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UF-Designed Plant container Slashes Water Consumption

GAINESVILLE — A University of Florida-designed plant container that traps and recycles water could help commercial nurseries solve a vexing problem: how to give plants enough water without exceeding limits on water consumption.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Environment, Florida on Friday, October 23, 1998.

UF Biotech Breakthrough Drives World’s First BioMass-To-Ethanol Plant

GAINESVILLE—A breakthrough biotech “bug” developed by a University of Florida scientist will help produce 20 million gallons of ethanol fuel annually at the world’s first commercial biomass-to-ethanol plant.

Filed under Research, Environment on Monday, October 19, 1998.

Research To Broaden Knowledge About Cattle Ranching At Crucial Time

GAINESVILLE — How to make cattle ranching more environmentally friendly without driving ranchers out of business is the subject of a major University of Florida study getting under way this month.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Environment, Florida on Thursday, October 8, 1998.

UF Engineers’ Lab-Altered Silicon Could Speed Computers Dramatically

GAINESVILLE — When scientists and engineers began using silicon to make semiconductor devices more than 40 years ago, it was the first step in what would turn out to be one of the most powerful inventions of the 20th century: the computer chip.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Environment, Florida on Friday, October 2, 1998.