City-wide hydroponic rooftop farming co-operatives have the potential to become the next big thing in commercial agriculture.

Reality 3D models, Lidar points clouds, superhigh-resolution aerial imagery and artificial intelligence from aerial imagery… these are just a few of the products derived from aerial mapping that the GIS sector takes for granted in 2019.

A unique Australian-developed atmosphere management technology system is proving to be very popular throughout the horticulture sector, with substantial growth in on-farm use across many regions nationally and overseas.

Our vision is insensitive to UV radiation and polarized light. Other species, such as desert ants, on the other hand, use UV and polarized light for navigation. These tiny creatures can cross a few hundred meters in direct sunlight without getting lost.

A 3D center for the printing of cells, tissues and organs has been set up in the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa to enable researchers to print complex tissues and improve their integration into human organs, the university said.

'Swarm robots' – small, simple and inexpensive machinery – could reverse the trend in agriculture towards ever bigger machines, an agri-tech expert has said.