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.
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