Deforestation can cause an eightfold increase in flood events according to forest fires report
The chance of large-scale flooding in a specific catchment area can increase by as much as 700% if widespread deforestation has occurred. That is the finding of a new paper by academics who analysed decades of flooding data from regions in Australia that frequently suffer forest fires. The loss of forest canopy has long been […]
Your smartphone can detect when milk has gone off and save thousands of litres from being discarded
Researchers at UNSW Computer Science and Engineering have developed a smartphone sensor that can detect if milk is fresh or spoiled. Named VibMilk, the technology uses a smartphone’s vibration motor and inertial measurement unit (IMU) to assess milk freshness without needing to open the package. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that 20% […]