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The Newest Leap in Quantum Computing: The Majorana 1

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The Future of Practical Quantum Computing On February 19, Microsoft announced the creation of a new computer chip, the Majorana 1. But this is no ordinary computer chip: its a quantum computer chip! Traditional computers use a special mathematical language called binary to encode and process data. Thats right.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture? It is often implemented in software on a computer. As irrigation can double or even triple crop yields, technologies such as these laid the foundations for much of modern agriculture. Computer science is also important.”.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

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Using agrobiology to ensure sustainable food production

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Published: Dr Valeria Faggioli and Dr Mayra Osorio are working on separate projects under the sustainable food production branch of the CABANA programme, which aims to accelerate the implementation of data-driven biology to overcome a range of environmental challenges in Latin America. TALK LIKE AN AGROBIOLOGIST. THE NEXT STEPS.

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Keep calm and carrot on: how can we breed better carrots?

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At the US Department of Agriculture Vegetable Crop Research Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , USA, Dr Bill Rolling and Dr Jenyne Loarca are investigating what influences carrot germination and growth, helping plant breeders to cultivate more successful carrot varieties. Keep calm and carrot on: how can we breed better carrots?

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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© Gorodenkoff /Shutterstock.com Graduate students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences Parisa Nazemi Ashani (left) and Wei-Shu Lin (right) are working on a project to support the Chesapeake Bay. Traditionally, it has focused on areas like agriculture and biomedicine, but it has since become much broader.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. About agriculture Agriculture is the process of nurturing soil and microorganisms, planting and harvesting crops, and raising livestock.