Now wel see just how many businesses will pay a monthly subscription for Airware to power their drones for industrial inspections, agriculture management, anti-poaching, and more.
French drone company Delta Drone showed of its drone capabilities for surveying farmland and dig sites using flight plans generated Airware Ground Control Station.
#Nikola Labs Launches iphone 6 Case Which Harvests Electricity From The Air Nikola Tesla pioneered the transmission of electricity over wires.
and change targeted genes in human cells, mice, rats, zebrafish, bacteria, fruit flies, yeast, worms and even crops.
and their waste appeared to be safe to use as soil for crops. Researchers, including Wu,
and their waste appeared to be safe to use as soil for crops. Researchers, including Wu,
and diverse honeycomb passages leading to a single microphone in the center of the disk.
but the amount of water (the structure of the honeycomb) influences the exact frequency. All those voices can
The honeycomb structure of graphene"The business implications associated with this filing are significant and near term.
These PDA particles capture pore-forming toxins such as those found in bee venom. Chen and Wang successfully discovered that the strong swimming mechanisms of their microfish actually enhanced the ability to clear up toxins,
The discovery, published online today in Nature Nanotechnology, details how Dr. Zheng and his research team created a new type of microbubble using a compound called porphyrin-a naturally occurring pigment in nature that harvests light.
in agriculture, without the occurrence of any symptoms researchers can still detect if pathogens are present.
Similarly, in agriculture, without the occurrence of any symptoms researchers can still detect if pathogens are present.
a unit in the University of Florida Institute of food and agricultural sciences. hey have opened a new era in delivery of pesticides through the development of micro and nanosize controlled release systems.
Using insecticides is one of the few ways farmers currently have to treat their groves for greening, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB.
chemical industry, mining, agriculture & husbandry, automotive, and power plant. In 2014, the oil & fuel application was the largest segment of the global tank level monitoring application market,
%The agriculture & husbandry was the fastest-growing application of the market, and is projected to grow with a CAGR of 7. 6%from 2015 to 2020.
Even though hydrogen-fuelled airliners would not emit greenhouse-increasing gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur oxides or soot like today subsonic airplanes,
"Shrimp farmers have been either legally or illegally cutting down mangroves. Farmed shrimps, or prawns, account for more than half of the global demand for the crustaceans.
and Genistein, the compound found in soybean which has been suggested to play a role in prevention of steroid-hormone related cancers, particularly breast cancer.
a plant found in most UK gardens and used as a model plant in scientific investigation.
Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tonnes per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
, grapes, soybeans, etc..The tomatoes can be harvested and juiced and the valuable compounds can be extracted from the juice.
Beginning with Scotland prohibition on domestic genetically modified crop cultivation on Aug 9, Europe scientists and farmers watched with mounting dismay as other countries followed suit.
Today, however, no rational young scientist interested in molecular techniques of crop breeding would choose a base in Continental Europe.
Imports are preferred to European crops partly because biotech traits make them cheaper. Yet these same traits such as herbicide tolerance and insect resistance are barred now widely from domestic use.
It will not be able to reduce fungicide applications by adopting genetically modified blight-resistant potatoes;
since it won allow genetically modified insect-resistant crops to be grown. The data is clear:
Shielded from the winds of change behind a $50 billion wall of subsidies thanks to the European union Common agricultural policy, farmers in Europe can,
But a 2011 survey estimated that European farmersfailure to adopt G. M. crops had resulted in lost revenue of between 500 million and one billion euros per year.
Russia has proclaimed proudly a prohibition on G. M. O. crops. So has Zimbabwe where anti-Western conspiracy theories about biotech companies have become part of the ruling party ideology.
I was interrupted by an organic farmer who said he was determined never to grow biotech crops. His grounds?
Yet from drought tolerant maize to virus-resistant cassava, many biotech traits are being developed that could quickly improve the livelihoods of poorer African farmers.
because cassava crops were wiped out by brown-streak disease. That was particularly painful because in neighboring Uganda
I had visited recently trial plots of genetically modified cassava that demonstrated complete resistance to the virus. The faces of the hungry children come to mind every time I hear European politicians boast about their country G. M. O. ban
#Gluten free wheat quest undertaken by farmers Kansas farmers are paying for genetic research to figure out exactly why some people struggle to digest wheat.
"If you know you are producing a crop that is not tolerated well by people, then it's the right thing to do,
and will tap into a Kansas wheat variety repository that dates back to the 1900s in hopes of finding a variety perhaps one that fell out of favour among commercial farmers that might already be low in reactivity for celiac sufferers.
they created an easy way to tweak the genetic information in a cell nucleus. This has implications for medicine and agriculture.
for creating new strains of crops and livestock. Indeed, because, like CRISPR-Cas9 it does not involve taking genes from one organism
nearly two-thirds of the company total greenhouse gas emissions occur upstream of its direct operations. e know our greatest impact is outside our four walls particularly in agriculture,
the company works closely with suppliers and farmers to strengthen sustainable farming practices. This work addresses key growing dimensions including GHG emission reduction, water management,
and soil quality in an effort to establish more climate resilient farms. In addition to broadening existing partnerships with organizations like Field to Market, the Innovation Center for US Dairy and others, the company has outlined four specific actions to help fulfill its climate commitment over the next 10 years,
and Genistein, the compound found in soybean which has been suggested to play a role in prevention of steroid-hormone related cancers, particularly breast cancer.
a plant found in most UK gardens and used as a model plant in scientific investigation.
Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tonnes per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
, grapes, soybeans, etc..The tomatoes can be harvested and juiced and the valuable compounds can be extracted from the juice.
Professor Peter Waterhouse, a plant geneticist at QUT, discovered the gene in the ancient Australian native tobacco plant Nicotiana benthamiana, known as Pitjuri to indigenous Aboriginals tribes.
"Professor Waterhouse, a molecular geneticist with QUT's Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, said scientists could use this discovery to investigate other niche
'nude'versions of crop plants could also speed up agricultural research, "he said. Professor Waterhouse said the fact that the N. benthamiana variety from central Australia had doubled its seed size also opened the door for investigations into how N. benthamiana could be used commercially as a biofactory,
The proof-of-concept device looks a bit like a thick, plastic, pie-shaped honeycomb split into dozens of slices.
While the honeycomb openings may all look the same, their depth varies from hole to hole. he cavities behave like soda bottles
what we know about the domestication of the crop. his latest genomic information and the potential to introduce as yet unused wild barley traits may offer great new potential in our barley breeding programs,
The study was initiated in Japan by a group of geneticists at the Okayama University Institute of Plant science
or retains it in the ear. he Japanese geneticists found that the cell walls were much thinner in brittle crop and much thicker in non-brittle crop.
Team Ahaar developed an automated refrigeration truck to reduce postharvest waste. First place went to team Innovision from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh who won $10,
including the sugar in maize and sugarcane. Fermentation turns the sugar into lactic acid which in turn is a building block for polylactic acid.
the Risky Business analysis suggests. ithout significant adaptation by farmers, several regions will likely see yield losses for heat-sensitive commodity crops like cotton and corn, with potentially high economic costs,
the authors noted. or example, the Inland South region will likely take an economic hit of up to $38 million per year due to cotton yield declines by the end of the century.
#Medical marijuana Sparks New Technology The emerging cannabis industry has created not only thousands of new jobs, it has also given birth to a new technology niche.
Not unlike the other commodities exchange, this platform will allow cannabis farmers to lock in prices for their crops
Some of the kiosks actually dispense medical marijuana, while others are strictly banking related. The banking transaction works in coordination with the seed to sale software so that the product and purchase match up.
With 23 states legalizing medical marijuana and more to follow, these businesses hope that by getting in on the ground floor,
According to the TEEP selection committee, the winning business plans represented a multitude of value adding sectors ranging from agriculture to Information and Communications technology (ICT), education and fashion.
Georgia Tech says that its algorithm for controlling large teams of robots could be used in areas such as manufacturing, agriculture,
farmers could send machines into their fields to inspect the crops, said Georgia Tech doctoral candidate Yancy Diaz-Mercado,
#Astronauts chow down on space harvest for the first time The International space station (ISS) was the scene of an historic lunch this week with the crew members of Expedition 44 dining on the first meal harvested in space.
which consisted on leaves of"Outredgeous"red romaine lettuce grown in NASA's"Veggie"zero gravity greenhouse, is part of the space agency's effort to find ways to feed tomorrow's deep-space travelers.
"The Veg-01 experiment sees plants grown in zero gravity in a plastic greenhouse that consists of a collapsible plastic tent with a controllable atmosphere that is lit by red, blue,
while the green gives the crops a less alien appearance. The seeds themselves are embedded in rooting"pillows"that take the place of soil for root growth and retaining water.
The main purpose of Veg-01 is to test technology that may one day allow astronauts to grow gardens aboard spaceships
However, a carefully selected crop of plants can cut the supply list by recycling air and waste to produce fresh air, water,
such as gardening, combined with the presence of growing plants and periodic fresh food can be a surprisingly effective morale boost
In addition, urban farming may also benefit from the ISS farming experiments. In recent years, vertical farming has attracted a great deal of interest from environmentalists, architects,
In addition to the greenhouse the experiment also included two sets of growing pillows with romaine lettuce seeds and one with zinnias.
A first crop was grown in May of 2014 over a 33 day period, but these were preserved
The second crop was started on July 8 and also harvested after 33 days. One reason the portions for Monday's meal were so small is that half of the tiny crop
along with their root pillows were bagged and preserved for later transportation to Earth, where they will be subjected to scientific analysis. According to NASA,
but the results from the first crop have been positive. The hope is that the experiment will help scientists to gain a better understanding of how to grow plants in a completely artificial environment.
University of Toronto scientists have developed asymmetrical honeycomb-shaped 2d meshes of protein scaffolding that stick together like Velcro
The Harvest phone case grabs the power your phone wastes and puts it back into the battery.
The Harvest case is able to stretch your battery life by nearly a third. Nikola Labswill Zell explains in the video below how the phone case is able to turn radio waves into electricity.
1 billion of these nanomagnets were placed in a honeycomb pattern on a flat substrate. In total
and Genistein, the compound found in soybean which has been suggested to play a role in prevention of steroid-hormone related cancers, particularly breast cancer.
a plant found in most UK gardens and used as a model plant in scientific investigation.
Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tons per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
, grapes, soybeans, etc..The tomatoes can be harvested and juiced and the valuable compounds can be extracted from the juice.
and Genistein, the compound found in soybean which has been suggested to play a role in prevention of steroid-hormone related cancers, particularly breast cancer.
a plant found in most UK gardens and used as a model plant in scientific investigation.
Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tons per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
, grapes, soybeans, etc..The tomatoes can be harvested and juiced and the valuable compounds can be extracted from the juice.
With international interest on whether the subcritical method would also work on cassava (the starchy root of a tropical tree),
the way poppy crops are--allowing millions of people around the world who do not have sufficient access to painkilling drugs to get the medications they need.
and help farmers survey their crops more quickly these flying robots have stirred up quite a few problems in recent months.
#Solar Sunflower technology harnesses the power of 5, 000 suns The latest in solar power comes to us from Swiss inventors working for Airlight Energy, Dsolar (a subsidiary of Airlight),
It's called the Solar Sunflower, and like its namesake, it tracks the sun and cools itself by pumping water through its veins like a plant.
Aside from its aesthetically-pleasing design, the Solar Sunflower also makes use of some innovative technology.
the Solar Sunflower incorporates these technologies in a novel way that represents a few ingenious engineering breakthroughs.
According to Gianluca Ambrosetti, Airlight's head of research, the Solar Sunflower's reflectors concentrate the sun"to about 5, 000 suns."
and dealing with those high temperatures is how the Solar Sunflower really sets itself apart. Photovoltaic cells used by the Sunflower have a max operating temperature of around 105 degrees Celsius,
which is significantly less than the melting temperature of iron, let alone the heat of 5, 000 suns.
To counteract this, the Sunflower makes use of a hot water cooling system invented by the project's IBM collaborators.
The real obstacle to the implementation of the Solar Sunflower is its cost. Its gallium arsenide photovoltaic cells
At the very least, the Solar Sunflower adds to the list of highly-efficient alternatives to nonrenewables now available to consumers s
They can use solar power or harvest energy from a beam of light. The patent does not mention batteries so these contacts have to constantly generate power.
a layered form of carbon atoms constructed to resemble honeycomb, called graphene. Graphene was heralded globally as a wonder-material thanks to the work of two British scientists who won the Nobel prize for Physics for their research on it.
In Longchamp's experiment, the tobacco mosaic virions were deposited on a freestanding, ultraclean graphene, an atomically thin layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice.
Now, a team of experimentalists led by the Department of energy's Oak ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated an energy-efficient desalination technology that uses a porous membrane made of strong, slim graphene--a carbon honeycomb one atom thick.
Ever since graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, was created first in 2004,
plant the right crop in the right place (Nanowerk News) Corn, wheat and rapeseed can be used to produce biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel.
According to recent findings by environmental scientists at Radboud University, the location of the agricultural lands used to grow these biofuel crops has a major impact on the greenhouse gas emission they ultimately produce.
The study that arrived at this conclusion is due to be published By nature Climate change("Greenhouse gas payback times for crop-based biofuels".
"This figure shows the duration of the payback times for greenhouse gases produced by corn-based bioethanol per intensively farmed crop location,
While intensive crop farming results in greater greenhouse gas emission, it also increases the yields of crops used to produce biofuels and,
To increase production of biofuels from crops, such as corn and wheat, natural areas need to make way for agricultural land.
The initial result of this is an increase in greenhouse gas emission. Using a global model, Pieter Elshout and fellow environmental scientists at Radboud University have demonstrated how long it takes for the advantages that biofuels offer over fossil fuels to earn a return on this initial emission On the global scale,
per extensively farmed crop location, i e. where fertilizers and irrigation are used not. While extensive crop farming reduces greenhouse gas emission,
it also yields smaller crops for producing biofuels. From Western europe to the tropics Elshout, a Phd candidate at Radboud University, explains:
Nineteen years sounds like a long time, but in farming terms, its not all that long.
spatially-explicit overview of biogenic gas emission resulting from crops used to produce biofuels. In developing this model,
our calculations of the durations of payback times took account of the entire production chain for fossil fuels and biofuels with the accompanying greenhouse emissions.
as well as biodiesel from soybeans and rapeseed. Food for discussion These results will contribute an angle of nuance to the current debate on biofuels in The netherlands.
which is relevant in manufacturing, agriculture and disaster areas.""It's not possible for a person to control a thousand
"In the future, farmers could send machines into their fields to inspect the crops, "said Georgia Tech Ph d. candidate Yancy Diaz-Mercado."
Graphene is a single atomic-thick sheet of honeycomb carbon lattice, with unique electronic and optical properties,
a layered form of carbon atoms constructed to resemble honeycomb, called graphene. Graphene was heralded globally as a wonder-material thanks to the work of two British scientists who won the Nobel prize for Physics for their research on it.
but rather of silicon nanopillars that are arranged precisely into a honeycomb pattern to create a"metasurface"that can control the paths and properties of passing light waves.
A honeycomb pattern is overlaid on the left image. While the same goal can be achieved using an arrangement of multiple conventional optical components such as glass lenses, prisms, spatial light modulators, polarizers,
Professor Peter Waterhouse, a plant geneticist at QUT, discovered the gene in the ancient Australian native tobacco plant Nicotiana benthamiana, known as Pitjuri to indigenous Aboriginals tribes.
"Professor Waterhouse, a molecular geneticist with QUT's Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, said scientists could use this discovery to investigate other niche
'nude'versions of crop plants could also speed up agricultural research, "he said. Professor Waterhouse said the fact that the N. benthamiana variety from central Australia had doubled its seed size also opened the door for investigations into how N. benthamiana could be used commercially as a biofactory,
eating fresh vegetables, using a knife to cut meat, swimming, and drinking soda and champagne. couldn believe how much I had missed the flavours and textures of a juicy steak,
where farmers are allowed to pump as much as they want. And the Colorado river which waters much of southern California, has been suffering from 14 years of low flow.
Climatologists predict that persistent"megadroughts"are going to be a feature of climate change in the American West.
which is found in the garden weed thale cress. The researchers said when they introduced the proteins to the tomatoes they acted like opening a tap to boost levels of a group of antioxidants called phenylpropanoids
(which makes water unusable for crops and for drinking), the team also applied UV LIGHT to disinfect some of the water as it passed through the system.
exposing it to everyday use with rural farmers in an area where USAID is active. If all goes well,
the system could provide enough water to irrigate a small farm m
#Navy Makes Armor Clear As Clay It a transparent armor so good it might turn the phrase lass cannonon its head.
But each GENESI node and sensor includes a miniature wind turbine that harvests energy from passing trains.
Vinduino As California fourth straight year of drought forces farmers to cut back on water use,
even those who grow crops with relatively low water needs like wine grapes are feeling the pinch.
Using the technique, the farm yields both fishes and plants for harvest. Vertical farming takes its name from growing plants on top of each other, often on tall racks indoors.
These rooms are controlled climate to conditions that maximize the growth and yield of crop. A major advantage of vertical farming is the sips of water it needs.
Local farming also means fresher produce. Their products travel only a few miles compared to the thousand-mile journeys most agricultural products make.
baby cabbage and microgreens with up to 15 times as many crop cycles a year compared to traditional farming.
but alone they won't be enough to curb greenhouse emissions given the projected rise in demand for cars globally
and agricultural development truly be called a forest? Not so much, say researchers studying the growing, global problem of forest fragmentation.
whereas ex-lorry driver Lane was busy in his garden shed in Coleford, Gloucestershire. The radio enthusiast had spent several weeks trying to make contact with the space station after learning it was due to pass over his house."
and they formed a tight honeycomb pattern, covering an area of 5 x 5 mm.
but also their arrangement in the honeycomb structure, so they can investigate the possibility of new states of matter."
-because there are existing machines that do this pretty well-the Carbon Engineering'direct air capture plant'will deal with everyday carbon emissions from buildings, transportation, and agriculture."
"For example, we envision that synthetic fermentation could be used by farmers to generate and identify new antibacterial or antifungal molecules to treat plant diseases."
a farmer could identify a novel combination that treats plant infections. He adds that the next step is to determine the most efficient way to screen the thousands
which is in both the College of Agriculture and Life sciences and the College of Engineering.
the Virginia Tech team used dirty biomass--the husks and stalks of corn plants--to create their fuel.
"In natural photosynthesis, leaves harvest solar energy and carbon dioxide is reduced and combined with water for the synthesis of molecular products that form biomass,
"In our system, nanowires harvest solar energy and deliver electrons to bacteria, where carbon dioxide is reduced and combined with water for the synthesis of a variety of targeted, value-added chemical products."
"We may also apply this to agriculture for predicting crop yield, drought condition, or insect outbreak."
a new material that can improve soil properties and increase crop yields. The results of the research group of Valuation of resources from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest an optimal solution to manage the manure from chicken and cattle.
is an organic fertilizer that applied in soils and not only has positive effects on crop yields, but also represents a significant reduction of CO2 EMISSIONS compared to the direct application of manure waste on soils.
Waste production either from urban, industrial or agricultural source, is a major environmental problem in our society.
and Mining engineering and Agricultural production of UPM shows that the biochar produced from manure of cattle,
pigs and chicken is an organic fertilizer with a high content of nutrients, stabilized organic material and high values of cation exchange capacity.
These results give evidence of the positive effects of using biochar as a fertilizer on soils for better crop yields.
the results show that the pyrolysis of manure waste has other additional environmental benefits such as reduced soil nutrient leaching and less waste volume, removal of odor and pathogens of the original material.
and have immediate practical application in associations of farmers and agrifood companies m
#Sensor detects spoilage of food VTT has developed a sensor that detects ethanol in the headspace of a food package.
the leading producer of white maize in the country but the hot and humid climate favors the proliferation of all kinds of pests.
"If 22 million tons of maize are produced in Mexico, we are talking about 88 million pills;
therefore necessary for the production of gibberellins--a mechanism that is highly relevant to the growth and development of plants,"says Poppenberger, Professor for the Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops.
these new crop varieties increased yields fivefold, preventing famines in Mexico and later China. Arraywhereas external application of gibberellins has been utilized in agriculture for several decades
for example, to produce larger fruits or to obtain seedless fruits like grapes or tangerines, brassinosteroids have not been used in this manner.
and production of crop plants,"says Brigitte Poppenberger r
#How traumatic memories hide in the brain, and how to retrieve them At first, hidden memories that can't be accessed consciously may protect the individual from the emotional pain of recalling the event.
#Agricultural intervention improves HIV outcomes A multifaceted farming intervention can reduce food insecurity while improving HIV outcomes in patients in Kenya, according to a randomized,
"The pumps make it possible for farmers to irrigate year round, which reduced dependence on seasonal rainfalls.
Producing food year round enables farmers to move from subsistence farming to commercial farming and also allows them to capture higher crop prices during the dry season,
"said the trial's co-primary investigator, Craig R. Cohen, MD, MPH, UCSF professor in the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive health in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences.
Agricultural training included practical demonstrations on sustainable farming techniques, use of the water pump planting soil and water conservation,
"Shamba Maisha is the first trial to link agriculture with HIV outcomes, "Cohen said.""The intervention is unique in that it is sustainable,
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