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Ford has big plans for a new product that could improve recycling in new vehicles. The inspiration is taken straight from nature, and relies on an amazing and under-appreciated law of physics.

It’s a sticky subject, but this gecko may play a surprising part in #Ford’s future. https://t.co/iPM13bamck pic.twitter.com/r6pPli9BNh

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) November 16, 2015

Van der Waals forces are weak, and only effective over short distances. Very short distances.

While you'll feel the pull of a magnet toward your refrigerator from a few inches away, van der Waals forces…

Imagine a lawn watering system so intuitive that you wouldn’t have to remember to turn it on and one that didn’t run when watering wasn’t necessary?

Two students at Clark Atlanta University did just that. The pair earned top honors in Ford Motor Company’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Challenge recently by creating an innovative and responsive watering system.

The system monitors the amount of moisture in the soil and the weather forecast, adding water to the ground only when needed.

Pretty cool, huh?

 

This is a #FORDinsideout challenge. Show us your best pictures from inside your Ford. We want to see something beautiful or strange or funny, using your window/windshield/skylight as the frame. Don't forget to tag your pics with #FORDinsideout. We'll repost our favorites on our feed next week. Good luck! #Ford #Explorer #FordExplorer #FORDroadtrip #ExploreMore #roadtrip #fall #photochallenge

A photo posted by Ford Motor Company (@ford) on Nov 13, 2015 at 2:46pm PST

While it might seem like an unrelated career move to some, Ford Business Analyst Saidat Giwa-Osagie claims her interest in social policy and power systems led her to pursue the automotive IT field. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in Politics and Public Policy, followed by graduate study in Management, Information Systems and Innovation, she sought out Ford's IT Graduate Program. Her advice to others seeking a career in the industry? Draw inspiration from unorthodox sources. Check out the full article in the link below!