Biologist Matthew Harrington and his colleagues at Germany's Max Planck Institute set out to explain the mysteries of the “ice plant,” Delosperma nakurense, a succulent that grows in arid and ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech and Clemson collaborate to produce robotic sensors that mimic the characteristics of plants for optimal environmental monitoring “When I started to venture into robotics a ...

A number of plants disperse their seeds in a rather artistic way: the seed capsules of the ice plant Delosperma nakurense, for instance, unfold lids over the seed compartments in the manner of a ...

image: Robert Minto, Ph.D., is an associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. view more INDIANAPOLIS -- Plants ...

Nothing makes our cosy homes feel more lively and welcoming than a well-selected assortment of indoor plants. However, keeping them on a consistent watering schedule can be quite a challenge if you're ...

A British inventor has designed a unique range of origami which he is now exporting - to Japan. Andrew Flynn, 32, has created the world’s first self-watering origami plant pot - and has agreed a ...

Plants produce countless kinds of compounds, also known as natural products, that the plants manufacture using the enzymes predetermined by their genetic code. Many of these natural products are very ...

A Scottish designer has secured a distribution deal in Japan for the world’s first self-watering origami plant pot. The art of paper folding is believed to have become popular in the Asian country ...

The Japanese-inspired plant pot created by a Scottish start-up is designed to be delivered flat-packed through a letterbox. A Scottish inventor's world-first "self-watering" origami plant pot is set ...

Origami Solar will be the exclusive steel frame module supplier for Solx Energy’s 1GW module assembly plant in Puerto Rico. Image: Origami Solar. Solar manufacturer Solx Energy has signed a PV frame ...