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Lasers zap decontaminates from soilWashington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants: zap it with lasers. By directly breaking down pollutants, researchers say, high-powered lasers can now be more efficient and cheaper than conventional decontamination techniques. "Other methods are either costly, labor intensive, have low efficiency, or take a long time," said Ming Su, an associate professor of chemical engineer at Northeastern University. With two of his graduate students, Wenjun Zheng and Si ... read more |
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 Quake scares tourists from Mexico City's trendy heart Anxiety as Mexico mounts last-ditch search for quake survivors Desperate rescue effort after Hurricane Maria toll hits 33 What now? Mexicans in shelters ask themselves after quake Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate Mexico's quake-proof building codes not always respected | .. |
 Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered Plant-based sensors that measure the thickness and electrical capacitance of leaves show great promise for telling farmers when to activate their irrigation systems, preventing both water waste and ... more | .. |
 Soybean rust develops 'rolling' epidemics as spores travel north Although Midwestern soybean growers have yet to experience the brunt of soybean rust, growers in the southern United States are very familiar with the disease. Every year, the fungus slowly moves no ... more | .. |
 China blocks US request for WTO arbitration in grain dispute China on Thursday blocked a US request for the World Trade Organization to create an expert panel to resolve a dispute over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain. ... more | .. |
 To detoxify soil, just shoot lasers at it, study says Researchers have developed a new technique for ridding soil of pollutants: blasting the dirt with lasers. ... more |
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 Scientists turn brewing waste into fresh yeast to make more beer What's better than beer? More beer, of course. It's a motto scientists in Singapore have taken to heart. ... more | .. |
 Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg. ... more | .. |
 Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payouts For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is h ... more | .. |
 France faces worst wine harvest since 1945 France faces its poorest wine harvest since 1945 after an unusually mild March and frosty April, experts said Friday, although a hot summer promises to deliver top vintages. ... more |
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 Ray of hope for more abundant wheat crops Crops such as wheat could be up to 21% more efficient at turning the sun's energy into food, according to new research by Lancaster University. The food chain relies on plants using sunlight t ... more | .. |
 Can 'reading' leaves lead to more drought-tolerant crops Looking at leaves to peer into the future might seem the stuff of superstition, but is actually the essence of research conducted by scientists from Texas A and M AgriLife and the University of Sout ... more | .. |
 Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago Excavations of architecture and associated deposits left by hunter-gatherers in the Black Desert in eastern Jordan have revealed bones from wild sheep - a species previously not identified in this a ... more | .. |
 Harnessing rich satellite data to estimate crop yield Without advanced sensing technology, humans see only a small portion of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Satellites see the full range--from high-energy gamma rays, to visible, infrared, and low ... more |
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 Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them with stones. The University of Delaware's Ivan Hiltpold and researchers from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environme ... more | .. |
 Surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia. But this network also opened pathways for genetic exchange that sha ... more | .. |
 Climate change will cut crop yields: study Climate change will have a negative effect on key crops such as wheat, rice, and maize, according to a major scientific report out Tuesday that reviewed 70 prior studies on global warming and agriculture. ... more | .. |
 Oceans possess vast, untapped potential for sustainable aquaculture Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aqu ... more |
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 Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shape First space mining transaction in 10 years Global Aerospace Corporation to present Pluto lander concept to NASA Aussie astronaut calls for establishment of national space agency Hope to discover sure signs of life on Mars Lockheed Martin introduces new satellite bus lineup | .. |
 Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly Efforts by farmers to reduce the amount of fertilizer that reaches drinking water sources can take years to have a positive impact, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. Th ... more | .. |
 'Inefficient' sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests. The Fal oyster fishery is home to the only sail-driven commercial fishing ... more | .. |
 Experts point finger at Dutch oversight agency in egg scandal Years of cuts at the Dutch food watchdog agency and a tendency among politicians to put economics ahead of public safety may be to blame for the EU's tainted-egg scandal that has spread as far as Hong Kong. ... more | .. |
 By attacking queen bumblebee, pesticide threatens colony: study A common pesticide used on crops compromises a queen bumblebee's ability to lay eggs, threatening her colony with extinction, according to a study released Monday. ... more |
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 Can offshore fish farming feed a hungry world? Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. ... more | .. |
Hong Kong, Switzerland, 15 EU states hit by egg scandal: EU Insecticide-tainted eggs from European poultry farms have now been found in Hong Kong and Switzerland as well as 15 EU countries, the European Commission said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Cracking the code of megapests For the first time, researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have mapped the complete genome of two closely related megapests potentially sav ... more | .. |
 Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change Major changes in agricultural practices will be required to offset increases in nutrient losses due to climate change, according to research published by a Lancaster University-led team. To co ... more |
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