SXSW 2024
How Self-Burying Seed Carriers Can Help Rebuild Biomes
Description:
Inspired by the self-burying seeds of the Erodium plant, the Morphing Matter Lab at Carnegie Mellon University designed the E-seed. Made from biodegradable wood veneer, it can carry biofertilizers, sensors and plant seeds as large as those of the whitebark pine. Aerial delivery can quickly cover large and/or inaccessible areas, allowing E-seed to monitor soil quality, or to assist in post-fire reforestation and wetland restoration.
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Lining speaking about nature-inspired design at TEDxPittsburgh in 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E_AdsQ52TU
Takeaways
- E-seed is an environmentally friendly solution to monitoring and restoring certain habitats affected by the extremes of climate change
- E-seed successfully facilitates seed germination at a higher rate than its natural counterparts
- E-seed is a leap toward in helping certain biomes successfully and efficiently regenerate in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastation
Speakers
- Lining Yao, Associate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Organizer
Matt Wein, Assistant Director, Digital And Social Communications, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
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