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Ed Potter, the founder of Cambridge-based high-tech co-op Delta-T Devices, is celebrating receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to the co-operative movement. He was presented with the prize as part of the annual Co-op of the Year Awards after being nominated and then handpicked by a judging panel. Ed founded Delta-T Devices in 1971 and converted it to a co-op in 1981 so all ...
It was an opportune time to recognize everyone’s achievements and remind us on the importance of local farming. Our island farmers continue to face challenges, as evidenced by the heavy rains and floods earlier this year on Kauai and Oahu. Among those affected were farmers and growers who had entire crops of lettuces, taro, bees and more wiped out from the ...
The multi-parameter W.E.T. Sensor is in use by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, which translates into “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on the 15th of September 2016. This space station is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station. Two Chinese astronauts (Jing Haipeng and ...
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
After a box lunch, a bus will take participants to Doug and Jeni Blackburn’s Fresh Harvest Farm in Richwood. The Blackburns are currently constructing their third greenhouse and grow a variety of lettuce, kale and herbs in aquaponic systems. ...
It’s been a buzz word for some time now; the internet of things (IoT), which sees the adoption of technologies including sensor-controlled rooms for growing lettuces, cows connected to the internet to improve milk, and even bees receiving a boost from automated heaters. A report by Beecham Research, as detailed in The Guardian, examines how the use of IoT has real potential to cut costs ...
July 19, 2011 For Immediate Release CHICAGO, IL - The president of one of BiOWiSH Technologies' biggest distributors was featured on a Voice of Idaho radio broadcast. This was the second in a series of interviews CropKing President, Paul Brentlinger, did with the network. Brentlinger talked about what a biocatalyst is and answered some questions about how it works. "A biocatalyst is basically ...
BiOWiSH™, a breakthrough enzyme technology, has boosted hydroponic lettuce weights by up to 30% at harvest time, according to results of a recent trial. The new technology was adopted during multiple full growing cycles at the Glenorie Hydroponics lettuce farm in New South Wales, Australia. The results showed BiOWiSH™ treated ...