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Japanese Whisky Brewer Invents a Fake Soil for Rooftop Forests [Science]

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2008-02-26 10:36:09 by Adam Frucci in Gizmodo
...Soil is heavy and dense. The solution? Have a brewery invent a new fake soil, of course Yeah, since regular soil wasn't really working out that well, Suntory, maker of whiskies, beers and many other fine beverages, developed a new synthetic called Pafcal that's lighter and more solid. Less than half as much Pafcal than soil is needed to...
 
Tags: soil, fake soil, regular soil, treeless cities increasingly, cities, sustain plant growth, degrees fahrenheit, trees, fine beverages
 
 
 
 
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DIY - How to Re-use Excess Waste and Make Your Own Rich Soil!

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2008-09-02 02:59:29 by max in zedomax.com
...soil If you like gardening or if you are simply into making rich soil that will make your plants grow fast and healthy, you might want to check it out he video above comes to us via YouTube user Bongosmania, and gives detailed instructions on building an inexpensive compost tumbler which, according to the creator, can produce rich compost in...
 
Tags: diy, excess waste, re-use excess waste, rich soil, re-use, house diy, diy compost tumbler, compost tumbler, zedomax
 
 
 
 
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Wireless Soil Sensor Improve Farming Methods

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2008-10-12 21:48:26 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...soil sensors that aim to improve farming while minimizing environmental impacts. Prototypes are already available, and these can collect and send information about soil moisture, with plans to include soil temperature and nutrient content in the future. They will work underground, which means they're battery powered and need to be replaced...
 
Tags: sensors, wireless soil sensors, grid pattern, include soil temperature, grid, prototype roughly measures, environmental impacts, methods, researchers
 
 
 
 
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The Assistant Robot cleans almost all that you soil

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2008-10-29 09:55:00 by Thomas Ricker in Robotic-Lab.COM
...soil'; Sure, it looks like a friendly robot strapped to a mobile toilet, but this robo-maid developed by Tokyo University's Information and Robot Technology (IRT) center won't be assisting with the after birth of your Turducken food baby. Assistant Robot is domestic enough to do the laundry, sweep, and clean up the kitchen... but there are...
 
Tags: assistant robot cleans, assistant robot, robot, robot technology, soil, friendly robot, digg url, hot domestic, digg
 
 
 
 
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The low-tech soil cleanup: mushrooms, man

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2008-02-18 10:07:12 by HASH0x8ae4574 in DVICE
...soil surrounding in-ground storage tanks which break down very, very slowly, usually winding up in someone's water supply first. Petroleum-soaked earth can't support plant life, just lawsuits The Remediators , based in Olympia, WA, wants to use the magic of mushrooms to make those corners latte-friendly again. First the Remediator team adds...
 
Tags: soil, mushrooms, sellable real estate, real, environmental protection agency, in-ground storage tanks, valuable street corners, support plant life, organic petroleum contaminants
 
 
 
 
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Keep your plants happy with the Sun and Soil Probe

2008-10-21 08:27:10 by Editor in Gizmodiva.com
 
Attention all gardeners! If you are looking to keep your garden as healthy and green as possible, then here is the perfect device for you. The Sun and Soil Probe is a handy little device that takes scientific sun/soil
 
Tags: soil probe, perfect device, device, takes scientific sunsoil, sun, gardeners, attention, healthy, handy
 
 
 
 
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The Assistant Robot cleans almost all that you soil

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2008-10-29 04:55:00 by Thomas Ricker in Engadget
...soil The Assistant Robot cleans almost all that you soil originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
Tags: assistant robot cleans, assistant robot, robot, robot technology, soil, friendly robot, hot domestic, domestic, creators claim
 
 
 
 
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Flowers Grow In Moon Soil Simulation [Science]

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2008-04-18 14:00:00 by posted by Pantha in
...soil that is quite similar to the stuff we see on the moon While growing plants in what is essentially rock do not make for optimal green-nurturing conditions, scientists realized that by adding various bacteria to the anorthosite, the plants were able to draw essential nutrients they needed from the rock. Better still, these bacteria are a...
 
Tags: moon, moon visits, plants, draw essential nutrients, conditions, tough conditions, scientists, include algae, soil
 
 
 
 
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Flowers Grow In Moon Soil Simulation [Science]

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2008-04-18 10:00:00 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
...soil that is quite similar to the stuff we see on the moon While growing plants in what is essentially rock do not make for optimal green-nurturing conditions, scientists realized that by adding various bacteria to the anorthosite, the plants were able to draw essential nutrients they needed from the rock. Better still, these bacteria are a...
 
Tags: moon, moon visits, plants, draw essential nutrients, conditions, tough conditions, scientists, include algae, soil