/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/sensors-tell-you-when-plants-are-running-out-of-waterMIT researchers create new sensors that warn you when plants are running out of water using carbon-based ink. These sensors are placed on leaves and let researchers examine the stomata (Photo from Betsy Skrip) Plants can be a wonderful addition ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/sensors-tell-you-when-plants-are-running-out-of-waterMon, 13 Nov 2017 19:10:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c4addc55-5b7b-4013-b9d6-9ab1b337ed69genebren0<p>This is so cool.&nbsp; Over or under watering is a problem for plants, finding the right signal to tell you when to water would be a great tool.&nbsp; Many times people have tried to used soil moisture as that signal, but this can be unreliable as plants reach in many places looking for water and unless we look where they are drinking, we will get the wrong answer.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3867&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">