Nanomaterials are being used to give plants novel and augmented functions, with potential applications ranging from self-healing materials to living electronics, report Michael Strano and Juan Pablo ...

Turning ordinary houseplants into sustainable, glowing lamps may soon become a reality, thanks to groundbreaking research by scientists at MIT. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into plant leaves ...

If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...

Synthetic seed technology represents a significant biotechnological advancement in plant science, enabling the encapsulation of explants—such as nodal segments, shoot tips or embryos—in a gelling ...

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A team of researchers at the University of California – Berkely have designed a new approach to programming plants that can produce the necessary components to make infant formula that is just as ...

Asphalt producers/paving contractors often agonize over the substantial investment required to add a new production facility or replace an existing one, and for good reason. A new asphalt plant, which ...