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Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Nanobionic Spinach

Science Daily: Nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives - After sensing dangerous chemicals, the carbon-nanotube-enhanced plants send an alert
summary - Spinach is no longer just a superfood: By embedding leaves with carbon nanotubes, engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone.

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