Old-school areas of plant biology are getting tech upgrades that herald more detailed, faster data collection. January 25, 2017 |by Heidi Ledford, Nature – International Weekly Journal of Science At Washington State University in Pullman, biological engineer Sindhuja Sankaran’s lab is preparing to deploy drones carrying lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. The system will scan […]
Wednesday, November 9th, the inaugural SciTech Northwest event was held in Seattle. This was the region’s first science and technology expo highlighting the latest innovations and collaborations in cyber/data analytics, clean energy, and biotechnology from three premier Washington research institutions. Twenty one groups and five speakers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington, and Washington State University showcased their cutting-edge technologies. The featured speaker […]
Good Fruit Grower | Nov 25, 2015 WSU researcher is using thermal infrared cameras and other sensor technologies to study fruit traits. Researchers have made strides in the study of fruit genomics in recent years, but less ground has been gained in the field of phenomics, the measurement of plant and fruit traits. Genotyping and […]
Feb 2015 | WSU News, by Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Wheat breeders at Washington State University are sizing up experimental crops from a new perspective: cameras that see far better than the human eye. Scientists deploy tractor- and cart-mounted multi-spectral cameras to see how new wheat […]
Washington State Magazine | by Nichoas Deshais A slight breeze comes from the north, but it’s not enough to stir the sun-faded windsock above the tarmac near Mann Lake in Lewiston, Idaho. The sudden and unexpected gusts of wind, however, do. It’s a brisk 48 degrees, but of more concern is the smeared cloud taking up […]