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Husker geoscientist’s innovative approach aims to safeguard irrigation canals

Irrigation canal maintenance in western Nebraska is taking a giant step forward thanks to an innovative, non-invasive method by Husker geoscientist Mohamed Khalil to check canal integrity. His sophisticated time-lapse analysis pinpoints canal seepage and structural settlement far more accurately and efficiently than traditional approaches — using a technology that can have wide-ranging uses statewide for agriculture, industry and natural resources management. 

Nebraska-led team explores using bacteria to power artificial intelligence

In just a few short years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a futuristic computing concept to a major part of everyday life. As AI tools become increasingly popular and broadly used for a wide variety of purposes, computer scientists continue to expand their research endeavors to explore new possibilities and solutions. 

The latest project in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Computing proposes that the biological systems that initially inspired the development of AI could be expanded toward bio-hybrid systems that use intelligence directly from living cells.