Canada’s Globe and Mail recently published a powerful piece examining the ongoing search at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc. It is a sobering reminder of why building confidence through multiple, complementary methods is so critical. For families and nations waiting for answers, certainty is not just a technical goal, it is a critical mission for healing.

S4 Mobile Laboratories is pleased to announce it has been named a Morgan Startup Grant recipient for the second consecutive year

Every agronomist knows the frustration: you pull samples from a field, send them to a lab, wait days for results, and by the time the report arrives, the planting window has narrowed, or passed entirely. Traditional soil testing was designed for a different era of farming. Precision agriculture demands something better. The Problem with Point-in-Time Sampling Conventional soil testing captures a snapshot from a handful of locations, averaged across acres that are rarely unifo

The Subterra Green was built on a simple but powerful idea: farmers and agronomists deserve real-time, in-field soil data — not lab results that arrive days later when decisions have already been made. That vision started with soil organic carbon, water content, and bulk density. Today, we're sharing where it's heading next. What the Technology Makes Possible At the heart of the Subterra Green is near-infrared spectroscopy — a sensing approach capable of detecting hundreds of

High-resolution depth mapping fills the gap that surface tools leave open. When you can see soil organic carbon, water content, and bulk density continuously from the surface to 90 cm — in real time, in the field — the picture of what's driving variability becomes considerably clearer.

At the Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference (CTTC), S4’s Linda Barrett will explore how this transition from samples to systems looks in practice. Her session, “Seeing Beneath the Surface: Digital 3D Maps of Soil Organic Carbon” on March 11 will show how S4's Subterra Green digital 3D mapping can support more precise AG decisions in conservation tillage and soil health strategies.

S4 Laboratories was honored to be named a recipient of the prestigious Morgan Startup Grant, made possible by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation in partnership with Bounce Innovation Hub. This grant program is uniquely designed to help early-stage companies transform bright ideas into tangible innovations that create both economic and societal value. For S4, the funding has provided vital resources to advance our technology platform and expand its applications into areas of real

Angela Burant, co-founder and director at askîhk Research Services, for a candid conversation about her team’s mission and how S4’s technology has become an integral part of their toolkit.

Recent advances in visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy have revolutionized our capacity to measure SOC in situ. Peer-reviewed studies consistently demonstrate that vis-NIR instruments, when properly calibrated, deliver rapid, reliable, and spatially resolved data on SOC and bulk density. This technology enables dense sampling grids and three-dimensional mapping—critical for both baseline establishment and ongoing verification demanded by carbon programs.

Recent advances in soil spectroscopy like S4 Mobile Laboratories’ Subterra Grey are transforming the landscape of subsurface investigations.

S4 Mobile Laboratories, a leader in mobile soil analysis solutions, has been awarded a $2,000 Morgan Startup Grant, introduced by Bounce Innovation Hub and funded by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.

Born out of a research project at the University of Akron, S4 Mobile Laboratories has grown into a promising tech company

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One such inspiring collaboration is between S4 Mobile Laboratories, a startup with a vision to revolutionize soil analysis, and MAGNET.

In a significant step towards uncovering the hidden truths of Canada's tragic residential school history, the work between S4 and the...

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