Batteries, biomanufacturing, sensors and machine learning on the factory floor and in the field.
4 stories in this edition
Modular fermentation reactors convert domestic corn sugar into biodegradable packaging resins, and two young companies say they can do it at industrial scale.
Kareem Thorne • • 4 min read
AI & MfgMachine-learning models that forecast field-by-field nitrogen needs are helping growers apply less fertilizer at the right moment, according to early results from a watershed pilot.
AI & MfgA fourth battery plant in the Tennessee Valley has started assembling solid-state prototype cells on a pilot line, a step its operator calls the bridge between lab samples and production.
AI & MfgIn-ground sensors that stream salinity and moisture data every few minutes are helping growers time irrigation before salts build up, in a pilot across Central Valley fields.
