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Cather Simpson Public Lecture - Farms, Food, and Photonics

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics via YouTube

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Explore how cutting-edge physics of light is revolutionizing sustainable food production in this public lecture webcast. Delve into the world of photonics and its applications in indoor farming, solar energy harvesting, and dairy industry innovations. Learn about the advantages of controlled environment agriculture and its potential to address global food security challenges. Discover the intersection of gender and physics in agricultural technology development. Gain insights into the work of Orbis and their team's efforts to apply photonics in practical farming solutions. Engage with the speaker's expertise through a Q&A session, covering topics from fundamental light physics to real-world agricultural implementations.

Syllabus

Introduction
Rob Myers
Introducing the Speaker
What is photonics
Indoor farming
Advantages of indoor farming
Solar energy harvesting
Low and high level factors
In Gender
Physics
Dairy
Orbis
Team
Questions

Taught by

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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