When plants are thirsty, they are unable to communicate their needs. Visual symptoms, such as shriveling or browning leaves, do not appear until the leaves have lost the majority of their water.
Muons are highly energetic particles that are ever-present in the air and pass via uniform huge objects with comfort. Sensitive detectors that have been installed along the Tokyo Bay tunnel quantify muons passing via the sea present above them.
The Hercules beetle native to South America has a fascinating trait of changing its shell colors depending on the external humidity conditions. This is because the inside of the beetle's shell consists of porous lattice structure with square holes.
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have drawn inspiration from nature to develop battery-free, minute-sensor-carrying devices that could help distribute wireless sensors across large areas.
Researchers in China have developed a durable capacitive humidity sensor modeled on the water-absorbing large surface area inside a camel’s nose. It relies on chemically stable zwitterions while exhibiting high res...
Camels have a renowned ability to survive on little water. They are also adept at finding something to drink in the vast desert, using noses that are exquisite moisture detectors.
Traditional sensor systems are inadequate when it comes to measuring low water vapor content in air. However, physicists at the Yuri Gagarin Technical University in Saratov, Russia (SSTU), and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have developed an innovative kind of sensor to help overcome this issue.
Water regulation in leaves is vital to a plant's health, affecting its growth and yield, disease susceptibility and drought resistance.
The new HMP1 probe provides the best performance for measurements in critical production and storage facilities as well as in locations such as data centers where measurement accuracy, easy maintenance, and robustness are crucial.