Predictive modeling yields promising bioplastics catalyst
Combining predictive modeling and experimental lab work, researchers from IBM Research and Stanford University say they were able to design a catalyst that enables...
Seawater fuel discovery in production of bioethanol helps curb freshwater use
In the United Kingdom, University of Huddersfield scientists found a way to use less freshwater in the production of bioethanol by using a seawater-based...
Virtual reality is the human-machine interface for this robotic vineyard worker
In Oregon, Digital Harvest, a Virginia-based agricultural solutions company who recently established a research outpost at the Pendleton UAS Test Range, developed the Remote...
Turkey poop could fuel your next Thanksgiving
In Israel, Ben-Gurion University researchers are focusing on ways to transform turkey poop into useful products like fuel. While experimenting with different manure types,...
Wearable sensors for plants
In Iowa, researchers at Iowa State University are working with new, low-cost, easily produced, graphene-based, sensors-on-tape that can be attached to plants and can...
Earth BioGenome Project intends to map the DNA of all living things on Earth
In California, in an effort to protect and preserve the Earth's biodiversity and kick-start an inclusive bio-economy, the World Economic Forum announced a landmark...
Optimal plant nitrogen uptake leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions
In Indiana, Purdue University scientists found that corn management processes contributing to optimal levels of plant nitrogen uptake could result in fewer nitrous oxide...
Plant Meat Matters kicks off to enable industrial-scale plant protein production
In the Netherlands, the Plant Meat Matters project, a four-year, public-private partnership kicked off to study the appearance, texture, taste and sustainability benefits of...
The rural poor in mid-Victorian Britain had better health and lived longer
In the United Kingdom, a new study examined the impact of regional diets on the health of the poor during mid-19th century Britain and...
Hothouse Earth feedback processes drives further warming
In Australia, in the midst of a record-breaking global heat wave, a recent international study presented a terrifying worst-case scenario: that hothouse Earth conditions...