A proposed new field of technology has emerged inspired by nature’s ecosystems.
In a recent publication in Science Advances, a team of transdisciplinary international researchers, including researchers from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS), Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences and Physics departments, define and formalize ecosystem technology or “ecotech” for short.
The team believes ecotech could reshape how industries approach climate and environmental challenges as pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss become more complex and interconnected.
Read more about Ecotech: UF Researchers Help Launch a New Field To Turn Nature’s Solutions Into Innovative Technology.
