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Plants could send emails

By Hicbd
Fri Feb 5 2021 12:05 pm

"Engineers at MIT developed a method to transform spinach sensors that are capable of detecting explosive materials: When the roots of the plant detect compounds found in explosives in groundwater, carbon nanotubes within the plant leaves send a signal to an infrared camera. That camera then sends an email alert to scientists monitoring the area."

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https://www.today.com/food/spinach-can-send-emails-goes-viral-social-media-t207843
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/641728/scientists-taught-spinach-send-emails-about-hazmat-soil

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Pollution Climate Change / Global Warming Plants Email Mines / Explosives

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