Saturday, November 15, 2008

Powering Sensing Systems with Tree Power!

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/10/13/scientists_tap_into_tree_power/
Image from:
Love CJ, Zhang S, Mershin A (2008) Source of Sustained Voltage Difference between the Xylem of a Potted Ficus benjamina Tree and Its Soil. PLoS ONE 3(8): e2963. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002963

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi, This is truly amazing. I too was under the impression that the small current was due to corrosion of the electrode. This should be an inspiration to us for similar sensors powered by electrochemical interface. There are tons of other interesting things we could develop.