ENVS Professor among team of engineers at CU developing a biodegradable soil sensor
Researchers at CU Boulder in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Environmental Science along with other co-authors published in last month's volume of the journal Advanced Science. The an article discussedÌýtheir recent work on creating a biodegradable soil sensor. The lead author, was Dr. Madhur Atreya, a postdoc at CU, and was joined by Professors Greg Whiting (Mechanical Engineering) and Jason Neff (Environmental Studies), and other co-authors.
The sensor is able to track "soil health by tracking it's own decomposition in realÌýtime" and can huge implications for how farmers are able to track and manage their soil health which can aid in reducing fertilizer application and GHG emissions in agriculture.
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