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A low-cost, recyclable powder can kill thousands of waterborne bacteria per second when exposed to sunlight. Stanford and SLAC scientists say the ultrafast disinfectant could be a revolutionary advance for 2 billion people worldwide without access to safe drinking water.
Research conducted at the College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, by Professor Yu Liu’s group has shown an image feature-matching algorithm for horticultural images that is superior to earlier methods.