date:Nov 15, 2018
g a project to produce more accurate food spoilage indicators.
Paktaitė and her team want to tackle food waste with a new type of label. They have produced a tactile indicator that changes with the freshness of the food. The label contains a thin layer of gelatine containing biologically active ingredients that mimic what happens to the food it is attached to. As the food decomposes the gelatine breaks down, revealing a bottom layer that is bumpy to the touch.
The idea initially came from thi