Researchers compost old mobile phones & transform them into flowers

Scientists at the University of Warwick in England, in conjunction with hi tech materials company PVAXX R&D and Motorola, have found an amazing way to recycle discarded mobile phones – bury them and watch them transform into the flower of your choice.

They have designed a mobile phone case or cover that when discarded can be placed in compost in such a way that just weeks later the case will begin to disintegrate and turn into a flower.

A seed is embedded in a small transparent window in the case or cover. The seed is visible but will not germinate until the phone cover or case is recycled. The University of Warwick's horticultural research arm has even identified which types of seeds would perform best in this situation. For the first prototype they have used dwarf sunflower seeds.
(via Eurekalert)

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