How to feed 10 billion people in 2050
In Sweden, according to a new study, a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming...
Lose an extra 100 calories per day by eating a diet rich in whole...
In Massachusetts, Tufts University researchers reported that people who ate a diet with whole grains, which matched the recommended dietary allowance for fiber, lost...
Not a tricorder, but a hand-held genome sequencing device delivers results in minutes
In Texas, researchers learned that within five years, consumers may begin using a device smaller than a flip phone to monitor the air, test...
Startup Backed by Gates Foundation Uses Food Waste to Reduce Food Waste
In California, a startup is protecting plants pre- and post-harvest by converting plant waste into edible solutions for pest protection and shelf-life extension.
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New paint uses the sun and water vapor to make hydrogen
In Australia, RMIT University researchers developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapor and split it to generate hydrogen. The paint contains a...
New Utah Water Research UAV captures 20 square miles of 10 centimeter resolution per...
In Utah, researchers at Utah State University unveiled their newest all-electric unmanned aerial vehicle for agriculture research and water resources engineering. The BluJay line...
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...
Moss discovery removes arsenic from water fast
In Sweden, a moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. And it happens quickly –...
More leaf wax makes wheat more drought-tolerant
In Texas, researchers found that plants will generate a thicker layer of leaf wax to survive longer stretches of drought. Sarah Feakins, a scientist...
Microwave radar counts cranberries to reduce the labor in yield estimation
In Wisconsin, counting cranberries is a time-consuming and laborious endeavor that yields important information about everything from berry quality to the projected harvest. “We...