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  • Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

    Mar 13, 2024 11:00 am by Lois YoksoulianExploration
    Plants grow in a container under red lights. Photo courtesy NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.

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    • Plants grow in a container under red lights. Photo courtesy NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.

    Highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention. The U of I study was funded by a NASA grant to investigate how wearable printed electronics will be used to make farming possible in space.