Oceanic Carbon Cycle
The oceanic carbon cycle is an important component of the global carbon cycle, influencing Earth’s temperature and carbon balance. It is also known as the…
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Peak Phosphorus
Peak phosphorus is a term used to indicate the point in time when mankind has reached its maximum global production rate of phosphorus as an…
Sanitary Engineering
Sanitary engineering is a subfield of civil engineering that deals with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of systems and facilities that protect public health…
Information Ecology – an ecological concept
Information ecology is the use of ecological concepts to model an information society. It is the study of how information flows and changes within a…
Using Idle Trucks to Generate Clean Energy for the Grid
Researchers are using idle electric vehicles as mobile generators to assist power overworked and aging electrical systems. After assessing energy consumption on Alberta’s power system…
New Soft Robots Orbit like Moons, Spin like Tops, and Roll like Tires
Researchers have created a novel soft robot design that performs three simultaneous behaviors: rolling ahead, spinning like a record, and orbiting around a center point.…
Artificial Intelligence Facilitates Advancements in Wireless Communications
A new wave of communication technology is rapidly approaching, and UBC Okanagan researchers are looking into ways to configure next-generation mobile networks. Dr. Anas Chaaban…
Deep Neural Networks show potential as Models for Human Hearing
In the broadest investigation yet of deep neural networks trained to perform auditory tasks, researchers discovered that the majority of these models develop internal representations…
Soil Moisture Sensors
Soil moisture sensors are devices that measure the amount of water in the soil. These sensors detect the volumetric water content in soil. These sensors…
Nitrifying Bacteria
Nitrifying bacteria are chemolithotrophic organisms from the genera Nitrosomonas, Nitrosococcus, Nitrobacter, Nitrospina, Nitrospira, and Nitrococcus. These are microorganisms that play an important part in the…
Natural Farming – An Ecological Farming Strategy
Natural farming, often known as “the Fukuoka Method,” “the natural way of farming,” or “do-nothing farming,” is an ecological farming strategy developed by Masanobu Fukuoka…
Phosphorus Cycle – a biogeochemical cycle
The phosphorus cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that details how phosphorus moves through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. It lacks a gaseous phase, unlike several…
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