Sometimes it is tempting to think that the science of the cleanroom is all about lunar landings and semi-conductors. But the reality is that the spectrum of research conducted in contamination-controlled environments is much broader and cannot be confined to the traditional silos of heavy engineering or silicon-wafer technology. Take, for example, the innovations around […]
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Apr
Apr
When Berkshire wrote Kicking Back with Kratom and Salmonella our main focus was clearly salmonella poisoning. “As of March 18, 2018, more than fifty cases of salmonella have been identified by the CDC across 27 states with patients ranging in age from 67 down to just 6 years old. Sixty percent of the affected were male […]
Cleanroom Technology, Cleanrooms, Food Contact Surfaces
Cleanroom Beer – How High-Tech is Ensuring the Safety of the World’s Oldest Tipple
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Jan
Jan
As a species, we sure like to make simple things complicated. We live at warp speed and chase inherited dreams, and then we wonder why the stress we’ve created have us reaching for pharmaceuticals, therapists, gurus, and other self-comforting tools and vices to carry us from day to day. In our fast-paced, multi-tasking, always-on 21st […]
3D Printing, Aerospace, Automotive, Berkshire News, Bio-Technology, Cleanroom Technology, Cleanrooms, FDA, Food Contact Surfaces, Hospital, Internet of Things, Lint Free Solutions, Nanoparticles, Robots, USP 797
Cleanroom News: Top 10 Articles of 2017
03
Jan
Jan
Last year, we dipped our corporate toes into the pool of industry analysis, tentatively creating articles that we thought might be of interest to our customers, partners, and the broader contamination control community. We expected that only a handful of readers would return week after week to see what scientific curiosity had caught the eye […]
FDA, Food Contact Surfaces
Clean Meat : Can a Flesh-Based Product Ever Be Considered Contamination-Free?
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Sep
Sep
Food contamination. Food insecurity. GMOs. Frankenfoods. Synthetic products. What’s next to find its way onto our dinner plates? Could it be ‘cultured meat,’ a product that’s disrupting the conventional paradigm of animal agriculture? From Maastricht to Silicon Valley, ‘clean meat’ is the next Big Idea, but what is it and why do we need it? […]
10
Aug
Aug
Civets and coffee cherries, pachyderms and poop – can the artificial fermentation of coffee beans mimic the digestive effects that produce the world’s most expensive – and arguably most unusual – cup of joe? To learn more about kopi luwac, the morning caffeine hit that’ll set you back $60 per cup click over to […]
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Jul
Jul
A United Nations study on global food insecurity estimated that the world’s population will reach 9 billion people by 2050. Already over 1 billion individuals live with chronic hunger so how are we going to feed the increasing population? Given that the insect to human ratio is around 200 million to one, perhaps it is […]
05
Jul
Jul
There is no such thing as a free lunch, isn’t that how the saying goes? And it might also be true of dinner – even at a wedding reception. If you are one of the unfortunate guests to be sickened while attending the celebration of nuptials, food poisoning can put a dent in your view […]
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Jun
Jun
The heat index is rising. The mercury is heading skyward. And we are all searching for ways to cool off this summer. So inevitably our thoughts turn to ice-cream – what could be better? Soft and creamy, pure white with speckles of vanilla bean. Or how about onyx black? In a black waffle cone? It’s […]
07
Jun
Jun
Doobie, aunt mary, skunk, ganja, grass – whatever you call it, marijuana is in the news. Historically classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Schedule 1 narcotic, the herb has recently been legalized for both medical and recreational use in the state of California and beyond, and the discussion around its use and […]
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