For Sweden, more biorefineries will have minimal impact on wood prices

In Sweden, a new report from researchers from IIASA, Luleå University of Technology, and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has shown that more biorefineries,...

Deveron UAS Signs Contract with Thompsons Ltd for Drone Remote Sensing Data

In Canada, Deveron UAS Corp, an agriculture drone data services company, signed a multi-year deal with Thompsons Ltd, an ag retailer that is a...

Sight and sound combine to improve body tissue imaging

In Indiana, Purdue University researchers are developing a novel biomedical imaging system that combines optical and ultrasound technology to improve diagnosis of life-threatening diseases...

Pre-school children are more likely to consume fast-food when exposed to fast-food TV ads

In New Hampshire, a recent Dartmouth-led study concluded that pre-school age children who are exposed to child-targeted fast-food advertising on television are considerably more...

American consumers want more renewable energy and lower power bills

In Washington, sociologists with Washington State University report that many Americans would prefer to power their homes with wind, solar and other forms of...

Streams are good regional environmental sensors

In Michigan, scientists at Michigan State University have shown that streams can be key health indicators of a region’s landscape. Using streams as sensors...

To lower blood pressure, eating potassium-rich foods is as important as reducing salt intake

In California, University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine researchers reported that eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas and...

Plant-based chemotherapy complex kills cancer cells

In Washington, D.C., researchers led by Dr. Nicole Steinmetz at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland demonstrated that a complex consisting of tobacco...

Aromyx and Rewired make robots that taste and smell

In California and England, Aromyx Corp., maker of the EssenceChip, the digital platform for measuring taste and scent, partnered with Rewired, the robotics-focused venture...

Plant-based nanocrystals save tree fruit from frost damage

In Washington, groundbreaking nanotechnology designed to protect cherries, apples and other popular fruits from frost damage is showing positive results in tests by Washington...

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