Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants. […]
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Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants. […]
For the past decade, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab has strengthened MIT faculty efforts in water and food research and innovation. […]
Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest. […]
Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought. […]
Membranes based on natural silk and cellulose can remove many contaminants, including “forever chemicals” and heavy metals. […]
The effort to accelerate climate work at the Institute adds to its leadership team. […]
Professor Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies with uses “from lab to fork,” including helping crops grow and preserving perishable foods. […]
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the following faculty members have been granted tenure by MIT: Benedetto Marelli was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure effective July 1. […]
Developed at SMART, the device can deliver controlled amounts of agrochemicals to specific plant tissues for research and could one day be used to improve crop quality and disease management. […]
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help. […]
Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics. Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are […]
Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli has been awarded the 2022 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for innovation by the editors of Science and the BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII), a non-for profit known for incubating and advancing world-class […]
A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water. As the world continues to warm, many arid regions that already have marginal conditions for agriculture […]