# Can nanoparticles help fight hunger?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxMinneapolis
- Speaker: Christy L. Haynes
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/christy_l_haynes_can_nanoparticles_help_fight_hunger)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

A game-changing solution to the global food crisis could come from something so tiny you can't see it with the naked eye. Nanomaterials chemist Christy Haynes describes her team's work designing nanoparticles that could protect plants from disease and crop loss, helping farmers reap abundant harvests and grow food that will make its way to markets and dinner tables.

## Lectures

1. [Can nanoparticles help fight hunger?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christy_l_haynes_can_nanoparticles_help_fight_hunger/1f0f7dd1372f), 12 min (TED's player)