Technology/Science
Using both science and anecdote, Patricia B. O’Hara has squeezed new stories out of the humble olive. O’Hara, the Amanda and Lisa Cross Professor of Chemistry, recently published The Chemical…
Read MorePrecision agriculture and wi-fi connections to save olive trees. This, in short, is the mission carried out by Italian food tech startup called Elaisian, founded by three young entrepreneurs in…
Read MoreAgricultural tomato wastes could be used to produce valuable functional ingredients as part of a sustainable strategy that uses sustainable extraction methods and contributes to a bio-economy, say researchers. There’s…
Read MoreJeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and noted space buff, plans to send olive oil into space in an experiment to determine how zero gravity affects food. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/olive-oil-heads-space-bezos-rocket/55585
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Despite delays, British Biotech Company Oxitec is still confident that their genetically modified strain of olive flies will reach further trial stages, but there’s a long way to go before…
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A video posted online shows a Harvard lecturer demonstrating how a mere tablespoon of olive oil can calm half an acre of waves. The scientist, Greg Kestin, explains the science…
Read MoreMuch like deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) helps solve crimes, it can be used to control food quality and prevent fraud. It plays the role of a true identity card, and that…
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The identification olive cultivars according to the appearance of leaves and fruit is expected to serve as the basis for a phone app and contributions to a new international olive…
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