The Man Turning Plants Into Cyborgs

Is it possible to replace some of your artificial devices with cyborg plants to reduce e-waste? Harpreet Sareen, an assistant professor at the Parsons School of Design and a research affiliate at MIT Media Lab, thinks so. He coined the term "Cyborg Botany" to define the process of harnessing the natural capabilities of plants to turn them into electronic devices. In his latest projects, Phytoactuators and Planta Digitalis, Sareen hacked into the electrical signals of a Venus Flytrap and a Mimosa Pudica to prove that plants can, in fact, act as displays or even motion sensors. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/1qKfvfFdJqs  ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/3XqRJRCSQzA  ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/mEmwJzQjwyw  Best of playlist: Best of Mashable  Tech Playlist: Tech Features & Trending Coverage  Keep up with us on social media Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: https://ift.tt/2I7KIYV Twitter: https://ift.tt/2IgAQIf Instagram: https://ift.tt/2I6suXD Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment.   Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  #plants #cyborgs #ewaste https://ift.tt/2NpEUwO Mashable June 26, 2019 at 12:07PM