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MIT Scientists Develop Bionic, Bomb-Sniffing Spinach

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Communicates detection of explosive chemicals through nanosensors.

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed bionic spinach that can communicate through carbon nanosensors, a paper published Monday details. The scientists exploited the plant's natural capacity to detect “nitroaromatics”—that is, chemical compounds commonly used in explosives—to create a fluorescent signal to alert users as to the...

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