Researchers at Northwestern University have shown that soil microbes can provide continuous energy to power the Internet of Things (IoT). The size of a paperback book, the fuel cell can operate ...

A team at Northwestern University has created a paperback-sized device that can rest within the soil and draw energy from it. The dirt-powered fuel cell is quite unique and can draw almost limitless ...

An artistic fusion of spatial transcriptomic landscapes from longitudinal and transverse rice root sections. Colours indicate distinct cell types, while dots represent detected mRNA molecules, ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown cell type hidden on the roots of common beans, a microscopic survival ...

Scientists discover tiny hooked hairs on plant roots that help seedlings survive drought, absorb nutrients, and resist stress ...