Associate Professor Sigfredo Fuentes

Associate Professor in Digital Agriculture, Food and Wine, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Why do food and drink taste different in space?

Astronauts report their tastes change in space which reduces their appetite and nutrition, so researchers are creating pioneering space food for long-term missions

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Sciences & Technology

You can’t explore the solar system on an empty stomach

Australian research on plants and food for space could provide vital fresh, nutritious and delicious meals for astronauts on Moon and Mars missions

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Sciences & Technology

A robot nose for a true brew

The aroma of beer is a key indicator of its quality, now new technology can ‘sniff’ a beer to help brewers create top notch tasty brews and innovative flavours

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Environment

Using tech to save wine from bushfire smoke

Wine vintages can be ruined by smoke contamination from nearby bushfires, but new digital agriculture tools could help both large and small winemakers reduce the damage

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Environment

Five ways technology is changing the wine we drink

From drones to machine learning, new technologies are helping winemakers improve both the quantity and quality of their wine

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Environment

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Podcast

Give me a campus among the gum trees

We visit the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus to find out how science is helping improve agricultural practice

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Sciences & Technology

Measuring deliciousness

Our responses to food are more unconscious than you might think, but new technology can really tell what you like and dislike

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Environment

Digital vineyards

Building technology so farms will think for themselves

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Environment

Climate change: What it means for fruits

Some of Australia’s favourite fruits are under pressure from climate change, with growers set to face difficult choices in the years ahead

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Politics & Society

Drones, they’ll change the way we live

Today they’re watching over the farmyard and vineyard, tomorrow they could be delivering books to your doorstep and coffee to your desk – the possibilities are seemingly endless