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Biotech, nanotech and synthetic biology roles in future food supply explored (PhysOrg)
Some say the world’s population will swell to 9 billion people by 2030 and that will present significant challenges for agriculture to provide enough food to meet demand, says University of Idaho animal scientist Rod Hill. (read on…) Related items At Singularity University, blowing minds and taking meetings (CNET) Lords criticise nanotech secrecy in food industry (ZDNet UK) Industry... »
Thailand nanotech plan moves ahead (SciDev.net)
Thailand is expanding its nanotechnology strategy into the energy and agriculture sectors after reporting success in the first phase of its national nanotechnology policy. (read here…) Related items Solar energy installer moves into Malta’s STEP (The Saratogian) Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and cloth (Science Daily) Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and cloth (EurekAlert!) Composite nanomaterials show... »
Carbon Nanotubes’ Threat Turned into an Opportunity for Agriculture (IEEE Spectrum)
Earlier this year I noted that to heighten nanotechnology’s threat in the food industry observers often would broaden it to being used in agriculture without much in the way of identifying any real applications for nanotech in farming. (read here…) Related items UK food firms ’secretive’ on nanotechnology (BBC News) Chronic pain: Australia’s ’shameful’ situation (ABC via Yahoo!7... »
Advance In ‘Nano-Agriculture:’ Tiny Stuff Has Huge Effect On Plant Growth (Science Daily)
With potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists are reporting that carbon nanotubes could have beneficial effects in agriculture. Their study found that tomato seeds exposed to CNTs germinated faster and grew into larger, heavier seedlings than other seeds. That growth-enhancing effect could be a boon for biomass... »
Advance in ‘nano-agriculture’: Tiny stuff has huge effect on plant growth (PhysOrg)
With potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists in Arkansas are reporting that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have beneficial effects in agriculture. (read here…) Related items Advance In ‘Nano-Agriculture:’ Tiny Stuff Has Huge Effect On Plant Growth (Science Daily) Advance in ‘nano-agriculture’: Tiny stuff has huge effect on plant growth (EurekAlert!) Defects in... »
