New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

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In several experiments, the wearable accurately identified the presence of hydrogen peroxide in groups of plants exposed to a pathogen. In theory, the research notes that a similar type of wearable ...

Researchers did lab experiments and tested real plants, like corn, to see how the plastics entered the leaves. They found that the tiny plastic particles float in the air, land on the leaves, and ...

Read the paper: Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants Plants can absorb plastic particles directly from the air. Particles in the air can enter leaves through various ...

A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an alert as soon as the plant gets stressed. Plants of all types continuously produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as part of ...

The RoboBee is already a little older. It has now been upgraded with a landing gear and a flight control system that enable ...