Net-zero vertical farm aims to solve a growing berry problem

Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.Continue… Continue reading Net-zero vertical farm aims to solve a growing berry problem

Healthy oral, gut and urinary bug network can smash kidney stones

The human body’s microbe makeup is increasingly linked to the onset of many diseases, with a lot of the focus on the gut. A new study, however, has found that changes in the bug populations in not just the gut but in salivary and urinary microbiomes ar… Continue reading Healthy oral, gut and urinary bug network can smash kidney stones

All-in-one gadget sees the invisible to accurately spot problem wounds

When Captain Kirk stepped out with a tricorder in hand in the very first episode of Star Trek in 1966, the data-sensing, -scanning and -analyzing gadget seemed to be a rather useful but very far-in-the-future piece of technology.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading All-in-one gadget sees the invisible to accurately spot problem wounds

Mysterious meteorite may unravel our understanding of the solar system

Meteorites burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on a regular basis, but a space rock that landed in Canada last year threatens to shake up our entire understanding of the solar system. Scientists traced its origins back to a distant cloud of comets that wasn’… Continue reading Mysterious meteorite may unravel our understanding of the solar system

Canadian Librarians Must Be Ready to Fight the Feds on Running a Tor Node

“I would like to see them try.” Continue reading Canadian Librarians Must Be Ready to Fight the Feds on Running a Tor Node