Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is expanding its product range for horticultural lighting with a new type of its Oslon SSL LED. In addition to the existing hyper red (660nm) and deep blue (450nm) versions, firm has ...
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Worldwide Grow Lights for Agriculture markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the food supply for the world starts to adopt automated process. Grow lights have become more sophisticated and less expensive to run as solar and ...
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The China National Energy Administration announced a new policy on September 4 aimed at bolstering the distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) market. “This new policy will loosen current regulations, which will give the market a needed ...
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Shihu is touted as being of therapeutic benefit, serving to strengthen the stomach and bones, replenish the kidneys, and prolong one's life span. Food as a health booster is a unique part of Chinese culture. Cantonese people often put ...
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Red and green traps attract more sweetpotato weevils than other colors, and a Montana State University researcher who made that discovery wants to know if Montana insects react the same way. Gadi V.P. Reddy, superintendent and ...
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By Kurt Knebusch More and more growers are using greenhouses and high tunnels, says the organizer of a workshop that will show how to boost the structures' crop quality, profitability and sustainability, especially by managing water ...
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Poland-based D.A. Glass will open a new location on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan by the end of December, according to a Nov. 14 Houghton Bureau report. D.A. Glass processes plate glass for greenhouses and solar panels that is ...
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The Bridgestone research farm started growing guayule for research use in spring of 2013. This year’s fall planting will provide the first biomass to the BioRubber Process Research Center for tire evaluation in mid-2015. ...
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A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture blog entry introduces Purdue University's research resulgs on LED grow lights. Banks of LED illuminate plants in greenhouses. Purdue University researchers discovered that LEDs can provide a more ...
Standard clear glass is actually far from clear. That's why Guardian created UltraWhite™. From the moment you see it, you'll know what true clarity really looks like. The virtual absence of color makes UltraWhite glass the natural ...
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This “pinkhouse” at Caliber Biotherapeutics in Texas, grows 2.2 million plants under the glow of blue and red LEDs. The practice of vertical farming could potentially undergo a transformation that will make urban food centres ...
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Tomatoes grown around LED lights in the winter can significantly reduce greenhouse energy costs without sacrificing yield, according to a Purdue University study. Cary Mitchell, a professor of horticulture, said the average tomato is ...
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UL is warning consumers, electrical installers and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) that the duplex receptacle identified below may pose a fire or shock hazard. It does not comply with UL’s safety requirements and is not ...
One of Sweden’s top technology start-ups of 2012, Heliospectra AB, announced today that it has officially launched the L4A Series 10 LED light system aimed at giving researchers an advanced tool for making new discoveries in the plant ...
Light sources Different types of bulbs may be used in grow light, including metal halide, fluorescent, incandescent, high-pressure sodium, and LED lights. Metal halide (MH) Metal halide bulbs emit a blue spectrum of light and are a ...
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