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FarmSimple
FarmSimple was designed by farmers for farmers to help manage people and machinery under pressure. Developed by a small team of br
12 July 2020 by Lou Conway

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Pink-greenhouses grow plants and power
Greenhouses need high inputs of heating and energy. It's not possible to combine a traditional solar array on the roof of a glas
10 July 2020 by Lou Conway

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The food future: consumers detect and decide
Just imagine being able to scan fruit & vegetables and find out why you should pay more for organic produce. Zondii gives con
7 July 2020 by Lou Conway

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Vicky the virtual chicken
‘Vicky’ the virtual chicken allows users to experience all parts of the chicken from inside out, even down to the different c
6 July 2020 by Lou Conway

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You can now hear the sweet musical stylings of plant proteins
 You can now hear the sweet musical stylings of plant proteins. A biophysics Scientist Josiah Zayner has developed
5 July 2020 by Prof.(Dr.) Sa...

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Growing coloured cotton
CSIRO scientists have cracked cotton's molecular colour code, adding genes to make the plants produce a colour.While cotton is renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, it still needs to be dyed, and the use of sometimes harmful chemical dyes is considered a blot on the industry's environmental copybook.A move away from synthetic materials in favour of cotton would be an important step in protecting the environment. Synthetic microfibres end up staying in the environment and can do more damage than regular plastic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/csiro-scientists-grow-coloured-cotton/12395250
3 July 2020 by IdeaSpies