Swedish Researchers Developed Electronic Soil for Hydroponics?

Science and Technology

This innovative soilless cultivation method, termed hydroponics, harnesses a sophisticated root system activated through a novel cultivation substrate. With hydroponics, the prospect of cultivating food in urban landscapes under meticulously controlled conditions becomes a tangible reality.Linkoping University’s Prof. Stavrinidou highlights the crucial importance of their breakthrough amidst global challenges, stating, ‘Growing world population and climate change show existing agricultural methods alone can’t sustain our planet’s food needs.


      eSoil electrically stimulate the root system and growth environment of plants.

      By using an organic mixed-ionic electronic conductor, e-soil surpasses the limitations of the commonly used mineral wool substrate in hydroponics.

      This environmentally friendly substrate derived from cellulose and a conductive polymer called Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT).

 

     


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