The upshot is that researchers can see straight through to a colored hydrogel glob amidst the faux soil. The scientists used the setup to demonstrate that the amount of water stored by hydrogels is ...

Researchers use programmed bacteria as gas sensors that help them 'see' into soil to ... be able to test agricultural soil samples to help fine-tune crop growth through more efficient watering ...

The technique is refined through ... soil for hazardous compounds without needing to send samples to specialized labs and wait days for results. More information: Yilong Ju et al, In silico ...

The 12 parameters tested by the machine include pH value (acidity or alkalinity); electrical conductivity ( a measure to test the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical current. In soil ...

A team of researchers has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil -- even ones that ... of compounds' light signatures and machine learning (ML) algorithms to detect ...