Science Nation: Leaf Sensor
It started as a project for long term space survival, when NASA estimated that crews headed to or living on Mars would spend 80% of their waking hours farming. But, with support from the National Science Foundation, research into a leaf sensor that could “call in” with its vital statistics morphed into technology that can help farmers on this planet. The goal is to save water by directly measuring a plant’s moisture level.
(Source: DCMP)
Metadata
- Subject:
- Earth Sciences - Science
- Keywords:
- environmental issues, inventions
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Science Nation: Leaf Sensor
- Type:
- Video
- Format:
- Streaming
- Accommodations:
- English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
- Languages:
- English
- License:
- OER
- Author:
- National Science Foundation
- Length:
- 3 minutes