The study of loess soil mechanics is essential to understand its structural behaviour and the challenges it poses for engineering applications. Loess, a wind-blown, fine-grained sediment, exhibits a ...

Madhur Atreya working in the lab. New research from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering into biodegradable sensors may change the way farmers track, measure, and respond in real time ...

Irrigated agriculture is the planet's largest consumer of freshwater and ultimately produces more than 40% of food worldwide. Yet the exact amounts of water actually being used in irrigation remains ...

Soil is the place where most plants grow. They derive nutrients and water from the soil and it is in the soil that plants are anchored. Only a few plants grow on water. Most of the livestock whose ...

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Biochar has long been promoted as a climate-friendly soil amendment, but new research suggests that treating it as a one-size-fits-all solution may be ...