Acer i-Seed: the first eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seed for monitoring soil temperature by using drones
From Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – IIT 29/11/23 A new kind of artificial seed to sense environmental parameters without impacting on the health of environment is the invention coming from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) in Genova, Italy. The soft robot, named Acer i-Seed, is inspired by natural Acer seeds and […]
Blink and you’ll miss these plants shooting their seeds
From Duke University 24/08/23 If you happened upon a witch hazel plant in the forest, you might describe it as a sweet-smelling shrub with crinkly ribbon-like petals. But to Duke University graduate student Justin Jorge, it’s a howitzer. That’s because of the impressive firepower of its fruits. When witch hazels are ready to disperse their […]