The next wave of innovations in crop science may come not from cross-breeding plants or reprogramming their genes but by tweaking the microbes that live in, on and around them.
Yes, plants have microbiomes, too, and those billions of tiny hitchhikers can help them grow and fight off invading pathogens. Researchers are trying to understand these microbial communities and adjust them to help plants become more resistant to drought, heat and infection. As crop diseases spread due to globalization and climate change, disease-resistant plants with fortified microbiomes may become vital to ensuring a steady food supply for a growing human population.
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The invention called InnoMake belongs to the Austrian startup Tec-Innovation and makes a great assistant for visually impaired people.
The InnoMake shoe is an intelligent medical device that comes equipped with ultrasonic sensors placed on the toe of the footwear. The sensors can detect obstacles up to four meters (13 feet) away and warn their wearer through sound alerts and vibration, as explained on the TU Graz website.
But the more interesting thing about the InnoMake shoe is that it’s going to receive an impressive upgrade. Tec-Innovation partnered with the Graz University of Technology to make the shoe even smarter and more helpful.
Brussels could potentially press ahead with talks with Albania over membership of the EU even as negotiations with North Macedonia stall, Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has said.
North Macedonia and Albania s bids for EU membership had previously been coupled together, with both nations preparing for negotiations to begin on parallel tracks.
The European Council agreed to open the latest round of accession talks with both countries in June 2020, in a move that was welcomed by all parties.
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Company Develops AI-Controlled Shoes That Help the Blind Avoid Obstacles
Austrian company Tec-Innovation recently unveiled smart shoes that use ultrasonic sensors to help people suffering from blindness of vision impairment to detect obstacles up to four meters away.
Known as InnoMake, the smart shoe aims to become a modern alternative to the decades-old walking stick that millions of people around the world depend on to get around as safely as possible. The currently available model relies on sensors to detect obstacles and warns the wearer via vibration and an audible alert sounded on a Bluetooth-linked smartphone. That sounds impressive enough, but the company is already working on a much more advanced version that incorporates cameras and artificial intelligence to not only detect obstacles but also their nature.
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