Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, ...
Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases. (Nanowerk News) The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 ...
a) One of the experimental fields in Kunshan City, China; (b) and (c) comparing yield and grain weight of conventionally grown rice (CK), rice treated with 30% less fertilizer (RF), and rice treated ...
A polluted tailings pond at the Kennecott Utah mine has sunk 20 feet or more, raising concerns that it has seeped contamination into the neighboring Great Salt Lake. But the state regulator charged ...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a core mid-cap growth and value equity company in the life sciences segment of the health care ...
Illumina is suing Element Biosciences, with the sequencing giant accusing its smaller rival of infringing on five of its patents covering flow cell and imaging technologies used in automated genetic ...
After securing approvals in the U.K. and Europe early last year, Element Science has now claimed a green light from the FDA for its wearable defibrillator patch, offering a non-invasive option for ...
Selenium is the third element of the group of chalcogens and is especially used in electrotechnical applications. Since many manufacturing processes use thin films of the material, knowledge of the ...