Physics of passive, bioinspired Lagrangian sensors for environmental monitoring
Abstract
Passive sensors inspired by wind- and water-dispersed seeds offer a promising pathway toward biodegradable, large-scale environmental monitoring. Progress in this area relies on understanding seed dispersal physics, laboratory-based analyses to characterize and optimize individual sensor dynamics under controlled conditions, and field-scale imaging of an array of sensors to interpret atmospheric and environmental flows. Together, these approaches enable distributed, flow-following measurements across broad spatial domains and provide a physics-based framework for deciphering complex environmental phenomena.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Insect Pheromone Research and Control
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- APL Engineering Physics
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 28 April 2026
- Language
- EN