gene-edited yeast for $160
WIth a simple gene edit, yeast can glow in the dark
06.01.2017
by H. Claire Brown
moon jellyfish production eating
Scientists just made a jellyfish potato chip
moon jellyfish production eating
05.25.2017
by Joe Fassler
Google is better at harvesting your data than you knew
Google knows how much you spend at the grocery store, even when you’re offline
Google is better at harvesting your data than you knew
05.25.2017
by H. Claire Brown
Could this farmer be your bride?
New dating app claims to be farmers’ market of a different sort for rural singles
Could this farmer be your bride?
05.25.2017
by Kate Cox
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