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Claire Benjamin
Jul 8, 20182 min read
Revamped ag robot unveiled at ARPA-E Innovation Summit
Robots developed to increase bioenergy crop yields will be showcased at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Denver.
Claire Benjamin
Jul 2, 20182 min read
Illinois’ crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
The TERRA-MEPP robot was recognized by the best systems paper award at Robotics: Science and Systems.
Claire Benjamin
Mar 18, 20183 min read
Ag robot speeds data collection, analyses of crops as they grow
A new lightweight, low-cost agricultural robot could transform data collection and field scouting.
Claire Benjamin
Apr 4, 20173 min read
Scientists engineer sugarcane to produce biodiesel, more sugar for ethanol
A multi-institutional team led by the University of Illinois have proven sugarcane can be genetically engineered to produce oil in its...
Claire Benjamin
Jan 11, 20173 min read
Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits
Today many biofuel refineries operate for only seven months each year, turning freshly harvested crops into ethanol and biodiesel. When...
Claire Benjamin
May 10, 20162 min read
Grant helps project realize “ultra-productive” biofuel crops, attract investors
Imagine—instead of acres of oil wells on barren land—endless fields of towering green sugarcane, with each stalk producing renewable and...
Claire Benjamin
Jan 6, 20162 min read
Open-source plant database confirms top US bioenergy crop
Scientists have confirmed that Miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass...
Claire Benjamin
Sep 15, 20153 min read
It’s time to stop thinking in terms of food versus fuel
Whether you have taken a side or a backseat in the discussion, the “food versus fuel” debate affects us all. Some say growing more...
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