{"id":16950,"date":"2026-10-19T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finapp.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=16950"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:59:20","slug":"where-it-started-a-new-crns-sensor-for-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.finapptech.com\/en\/publications\/where-it-started-a-new-crns-sensor-for-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Where It Started: A New CRNS Sensor for Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first scientific paper about the Finapp probe, published when the technology was still at the University of Padova. It introduces a new neutron detector built for farming and tests it in fields in Potsdam (Germany) and Lagosanto (Italy). 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