Electrical signals are transmitted to the plant using a smartphone, causing the Venus flytrap to close its leaves on demand. NTU SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE: Imagine a day when crops are able to tell you they are thirsty or when you can instruct a plant to delicately pick up an item.
Far-fetched? Scientists in Singapore have actually created a way for humans and plants to communicate with each other – via a smartphone, no less.
The team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) did this by developing a small conductive material that allows electrical signals to enter and leave the plant.
Like brains which send out electrical signals, plants also emit electrical signals to respond to their environment, and show signs of distress or poor health.
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