From motion-sensing plants to a Venus Flytrap you control using a computer interface, Harpreet Sareen is the brains behind a weird field called Cyborg Botany. Here's why he believes that it ...

The increasing global demand for plant-based foods makes the use of pesticides necessary in order to protect crops from pests and ensure crop yields. However, there is one major disadvantage: the ...

The devices effectively act as a type of motion sensor, as co-author Dina Maniar, an assistant professor in the faculty of science and engineering at the University of Groningen, explained: “You can ...

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This greenhouse is outfitted with digital sensors that capture data about the plants and their reaction to stimuli, such as the sound of human movement. The sensors also record how plants respond ...

The sooner a farmer knows that their crops are suffering, the faster they can take action to prevent major crop failure. A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an ...

Specially tagged "sentinel plants" could soon provide an early warning of crop problems such as insect damage or bacterial infection. These plants would utilize two "glowing" sensors that react to ...

Wearable plant sensors. To ensure the world doesn't starve in the future, food production will have to increase by 70% by 2050, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

By measuring how long a particular type of plant’s leaves stay wet, farmers, gardeners, and researchers can improve disease forecasting, making better decisions about management strategy. Commercial ...

A tiny sensor built from the stems of a grass-like plant could be used to power the next generation of wearable tech, a new study suggests. The new research, published across two papers in the ...