WED22: Commercialising soil carbon
Soils have been recognised as living systems that require certain biologically active conditions before soil carbon can be built.
Tag: farming
Engineers are cooking up ways to grow fresh food in space
Supporting the nutrient requirements of crew members is critical for deep space missions. Engineers are working on growing fresh food ...
This engineer wants Australians to stop flushing opportunity down the toilet
New technology that can convert human urine into fertiliser onsite could enable an expansion of urban farming and eventually provide ...
Jason Chan is shaking up the world of agricultural machinery
Jason Chan’s inventive thinking and technical creativity are shaking up the world of agricultural machinery.
This new tool could identify ‘smoke taint’ in wine early in the process
A South Australian researcher is combining materials science, engineering and applied photonics to help winemakers detect smoke taint in grapes ...
Watch: Inside a shipping container vertical farm
New farming models are cropping up around the world, including in Sydney, where Sprout Stack is transforming old shipping containers ...
Removing weeds without herbicides could prove a boon for farmers
Western Australian agricultural engineers have added a novel piece of technology to the farming industry’s arsenal against increasingly resilient weeds.
