File photo of 551 hectares of farmland in Bula, Camarines Sur, which now has a continuous supply of water, thanks to the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) solar-powered irrigation project, ...

A new study shows that machine-learning models can accurately predict daily crop transpiration using direct plant ...

Picture a farm or garden, and you're likely to imagine crops planted in rows. Run water between the rows and you have furrow irrigation, one of humanity's oldest methods used to grow food. It's still ...

Who’s interested in a brand new, from-scratch boundary representation (BREP) kernel? How about one that has no topological naming problem, a web-native parametric CAD front end to play with, ...

Any electronic system that uses a computer chip but is not a general-purpose desktop or laptop computer, tablet or smartphone. Embedded systems use microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors (MPUs) or ...

Major telecommunications carriers are phasing out “POTS” — the copper-wire, analog “plain old telephone system” many businesses still use. And with CDC data showing that only about 23 percent of U.S.

It’s equal parts eerie and amazing to experience Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving feature as it takes over your car’s steering, braking, and acceleration while you travel down the highway. The ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Agriculture is heavily reliant on water resources, which are increasingly threatened by global challenges such as population growth and climate change.

The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator.  The devil here is, of course, in all ...

Researchers developed a fuzzy logic system that integrates sensors to improve irrigation and microclimate control, enhancing ...

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