Toronto, Ontario based TellSpec Inc. was founded to build a healthier world by allowing people to make informed choices about what they eat.  The company has invented a system which combines a spectrometer handheld scanner that detects allergens, chemicals, nutrients, calories and ingredients in food, and then beams the findings to the users smart phone.  While most foods have labels these days, Tellspec takes the ingredients even further generating a revealing breakdown on what you may be eatin...

Peter Davey, a 92 year old saxophone player and resident of Christchurch, New Zealand, invented a device that boils water using sonic waves. The sonic boiler is simply placed into a container of water – it can then boil it within seconds. Since there is no steam produced, the starting amount of cold water is the amount you will drink once boiled. He calls it the "sonic boiler" because he claims it uses the power of sound. How the heater actually works has confounded experts. The device loo...

GENETICALLY modified potatoes that glow when they need watering have been developed by scientists. The vegetables' leaves have been implanted with a fluorescent gene from a jellyfish, which can be seen using a handheld monitor. Researchers say using the plant could increase the efficiency of food production by raising crop yields, leading to lower shop prices. And the technique could be used on root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips. 'It has been shown that if potato crops do...