According to a new study published in Nature, researchers at the University of Washington have developed small, wireless sensors that can travel on the wind, much like dandelion seeds can. Researchers ...

Inspired by dandelion seeds, they can be dispersed by drones across a large area to monitor issues like climate change and forest fires. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

Small sensors powered only by sunlight could float in the stratosphere indefinitely and make weather-related measurements. There is a known effect for levitating flat objects with two sides called ...