G2V Optics is working with U of A researchers on LED technology

Published: 09 June 2021

Last Updated: 09 June 2021

 

May 2021

 

R. Glen Uhrig, a plant functional genomics professor in the Faculty of Science @ University of Alberta: "Glen took a look at our lights and found a mechanism to decrease the energy costs by 30 per cent,” said Michael Taschuk, founder of G2V Optics, “Plants grow 30 per cent better if you get the lighting right."

 

https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2021/05/edmonton-startups-simulated-sunlight-aims-to-help-producers-grow-more-food-with-less-energy.html

 

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Study finds cannabis impairment tests aren’t accurate

Published: 07 March 2021

Last Updated: 07 March 2021

 

February 5, 2021

 

"Conclusions:
There appears to be a poor and inconsistent relationship between magnitude of impairment and THC concentrations in biological samples, meaning that per se limits cannot reliably discriminate between impaired from unimpaired drivers. There is a pressing need to develop improved methods of detecting cannabis intoxication and impairment."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33544004/

 

More impairment studies here

 

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