Nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives
After sensing dangerous chemicals, the carbon-nanotube-enhanced plants send an alert.
Building up bamboo
MIT researchers study bamboo for engineered building material, similar to plywood.
Bionic plants
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives.
Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties, engineers find
Biological structures may help engineers design new materials.
The tallest tree in the land
New model predicts maximum tree height across the United States; gives information about forest density, carbon storage.
More than just a pretty flower
MIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.