Using the Natural Powers of Plants to Detect Pollutants in Soil
Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Hyperrealistic Cakes, Recorder Lesson, Plant Nanobionics
Episode: Hyperrealistic Cakes, Recorder Lesson, Plant Nanobionics
- Apr 6, 2022 9:00 am
- 16:40 mins
Detecting dangerous chemicals and heavy metals in soil is a more involved process than you might think. MIT researchers have figured out how to get spinach growing in that soil to detect the contaminants and send word to the lab. Michael Strano is a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. (Segment produced by Olivia Young).