A piece of paper with a "wing" design (similar to that of a maple seed) or a bunch of individual streamers (like a dandelion seed), however, will fall more slowly and be blown farther by the fan.

Eventually these insights could be used to design tiny drones that ride the wind. When a dandelion seed takes flight, its downy fluff serves as a tiny parachute to carry it on the breeze.

Dandelions can be found in many places worldwide, in part because of the wildflower’s ability to spread its seeds on the wind. After pollination, the dandelion flower matures into a white fluffy ...

Each dandelion seed is tethered by a thin tube to around 100 bristles, which form the parachute-like structure. When seeds break free from the flower head, these bundles of hairs catch the wind ...

A look at the life cycle of a dandelion including wind-aided seed dispersal. Once fertilisation has taken place the plant will produce seeds. Plants such as dandelions often use wind to transport ...

Each dandelion seed is tethered by a thin tube to around 100 bristles, which form the parachute-like structure. When seeds break free from the flower head, these bundles of hairs catch the wind ...

Learn what seed dispersal is and how it helps restore forests around the world. Explore different types of seed dispersal and the threats they face.

In late 2021, designer Joe Doucet unveiled a concept for an extraordinary wind turbine that looked nothing like the typical turbine dotting our landscapes. Instead of a monumental dandelion, it ...

Mar 16, 2022 Blowin' in the wind - tiny battery-free sensor devices float like dandelion seeds (w/video) (Nanowerk News) Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental ...

Wind dispersal is practiced by many plant families, but it is most often found in plants that prefer disturbed habitats. Any activity, whether natural or human, that removes vegetation and exposes ...