Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

New Label Shows When Fruit Is Ripe

Posted by timothy on from the it's-so-mellow dept.

Dekaner writes "New Scientist has an article about a new 'smart' label developed in New Zealand changes color as fruit inside the package with it ripens. The label is designed to stop customers squeezing the fruit to tell if it is ripe enough to eat. The first packages to be tested contain pears, which need to be soft before they are eaten. If the labels prove effective with pears, the research institute in New Zealand will develop versions that work with kiwi fruit, avocados and melons."

2 of 54 comments (clear)

  1. Nature did it already by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is already a label that appears on fruit when it is ripe. It is called a fruitfly.

    --
    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  2. Re:Just cant see this being a hit with certain peo by Red+Rocket · · Score: 4, Funny


    ...but for the older 'cook from scratch' generation, I just cant see it being a big hit.

    Don't worry. The new Medicare bill will take care of those trouble-makers.

    --
    - Hail to our fearless misleader! Fool speed ahead!