GMOs could reboot chestnut trees

Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres of rolling green hills stretch off into the distance. About a dozen people—tree enthusiasts, conservationists, research biologists, biotech entrepreneurs, and a venture capitalist in long socks and a floppy hat—have driven to this rural spot in New York state on a perfect late-July day.  We are here to see

Green Revolution redux

In the 1960s, Norman Borlaug, an American biologist, helped spark a period of transformative agricultural innovation known as the Green Revolution by selectively breeding a grain-packed, dwarf variety of wheat. (He would win a Nobel Peace Prize for this work.) In Asia, the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) had similar success with rice. By

Installation begins on 3 pedestrian signals on LaSalle’s Front Road

Published Oct 22, 2024  •  1 minute read Construction on three new pedestrian signals on LaSalle’s Front Road begins the week of October 21, 2024. Construction barrels will be used to funnel traffic temporarily into one lane during construction. Photo by Julie Kotsis /Windsor StarConstruction cones on Front Road in LaSalle will be used to

HarmonyOS NEXT becomes the world’s third major mobile OS, joining Android and iOS

HarmonyOS NEXT (HarmonyOS 5.0) is the largest upgrade to the HarmonyOS system since its debut in 2019. Credit: Huawei Huawei last night introduced HarmonyOS NEXT, its self-developed mobile operating system and the first originating in China, along with new products including the nova 13 series smartphones, WATCH Ultimate Green Edition, and MatePad Pro 12.2-inch Golden

Will a forest in Borneo be gutted for ‘green’ energy?

TranscriptNotice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. 1 00:00:02,335 –> 00:00:04,379 What does this forest in the middle of Borneo 2 00:00:04,379 –> 00:00:07,340 have to do with Indonesia’s energy future? 3 00:00:07,340 –> 00:00:11,052 The answer may lie in the controversial rise of biomass energy

“A modern-day rock and metal classic that delivers the most powerful tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker”: Universal Audio packs classic Mesa/Boogie Rectifier sounds into stompbox form with its Knuckles ’92 Dual Rec Amplifier pedal

Audio production tools leader Universal Audio is adding another pedal to its growing UAFX guitar pedal lineup: the Knuckles ’92 Dual Rec Amplifier emulator, a new stompbox that promises to deliver “the authentic raw sound of punk, alt rock, and metal, along with legendary boosts and award-winning mic/speaker modeling.” Built on Universal Audio’s “powerful dual-engine