The best way to measure fire risk might be underground
When fire risk is high, Arizonans know the major warning signs: hot temperatures, low humidity and lots of wind.
Environment
Jul 21, 2026
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Research news on real-time monitoring and reporting
Real-time monitoring and reporting methods comprise computational and instrumental techniques that acquire, process, and transmit data with minimal latency to enable continuous or near-continuous observation of systems or processes. These methods integrate sensor networks, data acquisition hardware, time-synchronized measurement protocols, and streaming analytics to detect state changes, anomalies, or threshold exceedances as they occur. Architectures often include event-driven pipelines, in-memory processing, and automated alerting or dashboard visualization. In research and industrial settings, real-time monitoring and reporting support closed-loop control, adaptive experimentation, and rapid decision-making, with performance characterized by temporal resolution, end-to-end latency, reliability, and robustness to data loss or noise.
Machine learning calibration of biosensors for microcystin toxin monitoring in freshwater
Portable screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) biosensors offer a rapid, low-cost way to detect microcystin-lysine-arginine (MC-LR), an extremely potent toxin produced by cyanobacteria during harmful algal blooms in freshwater. ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2026
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Wearables to track plant health: Farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions
A smartwatch can tell us the level of oxygen in our blood, when our sleep is restless or the number of steps we take in a day. Now imagine that kind of tracking ability for plants. By the time farmers see curling leaves or ...
Biotechnology
Jul 9, 2026
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A new approach to measuring sheep liveweight
Sheep farmers could soon be able to estimate their flock's live weight and fleece weight in real time, without the need for labor-intensive handling. The new system, being developed by CSIRO, Australia's national science ...
Agriculture
Jul 6, 2026
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AI analysis of data from multiple sensors can improve earthquake detection
One seismometer is often not enough to reliably detect earthquakes or human activity such as underground nuclear tests. Rather, researchers combine readings from seismometers distributed across a small geographic area to ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 2, 2026
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From fields to space farming, new tool detects crop drought stress before it's visible
When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or in the high-stakes environment of future space missions. In a recent study published in Plant Phenomics, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2026
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Australia boosts shark-spotting drone coverage at Sydney beaches
Australia will expand shark-spotting drone coverage year-round at beaches across Sydney and beyond from July 1, authorities said Sunday, following a rise in attacks and sightings.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2026
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New tool helps protect communities from flooding during rain-on-snow events and optimize reservoir management
While Reno families were celebrating the 1997 New Year, the Truckee River was surging into the city's downtown streets. A rainstorm was falling on the Sierra Nevada's deep snowpack, melting it rapidly and creating a hazardous ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2026
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Degradable sensors reveal hidden soil secrets after microbes nibble on them
New degradable sensors could reveal insights into the secret—yet essential—microscopic life in soil. The sensors, which are being developed by soil scientists at Lancaster University and researchers at the University of Colorado ...
Biotechnology
Jun 10, 2026
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Real-time data assimilation system outperforms flood early warning system
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS), have developed a real-time data assimilation system that substantially improves streamflow and flood forecasting accuracy across Japan. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2026
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