This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Jan 12 ...

Mechanical fish developed in Richland have made their way through dams from Ice Harbor near Pasco to the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. Now hundreds more are expected to be deployed around the world, ...

To see if a fish is fresh, people recommend looking at its eyes and gills or giving it a sniff. But a more accurate check for food quality and safety is to look for compounds that form when ...

A simple new sensor can determine exactly how fresh fish is in less than two minutes. To determine the freshness of a piece of fish, cooks traditionally look at its eyes and gills or give it a sniff.

It’s a tough row to hoe for young salmon in the Pacific Northwest as they make their perilous journey from upriver to the ocean. Besides hungry birds and sea lions, the regions many hydroelectric dams ...

For those who want raw fish, such as sushi, freshness is absolutely mandatory. However, old fish is still problematic even if cooked. So a group of Taiwanese researchers developed a semiconductor ...

Fish is a food item that spoils easily. When checking whether it is fresh, people typically first examine the eyes and gills, but this alone makes it difficult to accurately determine freshness. When ...

A low-cost sensor made of metal oxide nanoparticles can detect formalin adulteration in fish. The sensor shows long-term stability and has a low detection limit. Formalin is a harmful substance used ...