TS-066793 — The Need In agriculture, the accurate measurement of gasses such as nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) is crucial for optimizing fertilizer use, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing air pollution. Current monitoring technologies are often expensive, complex, and not suitable…

TS-065858 — The Need: In the modern agricultural landscape, tomato crops face significant threats from bacterial spot, Verticillium, and Fusarium, leading to substantial yield losses and economic strain for growers. Addressing these challenges is crucial to ensure a sustainable and profitable tomato industry. …

TS-065851 — There is a growing demand for winter barley varieties with enhanced traits such as winter-hardiness, lodging-resistance, and early maturity, particularly those suitable for malting purposes. Meeting this demand is essential for ensuring stable barley production and meeting the needs of the malting…

TS-065849 — The Need With the ever-evolving demands of the malting barley market, there's an urgent need for a variety that not only withstands winter conditions but also boasts superior qualities in terms of yield, lodging resistance, and maturity. Meeting the growing demand for malting barley while ensur…

TS-065450 — The Need: In the face of mounting health concerns related to excessive sodium intake, there is a pressing need within the food and beverage industry to develop products that maintain flavor profiles while reducing sodium content. With dietary risks being a significant contributor to global mortalit…

TS-065394 — The Need: Salmonella Dublin (S. Dublin) is of concern in the cattlepopulation. The current detection methods, particularly culture-based techniques are time-consuming and lack sensitivity in environmental samples. As a result, treatment effective surveillance and epidemiological understanding is hin…

TS-064267 — In the field of post-transcriptional gene regulation, understanding the functions of RNA-binding proteins is crucial for controlling cellular processes and development in organisms. However, the lack of reliable tools for studying these proteins in vivo, particularly in plant cells, has hindered p…

TS-064186 — The Need: In the culinary realm of fermented foods, there is a critical need to address the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in fermented foods. Representing a substantial risk to public health by fostering antibiotic resistance in consumers, awareness and concern around antibiotic-resist…

TS-064178 — The Need In the ever-evolving landscape of plant-based protein alternatives, the demand for gluten-free, clean label options that authentically mimic the textural properties of traditional meat and cheese products is at an all-time high. Despite advancements, textural mimicry of meats and cheeses c…

TS-062238 — The Need: Crop harvesting machinery is crop-specific and focused on maximizing either grain or stalk collection, necessitating multiple passes with different, specialized machinery, to harvest and manage crop residue. Multiple passes with different machinery is costly, often prohibiting the diversi…

TS-062236 — The Need: Spring frost damage poses a significant threat, resulting in crop losses, delayed fruit ripening, and economic hardships. With climate change and costs associated with conventional protection methods, there is a pressing need for an innovative solution that can effectively prevent and redu…

TS-059106 — The Need: Natural rubber sourced from the Para rubber tree faces a plethora of challenges including price instability, geopolitical trade complexities, deforestation restrictions, and disease vulnerabilities. A convenient solution lies in the rubber root dandelion which produces natural rubber comp…

TS-052242 — Mastitis is the both the most common and most expensive disease in the dairy industry. When it occurs in dairy cows, mastitis leads to deterioration in milk production and quality that causes a decrease in profitability. Therefore, early detection of bacterial infection in the udders is imperative…

TS-039273 — A foam collector to be used with bioreactors that would target and remove secondary metabolites produced and held within foam that is a product of the chemical reactions conducted.

TS-037818 — A novel advancement to mitigate antibiotic resistance in the ecosystem.

TS-036526 — A remote sensing imaging system that combines a suspended camera with sampling probes, combined with unique image processing features.

TS-014939 — The Need: Transforming Waste into Energy with Enhanced Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness In the world of renewable energy and waste management, the demand for sustainable solutions that effectively convert organic materials into valuable energy sources is increasing. Conventional anaerobic digestio…

TS-014845 — Discovery of the DNA sequence of the sun locus responsible for determining fruit shape, enabling breeders to rapidly introgress the locus via classical crosses in processing, fresh market, and specialty tomato varieties

TS-014832 — A novel, cost effective ammonia scrubber for use in commercial poultry facilities.