Physics isn't usually associated with gardening but it is now being used to help develop a new field of agriculture - aeroponics. In this method, plants are cultivated without any soil and receive nutrients from moist air instead. Paul Ammann from New Jersey has patented a new system for aeroponics (Patent 5724768).
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