Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.

Nanoscale devices integrated into the leaves of living plants can detect the toxic heavy metal in real time.

Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.

Monitoring the plant hormone ethylene could reveal when fruits and vegetables are about to spoil.

Study reveals a mechanism that plants can use to dissipate excess sunlight as heat.

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.

Molecules called ketone bodies may improve stem cells’ ability to regenerate new intestinal tissue.

Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.