Text From Your Plant!

Science has made a major impact in the minds of people over the years. It had made a rapid progress ever since nineteenth century. I recently read an article about Israeli scientists. It gave a good read and I was fascinated in seeing the invention. I hope this post interest you as well. Israeli scientists have developed a new device that enables plants to send a text message when they need a drink. The scientists have spent seven years perfecting the hammer-shaped sensor that gauges moisture levels in plants and trees and sends real-time alerts to mobile phones or computers when water levels are low. The idea behind creating the sensor was to cut irrigation costs by up to 50%.

The sensor helps cut water usage and avoid unnecessary and damaging over-irrigation by providing accurate water level feedback. With this sensor, the level of irrigation, and primarily its timing, will be controlled by the farmers themselves. When water levels drop, electric activity halts, and a text message or email automatically goes out to someone who can turn on the spigot. The surprising factor of the sensor is that it’s highly accurate without being prohibitively expensive.