The way a young sunflower turns its bright yellow head to follow the movements of the Sun across the sky each day can be quite dramatic, in terms of plant activity. Now scientists have been surprised ...
In early August 2024, a viral TikTok made the bold claim that "something just isn't right with the sun anymore." The post's evidence? A patch of sunflowers, known for turning their flowers throughout ...
• Background and Aims Light interception is a critical factor in the production of biomass. The study presented here describes a method used to take account of architectural changes over time in ...
Their heads bowing or dancing cheerfully in the breeze, sunflowers are a fun and festive end-of-summer flower and a prelude to fall. They are easy to grow and their seeds can be delicious to eat.
A sunflower’s ability to track the sun east to west during the day, and to face east again before the next sunrise, relies on multiple types of photoresponses, according to a new study publishing ...
A University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical and computer engineer has found a way to mimic the passive heliotropism seen in sunflowers for use in the next crop of solar power systems. Unlike other ...
Scientists have answered a burning question central to the charm of sunflowers: Why do young flowers move their blooms to always face the sun over the course of a day? And then: Once sunflowers reach ...
Following is a transcript of the video. SmartFlower is an intelligent "sunflower" that will "bloom" to generate clean solar energy. By tracking the sun from east to west, it aims to be more efficient ...
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