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KUALA LUMPUR: Gone are the days when farmers were drenched in sweat under the hot sun. Now, drones and robotics are going to help create high tech farms and a new generation of farmers in line with the fourth industrial revolution. With technology making its way into farms to reduce …

Dec 23, 2019 (AB Digital via COMTEX) — Fairfax, Virginia – December 23, 2019 – Paw Pals, a Northern Virginia dog walking company, recently released a blog listing pet technology gifts to give for Christmas. These gifts can make caring for pets a little bit easier and provide new entertainment …

radiorio / Shutterstock Spectroscopy – the study of interactions between matter and electromagnetic radiation – has a long history in the physical sciences, beginning with Isaac Newton’s experiments in optics in 1666. Since then, spectroscopy has become the principal tool used by scientists to further the fields of physics, chemistry, …

LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – In an effort to expose as many students as possible to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) the St. Vrain Valley Schools district introduced the “Future-Ready Innovation Lab.” The bus, filled with the latest technologies, takes STEM resources from school to school, throughout …

Israel is working on new technology to fend off the growing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in the wake of a reported drone launch from the Gaza Strip, Trend reports citing Sputnik. “This [UAV] is a new, developing and significant threat. We …

Advances in detecting fugitive emissions are helping operating companies improve compliance, worker safety and operational performance. Indeed, vendors such as RFS Compliance Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions, SeekOps and Flylogix can point to specific successes. Figure 1. One person now can do work that had required two to monitor fugitive emissions. …

The Old Port, Marseille’s popular waterfront, hides a dirty secret. Electric scooters, tires and plastic bottles litter the seafloor. Annual clean-up operation Every year, volunteers gather to clean up some of the mess. Hundreds of scuba divers collect the rubbish, which is then sorted and recycled, or otherwise safely disposed …

Jim Zimmerman invited me aboard his Massey-Ferguson combine as he prepared to harvest a soybean plot. This on-farm trial compared various soybean populations. He planted and harvested the replicated trial with the help of Larry Temple. Just retired as the Extension ag educator in Jay County, Ind., Temple returned to …

More Headlines MADISON, Wis. – Madison police are using drone technology to monitor from above during this year’s Shake the Lake event.  According to special events Lt. Dave McCaw, the drones allow officers off-site to see what’s happening from above in real time. He says this will help to find lost …

WHILE most of the presentations at last week’s Stirlings to Coast Farmers Group Smart Farm Technology workshop discussed cropping, one speaker did update the crowd on the latest developments in the sheep industry. Consultant Geoff Duddy has had more than 20 years involvement in the sheep sector, initially working for …