Biochar is being trialled in poultry housing and manure as a method of reducing air and water pollution from farms in the UK.
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Researchers Find New Defense Against Hard-To-Treat Plant Diseases
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a new approach to countering citrus greening and potato zebra chip diseases, two economically devastating agricultural diseases in the U.S.
Startup Helps Farmers Grow Plant-Based Feed and Fertilizer Using Wastewater
Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management.
Study of Velvet Worm Slime Could Revolutionize Sustainable Material Design
McGill researchers want to harness a natural process that enables slime’s transformation from liquid to fibre and back again.
New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy ‘Forever Chemicals’
A team of researchers from Rice University, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading global institutions has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heterogeneous catalysis to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “forever chemicals” that have contaminated water supplies worldwide.
Cracking the Code: Deciphering How Concrete Can Heal Itself
Dr. Congrui Grace Jin and team have unlocked a novel way for concrete to mend its own cracks, potentially preventing structural failures and saving lives.