In conjunction with its 2007 Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago on July 28-August 1, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is presenting the International Food Nanoscience Conference on August 1. This year's overarching theme, Nanoscale Science of Food: Challenges and Opportunities, underscores the emergence of nanoscience as one of the most exciting research areas in decades. This emergence is based on the improved ability of researchers to image, measure, model, control, and manipulate matter at dimensions of 1 to 100 nanometers, where novel interfacial phenomena introduce new functionalities.