How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy

During dry periods, supplementing creek flow with water releases from these tanks could significantly improve habitat ...
University News & Events

Grants support DIY irrigation and smart, electric tractors for specialty crop growers

Two projects are receiving support from the USDA 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Two interdisciplinary research ...
The New York Times

The Fear of Burst-Pipe Calamity Haunted Me. This Simple DIY Device Has Brought Me Peace.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Tim Heffernan Tim Heffernan is a writer who covers air and water quality and ...
WSMV

‘When that water is gone, it is gone’: Two Middle Tennessee cities temporarily cut off from water supplier as it tries to repair leaks

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two Middle Tennessee cities were temporarily cut off from their water supplier on Monday after the utility ran “into some unanticipated difficulty while repairing their leak ...
CNET

Valve Delays Steam Frame and Steam Machine Pricing as Memory Costs Rise

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Valve says its goal to release the Steam Frame and Steam Machine in the first half of ...
WTVD

Water returning in Nashville after shutdown caused by broken valve

NASHVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Town of Nashville says water is slowly coming back after being shut off because of a water main break. Officials said water is expected to be back by midnight, and a boil ...
IEEE

Arduino Enabled Smart Irrigation System: A Sustainable Approach for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture

Abstract: The Smart Irrigation System (SIS) automates watering using an Arduino Uno, moisture sensors, relays, solenoid valves, and an LED display to optimize water use. Soil moisture sensors trigger ...
IEEE

Optimization of the Control Performance of a Novel 3/2 Water Proportional Directional Valve With a Special Position Following Servo Mechanism

Abstract: The 3/2 water proportional directional valve (PDV) is an important hydraulic component to ensure a precise, low impact, and safety control of hydraulic powered roof support, which has been a ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Valve’s Steam Games Platform is Getting Sued for $900M

What happens when the biggest name in PC gaming faces a $900 million lawsuit? That’s the question at the heart of a heated legal battle that could reshape the gaming industry as we know it. Jacobweeby ...