Developing self-contained refrigeration chips
New technologies are helping reduce the estimated 13% of global food lost during refrigerated transport. AI and sensors optimize cold storage and shipments to keep more fresh food from farm to table. Startups are disrupting the cold chain industry with innovative chip-based cooling solutions that could reshape the $50 billion market.
Semiconductor companies are developing passive cooling chips requiring no refrigerants. One startup uses IoT sensors to offer end-to-end tracking of produce orders from purchase to delivery. This provides full visibility into the logistical process.
As e-commerce grows and demand increases for organic options, tech-enabled cold chains aim to transform century-old practices. By streamlining temperature controls, automating workflows, and gaining better asset utilization data, industry players work to cut losses significantly.
Cooperation across food, logistics and semiconductor sectors shows promise for meeting consumer demand sustainably while reducing carbon footprints and wasting fewer resources along every step of the cold food supply chain.
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開發自行製冷的晶片 救活95億人口新鮮食物
現今生鮮食品網購市場蓬勃，預計全球將有高達13%的新鮮食物在低溫運送過程中損壞，造成的食物浪費份量足以填飽95億人口。業者正在利用全新科技溫控冷卻技術，致力減少食物及能源浪費。
有半導體業者研發無需製冷劑就能自行製冷的晶片，為低溫運送注入新動力。初創公司利用這種製冷晶片，開發了兼具追蹤功能的冷鏈解決方案，可透過物聯網技術從下單到送貨全程監控貨物溫度。
隨著電子商務的迅速發展，消費者對有機生鮮食品的需求龐大，創新科技導入冷鏈行業，有助推動傳統冷藏運作模式的革新，通過溫度控制自動化和大數據推動低溫運送效能，大幅減少運輸過程的損失。食品、物流及半導體三業結合，利用可持續發展的方式，滿足消費需求的同時降低碳排放，大大提高冷鏈全產業鏈效率，減少資源浪費，完成新鮮直送的任務。
