Agriculture and Nutrition

The TechVision division of Frost & Sullivan has evaluated the advances in food security technologies, and identified key innovations that will have an impact on empowering food security in the near-, medium-, and long-terms. As the food security industry has high standards for machines and components, it is critical to design sensors, especially fo...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies have been undergoing tremendous growth in the recent years. The breath of innovations is increasing and the objective is to optimize the overall performance of these technologies according to the growing requirements of different industries. Since additive manufacturing technologies have immense advantages r...

Microspheres are being touted as the next generation materials in a broad range of applications. These are characteristically free flowing powders which are loaded with proteins or synthetic polymers having a particle size ranging from 1-1000 micrometers. There are various approaches to production methods of microspheres which is based on the form ...

The market for technologies enabling food safety has gained momentum in recent years mainly due to the recent food product recalls across the world. These recalls are mainly due to contamination by microorganisms and other toxins/ chemicals that can cause foodborne illnesses and contribute significantly to the cost of healthcare. The need for food ...

Algaes vast advantages have remained untapped for long due to economics, technological and political issues. The increasingly pressing global environmental degradation and energy crisis have propelled the revisiting of this powerful organism for a solution, made possible by the rapid technological advancements in recent years. The depleting fossil ...

This research service, titled Emerging Trends in Food Enzymes focuses on a comprehensive technology market penetration and roadmapping of food enzymes in select application areas within the food industry with a global focus. Also, this research service focuses on the emerging trends and opportunities for food enzymes within the food and beverage i...

This research service depicts and analyzes the recent advances in food preservation. Technology trends and their potential investment opportunities followed by strategic recommendations for technology investors and developers of food industry are represented in the research service along with a technology snapshot of emerging food preservation tech...

The outbreak of microbial contamination in food has resulted in increasing awareness about the need for food safety, and preservation from microbial attack. While a variety of anti-microbial food packaging are being developed, recent years have shown a shift toward the development of anti-microbial food coatings that has the potential to reduce the...

This research service has identified 15 technology trends in the Materials and Coatings sector that are likely to have an impact in the year 2012.