Levitating bonsai tree from Japan mixes tech with ancient art

It's not often we get to see the surreal imagery of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki come to life, but thanks to a new startup, real life bonsai-style trees just got a lot more otherworldly

Air Bonsai is a new bonsai-style miniature plant that hovers and spins over a magnetic base, all while you zen out to its sci-fi-like image of peace from the East

Launched by a team based in the Kyushu region of Japan, the makers are quick to point out that "the actual plants we will be using to send to you is for example 'matsu,' a pine tree [common in the U.S.]." Read more...