Scientists at Japan 's G-Force have developed tiny drones that can help pollinate plants, according to a study published in the journal Chem . It revealed the team used two-inch G-Force PXY Cam remote-controlled drones equipped with strands of animal hair coated in an ionic liquid gel to both trap and deposit pollen grains. The team said further research was needed to see whether the drone would be commercially scalable. We’ll be back online shortly! Almost 70% of the world's crops are pollinated by insects, in particular, bees, whose numbers are declining, according to a report by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology .
Scientists at Japan 's G-Force have developed tiny drones that can help pollinate plants, according to a study published in the journal Chem . It revealed the team used two-inch G-Force PXY Cam remote-controlled drones equipped with strands of animal hair coated in an ionic liquid gel to both trap and deposit pollen grains. The team said further research was needed to see whether the drone would be commercially scalable. Almost 70% of the world's crops are pollinated by insects, in particular, bees, whose numbers are declining, according to a report by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology .