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The ongoing proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is supported by the engineering team at Solid State Supplies, as they are able to assist system developers in the quick and simple implementation of wireless connectivity with minimal expense, through use of the latest System-On-Module (SOM) solution from Digi.

Drones have the potential to become a multi-billion dollar business, whether they are used commercially for industrial inspections, aerial photography, border patrol, emergency deliveries and crop surveys or recreationally by millions.However, a number of safety concerns are rising as more and more drones enter the skies.

Adding a ‘puck and magnet’ design option to its Euro-X programmable angle sensor range is Variohm EuroSensor. A fully non-contacting two-part design, the new Euro-XPK consists of: a high accuracy Hall Effect sensor element encapsulated in a high-grade sealed plastic housing and a separate magnet, available in three size options.

German biogas specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER now offers a proven solution for the processing ofslurry and digestate for livestock owners and biogas plant operators. The fully automated processingsystem „Kumac“ reduces the liquid manure and digestate volume by 50%. In a four-stageprocedure, clear water, liquid fertiliser concentrate and valuable solid matter are extracted fromthe source material.

Ports, docks and harbours are being pressured into handling ever-increasing volumes of cargo by the increasing globalisation of the world economy, so mobile harbour equipment has to work efficiently and reliably at all times.Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology explains how monitoring the work rate of cranes, loaders and unloaders means their performance can be optimised and downtime for maintenance can be scheduled for minimum disruption to operatio...

A new control system being used to synchronise heat systems that include biomass boilers have effective site-wide energy management as a key function.Supplying some of Scotland’s leading distilleries, a grain drying and storage facility has installed a new Movicon SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system from Products4Automation (P4A) to consolidate series of plant upgrades and expansions.

Summer 2016 saw WELTEC BIOPOWER go live in in Varazdin, northern Croatia. The 250kW plant of the pig farmer Dalibor Vrček perfectly suits the farm's cycle of food production, liquid manure utilisation and energy production in the form of power, heat and fertiliser.The slurry from a newly erected pigsty with 130 sows and 2800 porkers forms the basis for the energy production.

Scientists operating research aircraft over West Africa have detected organic materials in the atmosphere over a number of urban areas, contributing to concerns of the rise in pollution across the region.The EU-funded Dynamics Aerosols Clouds and Climate in West Africa (DACCIWA) project has, for the first time, investigated the impacts of natural and manmade emissions on the West African atmosphere.

When farmers spray their fields with pesticides or other treatments, only 2% of the spray sticks to the plants. A significant portion of it typically bounces right off the plants, lands on the ground, and becomes part of the runoff that flows to streams and rivers — often causing serious pollution. But a team of MIT researchers aims to fix that.

Soil conditioners called superabsorbent polymers have the potential to reduce irrigation needs for agricultural crops by storing water and nutrients and then releasing them in drought conditions, according to a recent paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS).Drought is the largest abiotic stress that can reduce crop yields, and its frequency and severity are expected to increase in the face of climate chang...