RipeSense: Cost effective sensor which can detect ethylene and indicate the ripeness levels of fruit during transportation and storage using Ai.

全球应对气候变化的紧迫性非常紧迫，可以通过利用技术改善资源管理来改善这一点。根据COP 26的最新报告，世界需要在未来十年内将排放量减半，并在2050年前实现净零碳排放，以将全球气温上升限制在1.5度。（2）食物浪费与气候变化直接相关。根据“WRAP”（废物和资源行动计划）-“全球30%的温室气体来自生产食品，超过所有商业航班的总和。如果食物浪费是一个国家，它将拥有仅次于美国和中国的第三大碳足迹。（3）世界各国政府都在向企业施压，要求它们改进。联合国的可持续发展目标是“确保可持续的消费和生产模式”，旨在“到2030年将全球零售和消费层面的人均食物浪费减半，并减少沿着生产和供应链的食物损失”。（4）问题存在于供应链内部。联合国估计，30-40%的粮食产量在到达市场之前就损失了。(5)科林坎贝尔营养研究中心指出，一个重要的贡献者是新鲜农产品，40%-50%的损失或浪费（6）相当于每年损失16亿吨食品，价值1.2万亿美元。(8)To解决这个问题必须采用技术。为了沿着供应链沿着跟踪产品，在收获时和运输过程中评估质量，在不损坏产品的情况下检测新鲜度/质量;传感器技术是关键。(5)缺乏乙烯检测可能导致更高比例的食品变质，经济损失，供应链可靠性降低和碳足迹增加。应用传感器技术提高可追溯性可以减少5%-7%的食物浪费，（世界经济论坛。(7))A香蕉行业的全球市场领导者（多尔）是解决这一问题的企业和政府团体的一部分;“智能集装箱项目”（9）使用了市场领导者“博世”的传感器。Altered Carbon（AC）开发了一种专利石墨烯传感器和基于AI的技术，用于检测复杂气体，即“挥发性有机化合物”（VOC）。该技术具有便携性、选择性和几乎零功耗的特点。该项目将演示交流技术如何检测乙烯等挥发性有机化合物，从而检测新鲜农产品成熟的化学特征，预测保质期。我们减少16万吨（兆吨）的目标相当于从道路上减少15万辆汽车。更少的食物浪费意味着更少的卡车/集装箱，意味着更低的二氧化碳排放。

There is serious urgency to tackle climate change globally, which can be improved by utilising technology for better resource management.According to the latest report from COP26, the world needs to halve emissions over the next decade and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. (2)Food waste is directly linked to climate change. According to 'WRAP' (Waste and Resources Action Program) -'30% of global greenhouse gases come from producing food, more than all commercial flights combined. If food waste were a country, it would have the third-biggest carbon footprint after the USA and China.'(3)Governments worldwide are pressuring businesses to improve. The UN's Sustainable Development Goal to 'ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns' aims to 'halve per capita global food waste at retail and consumer level and reduce food losses along production and supply chains by 2030.' (4) The problem exists within the supply-chain. The UN estimates 30-40% of food production is lost before it reaches the market. (5) The Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies states a significant contributor is fresh-produce, with 40%-50% lost or wasted (6) equating to an annual loss of 1.6bn tonnes of food worth $1.2tn. (8)To solve the problem technology must be adopted. To track products along the supply chain, assess quality at harvest-time, during transportation, detect freshness/quality without damaging produce; sensor technology is key. (5) Lack of ethylene detection can lead to a higher percentage of spoiled food, financial loss, less reliable supply chain and increased carbon footprint. Applying sensor technology to increase traceability could reduce food waste by between 5%-7%, (World Economic Forum. (7))A global market leader (Dole) in the banana industry is part of a group of businesses and governments tackling the problem; 'The Intelligent container project' (9) used sensors from market leaders 'Bosch'. However, this wasn't suitable to solve the problems addressed.Altered Carbon (AC) has developed a patented graphene sensor and AI-based technology to detect complex gases; "volatile organic compounds" (VOCs). This technology is portable, selective, and runs on almost zero power.This project will demonstrate how AC technology detects VOCs such as ethylene and therefore the chemical signatures of fresh produce ripening, predicting shelf-life. Our target of 0.16Mt(Megatonne) reduction is equivalent to removing 150,000 cars from the road. Less food waste means fewer trucks/shipping containers, meaning lower CO2 emissions.