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Jan 24, 2014
3-D Printed Flowers, For People Incapable Of Growing Things
They bloom sorta like real flowers, except they are less attractive and much more difficult to obtain.
Apr 12, 2012
NASA Invests In Satellites That Beam Power Down to Earth
As spaceborne energy-harvesting schemes go, this one seems faintly possible — an array of curved mirrors directing sunlight toward solar cells,...
Mar 30, 2012
Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?
A literary-scientific project tracks the change in New England plantlife from Thoreau's journals to today
Feb 13, 2010
Next Year, Give Your Valentine Custom-Engineered Flowers With Bespoke Scents
A root-beer bouquet, anyone?
Feb 03, 2010
Insulin Can Now Be Made Cheaply from Flowers
First it came from pigs, then GM bacteria. Now, the garden
Oct 28, 2009
Toyota Engineers Two New Flower Species to Offset Manufacturing Carbon
The car manufacturer creates two flower species to help counter CO2 created by Prius assembly
Apr 23, 2009
Signs of Spring Detected from Orbit
Passing over Washington, D.C., at 4 miles per second, the GeoEye satellite admires the flowers
May 08, 2008
New Study: Flowers Attract Insects with Movement
Think blooms lure bugs just by smelling good and looking pretty? Not so, new research shows
