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AI workflow could help biofuel crops grow on infertile soil

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 8th September 2025

Biologists and computational scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory recently refined two artificial intelligence (AI) programs originally built by Meta, the company that owns Facebook, to predict protein Read More

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Managing soil fertilization levels can make for more efficient and

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 21st August 2025

Modern crops are often excessively fertilized, which boosts yields in the short term but also harms the environment due to nutrient runoffs and greenhouse gas emissions. Summary Over-fertilization of modern crops, while increasing immediate yields, Read More

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Agricultural sensor detects crops by their vibrations, offering an alternative

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 14th August 2025

Farmers might be able to get help tending and harvesting crops using a new sensing technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI). Researchers have invented a tool called SonicBoom that can find crops Read More