Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet
A seed carrier made from wood screws itself into the ground when exposed to water. It could be useful for projects to replant forests from the air using drones
Source: newscientist.com
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Engineered Magic: Wooden Seed Carriers Mimic the Behavior of Self-Burying Seeds - News
Carnegie Mellon's Lining Yao worked with a team of collaborators to engineer a biodegradable seed carrier referred to as E-seed.
Source: cmu.edu
Self-drilling seed carriers break new ground
Dropped over their target by drone, dozens of tiny wooden "robots" twirl through the air in a balletic freefall before hitting the ground, where the work begins for these experimental self-burying seeds on an aerial replanting mission. Inspired by natural seeds that have a curved tail to help them burrow…
Source: japantoday.com
New fibres for breath-regulating garments
New fibres for breath-regulating garments
Source: knittingindustry.com
What to do this week, from the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer to Crash the Carnegies
Things to do this week in Pittsburgh -- from exhibition openings, guided hikes and art crawls to a one-man show about Boris Karloff: November 1-7.
Source: nextpittsburgh.com