Morphing Matter Lab’s self-burying seed carriers

Aerial seeding is used to quickly cover large areas, e.g. post forest fires; but often has very low germination rates.

By attaching seed to a self burying carrier, germination rates go up.

It seems as if the carrier is made out of wooden veneer.

Article from Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05656-3