Solar cells Research update Solar cell greenhouse accelerates plant growth A greenhouse with a perovskite solar cell rooftop led to faster growth and larger leaves in radicchio seedlings Read article: Solar cell greenhouse accelerates plant growth
Catalysis and chemistry Research update Fallen leaves help remedy iron deficiencies in plants New spectroscopic measurements reveal the source of vital Fe2+ ions in soil Read article: Fallen leaves help remedy iron deficiencies in plants
Agriculture Video Scientists refuse to be cowed by the livestock methane problem Quantifying and solving the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from cattle Read article: Scientists refuse to be cowed by the livestock methane problem
Agriculture Feature Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows Physicists are developing ways to measure emissions from cattle, reports Michael Allen Read article: Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows
Gravity Podcasts How gravitational waves could reveal flaws in a black-hole theorem, satellites lead an agricultural revolution This week’s podcast features black-hole and satellite-imaging experts Read article: How gravitational waves could reveal flaws in a black-hole theorem, satellites lead an agricultural revolution
Agriculture Research update Tinted solar panels allow plants to grow efficiently on ‘agrivoltaic’ farms Basil and spinach grown under orange panels contain more protein, say researchers Read article: Tinted solar panels allow plants to grow efficiently on ‘agrivoltaic’ farms
Agriculture Research update Artificial lightning strikes encourage growth of shiitake mushrooms Researchers believe that pressure waves cause fungus to produce fruiting bodies Read article: Artificial lightning strikes encourage growth of shiitake mushrooms
Agriculture Research update EU’s forestation targets demand dietary rethink Sequestering carbon by expanding Europe’s forests is incompatible with the region’s current levels of meat production Read article: EU’s forestation targets demand dietary rethink
Agriculture Research update Does saving water mean cutting rice yields? New irrigation techniques could cut long-term soil fertility Read article: Does saving water mean cutting rice yields?
Agriculture Research update Does climate change mean Wales will hit truffle jackpot? Summer rain is key to good harvest, study finds Read article: Does climate change mean Wales will hit truffle jackpot?