“We think we’ve beaten biology… we’ve been able to build structures that fall in a more stable trajectory at slower terminal velocities than equivalent seeds,” said lead Professor John A. The team from Northwest University ran with that idea but made it better, and smaller. Those fall slowly by spinning like helicopters so they can be picked up by the wind and spread a long distance from the tree, increasing the range of the species. The design of the flyers was inspired by spinning seeds from cottonwood and other trees. At the same time, they could be made from biodegradable materials to prevent environmental contamination. They’re designed to be carried around by the wind and could be used in numerous applications including disease and air pollution tracking, according to a paper published by Nature.

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