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Food and Water
Natural Wood for Clean Water
Water is a resource that humans cannot live without. It is considered one of the major global challenges faced by our world. Current desalination techniques have limitations, including salt accumulation, and extracting water from ground sources has been less studied....
The Future of Pest Management
Herbicide discovery, aflatoxin reduction and molecular cytogenetics in pesticide resistance.
Successfully Detecting Cows’ Milk Allergen
Advances in detecting a certain milk protein could help distinguish between the commonly confused dairy allergy and lactose intolerance.
Raising the Profile of Lower-Alcohol Wines
The unsatisfactory flavours associated with lower alcohol wines have led to their general dislike; however, an improved blending practice could lead to increased favourability of these wines.
No Crying Over Spilled Milk: New Plasma Treatment To Keep Milk Fresh
Australian researchers have developed a promising new plasma treatment method to decontaminate and increase the shelf life of milk.
Sensing Mercury via Simple Organic Field-Effect-Transistors
Dr. Marta Mas-Torrent and her team are developing high-performance electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors (EGOFETs), electronic devices capable of working in an aqueous environment.
Water Technology, Knowledge and Power. How to Address Them All?
A review by Aubriot and co-workers aims to understand how scientific literature has addressed, whether explicitly or implicitly, the relationship between water knowledge, technology and power.
Citizen Science for Hydrological Risk Reduction and Resilience Building
Citizen science projects work best when there is community buy-in, when their purposes are clearly defined at the outset, and when the motivations and skill-sets of all participants and stakeholders are well understood.
Environmental Humanities and Climate Change: Equity and Justice beyond Humans
A review by Libby Robin considers historically how the environment and the humanities became conceptualized together
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