This system, available shortly, comprises software and hardware components and allows the customer to network manifold Eppendorf instruments in the laboratory

There is a high level of interest, both in research and industry, in developing microsensors made from non-toxic materials that are also biodegradable

Remotely monitor environments and get alerts before valuable samples are lost

Potential exists to increase water-use efficiency with new technology that more accurately detects when plants need to be watered

Roughly 30 percent of the potatoes harvested in Idaho spoil before they reach a grocery store shelf

“A lot of the powerful environmental events that happen in the oceans occur when we’re not there,” says Deborah Kelley, director of the OOI Cabled Array

Absolute Resource Associates (ARA), an environmental firm in Portsmouth, NH, has found that performing Subpart Q studies for clients has been well worth the time and effort

Study presents a revolutionary tool to process a very large number of samples in parallel, allowing wide coverage of the monitored sites in a reduced time and at a lower cost

New details about uranium chemistry show how it binds to organic matter

Several other global biome maps exist, but the researchers’ goal was to produce one that is not reliant on expert opinion or correlations between vegetation and climate