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How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals

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Fungus transforms food waste into haute cuisine

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Neurospora intermedia, an orange mold, turns day-old bread into a cheesy treat when toasted (left). The mold transforms sugarless rice custard into a sweet dessert served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen (right). CREDIT Images courtesy of Blue Hill at Stone Farm and Alchemist

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How Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley tempers chocolate

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The science behind tempering chocolate

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The surprising science of coffee and its effect on both body and mind

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The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse

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A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting

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How to make a perfect baked Alaska? It's all about thermodynamics

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Artificial flavours released by cooking aim to improve lab-grown meat

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'Butter' made from CO2 could pave the way for food without farming

US start-up Savor says its synthetic vegan fat, made without livestock or the crops needed for margarine, could cut carbon emissions and save rainforests

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Is ultra-processed food unhealthy? Here's why no one can agree

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Physicists figured out the ideal container size for pistachio shells

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The science behind making perfect puff pastry

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There's a simple solution to our salt addiction - we must adopt it now

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