SPINACH CAN SEND EMAILS

Scientists at MIT in the US use nanotechnology to enable spinach to transmit information. This gave the scientists information about soil conditions, water quality or landmines.

Key Insights:

- Overcome the plant/human communication barrier

- Actively engaging the roots of the plants to obtain information (plant = chemist)

Tags: #ecocentric #NatureTechnologyHybrid #plantnanobionics #nanobionics

source: https://www.euronews.com/living/2021/02/01/scientists-have-taught-spinach-to-send-emails-and-it-could-warn-us-about-climate-change