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Smart labels could tell you when to toss food and makeup, as this video shows
Is it safe to eat the leftover cheese in the fridge or put on the eye shadow that has been in your cabinet for several years? A smart label could help. That’s the hope of a team of researchers who have developed a new sensor containing nanostructures that change color when they bind to compounds that indicate spoilage or contamination by bacteria. Whereas currently available sensors use liquid solutions that migrate on channels...
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This is science I can get behind, expiration dates on labels can be horribly wrong in either direction.
that is awesome !!! anyone else noticed as of late more frequently products are leaving the best before date portion of the packaging blank without a date and it just says BB DD/MM/YY ? Ive seen a few lately from big brands too.