Montreal, Thursday, October 6, 2022 - Sensors, drones, satellite images: agriculture is becoming a data science. Does intelligent agriculture ensure better yields in the field, and is it a guarantee of more sustainable practices? A captivating article by journalist Marine Corniou, on the cover of the October-November issue of Québec Science, available everywhere today.
Also in this issue:
Innovations that bring waste back to life!
Quebec innovations give a glorious second life to common garbage. Dumpsters are full of untapped, sometimes even unsuspected treasures. Despite this, waste is increasing and landfill sites are overflowing. Industrial ecology - the practice of making products from another company's waste - is a way forward. In the face of the ecological crisis, this trend makes perfect sense. Québec Science presents five inspiring initiatives to make new out of old!
Big and beautiful
Visible to the naked eye, surprisingly complex, Thiomargarita magnifica is the largest known bacterium. Its recent discovery shakes the dogmas of microbiology. Text by journalist Raphaëlle Derome.
Reinventing the airplane in flight
Will it ever be possible to fly without contributing to accelerated global warming? The solutions being explored will be hard to land in the next few years. An article by Etienne Plamondon Émond.
The latest issue of Québec Science is available on newsstands now or via the digital app.
