Cybernetic Venus flytrap anyone? MIT researchers create plants that are part machine, all awesome, and could one day even be turned into living gas detectors. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about ...

Leaves of light Instead of mobile phone towers and street lights, imagine a world where trees light our way at night and branches are antennae. This vision to harness plants as a source of energy has ...

Every rose has its thorn—but roses grown in a Swedish lab have transistors and electrodes too. Researchers at Linköping University have created bionic roses by incorporating plant-compatible ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2023.210163 discusses how carnivorous plants inspire smart slippery surfaces and bionic robots. Carnivorous plants have inspired ...

Michael Strano set off hydrogen-fueled rockets as a kid. Today his lab is developing nanosensors, bionic plants, nanoscale ice wires, and a brand-new source of energy. If you know of any MIT alumni ...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57620422-1/could-bionic-plants-save-our-lives-one-day/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-CuttingEdge Get up-to-the-minute news sent ...