June 17, 2007
When Crops Talk to Farmers
...farmers just need to clip a tiny sensor to their potato or corn leaves. When the plant feels it needs some moisture, data from the leaves will be sent wirelessly over the Internet to computers linked to irrigation equipment.
...some questions remain. How many sensors will need to be installed on a single field? And how much will they cost? The answer is not clear yet. And what will be the total cost for farmers? Will it be less than the economies they’ll make on water?
press release | ZDnet
~I can see his technology adapted by nursing home operators and hospital intensive care units: to inform caregivers when patients bedding or clothes have too much 'moisture'.
How about another way for advertisers to utilize female focus groups: to objectively measure e.g. the "Q factor" of various celebrities; steamy scenes in movies or commercials; chapters in romance novels; music lyrics; perfume and shampoo bottles--any person or product?
Posted by Stubbornson at June 17, 2007 08:07 PM