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Sustainable and Natural Alternative to Man-Made Chemical Pesticides Discovered

March 5, 2019

Synthetic chemical pesticides have traditionally been used to protect crops, but there are growing concerns around their toxi...

Bad News for Sustainable Agriculture: Few Crops are Dominating Globally

February 7, 2019

Researchers used data from the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization to look at which crops were grown where on lar...

Sustainable "Plastics" Are on the Horizon

December 26, 2018

A biopolymer technology may one day free the world of its worst pollutant

Warning over Deep-Sea 'Gold Rush'

December 18, 2018

A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems

Do You Know the Carbon Footprint of Your Food Choices?

December 18, 2018

Between 19% and 29% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production

Researchers Reverse Engineer Way Pine Trees Produce Green Chemicals Worth Billions

December 13, 2018

Tree defense mechanism can also be a "green factory"

'Sun in a Box' Would Store Renewable Energy for the Grid

December 6, 2018

Design for system that provides solar- or wind-generated power on demand should be cheaper than other leading options

Tomorrow's Population Will Be Larger, Heavier, and Eat More

November 12, 2018

Feeding nine billion people will require more food than has been projected

Making Wind Farms More Efficient

November 12, 2018

An algorithm has been designed to help generate more revenue for builders and more renewable energy for customers

A Bionic Mushroom That Generates Electricity

November 7, 2018

It sounds like something straight out of Alice in Wonderland, but researchers generated mushrooms patterned with energy-...

Wood Sponge Soaks Up Oil from Water

October 25, 2018

Sponges made from wood can selectively absorb oil, and then can be squeezed out and used again

New Material, Manufacturing Process Use Sun's Heat for Cheaper Renewable Electricity

October 19, 2018

Solar power accounts for less than two percent of US electricity, but could make up more

Feeding 10 Billion People by 2050 within Planetary Limits May Be Achievable

October 15, 2018

A new study combined detailed environmental accounts with a model of the global food system that tracks the production a...

Innovative Tool Allows Continental-Scale Water, Energy, and Land System Modeling

October 15, 2018

Hydroeconomic models are increasingly becoming an important tool for water resources planning in river basins

Larger Cities Have Smaller Water Footprint Than Less Populated Counterparts

October 8, 2018

Global sustainability is important now more than ever due to increasing urban populations and the resulting stress it can hav...

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Plan for Success: Choosing and Integrating a LIMS

Wednesday March 20, 2019

Bridging the Gap Between Operational Efficiency and Occupant Experience for the Intelligent Lab Infrastructures of Tomorrow

Thursday March 21, 2019

Tools for the Cannabis Testing Lab

Thursday April 11, 2019

Tools for Genomic Testing and Analysis

Thursday May 23, 2019

Tools to Accelerate Cancer Research

Thursday June 13, 2019

Technology for Cell and Tissue Culture

Thursday March 7, 2019

A Case Study: Two Newly Discovered Jackson Pollock Paintings

Tuesday March 5, 2019

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Thursday February 21, 2019

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Thursday February 7, 2019

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Wednesday January 30, 2019

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