Bio Incube connects to mobile and keeps you posted with updates

Some organizations let you plant a tree in your deceased love one's name, but one firm lets you use their ashes to actually grow a tree - and control the process from your phone.

Bios Urn offers biodegradable urns that use soil and cremated ashes to sprout life, and now it's adding technology to assist with maintaining trees as they grow.

Bios Incube is an incubator for your eco-friendly vessel that comes with sensors to track and monitor your tree through a mobile app.

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Bios Urn offers biodegradable urns that use soil and cremated human remains to sprout life, and now its adding technology to assist with maintaining trees as they grow. Bios Incube is an incubator for your eco-friendly vessel that comes with sensors to track and monitor your tree through a mobile app

HOW DOES BIOS INCUBE WORK? Once the Bios Urn has been planted in the Bios Incube, users place the device on top of the soil – directly over the Bios Urn. Simply sync the sensor to the mobile application and users can track and monitor their tree, and receive updates about environmental conditions. Hidden inside Bios Incube is a unique piece of hardware designed with sensors that track and map the needs of the tree and sends it through Wi-Fi to the mobile app. Once the data has been collected, the devices uses an algorithm to process it and actively makes a decision if the plant needs to be watered or other ways to maintain it. Advertisement

The combined technology tracks moisture, ground temperature, levels of light exposure, electrical conductivity and humidity.

The Bios Urn was developed by Barcelona-based Gerard Moline and his brother Roger at design studio estudimoline.

The biodegradable vessel holds the seed of a tree in the top half that germinates before the roots grow through the section containing the ashes in the lower half.

'Bios Urn's goal is to enhance a different experience to approach what's probably, one of the most important moments in human life,' they said.

'We believe death is nothing but a word used to describe something unknown.

'An unknown, unknown. '

Bios Urn changes the way people see death, converting the 'end of life' into a transformation and a return to life through nature, reintroducing man into the natural cycle of life.

Bios Urn is seeking $66,034 on Kickstarter, which they have raised $24,189 from 45 backers.

Consumers will received a Bios Urn for a pledge of $120 – delivery is estimated for April 2016.

But for $350, the firm will send you a Bios Urn and Bios Incube, which is set to ship this November.

The team designed Bios Incube to work by itself, which allows mourning friends and family to have more freedom with where they'd like the plant their loved ones ashes and still keep an eye on its journey.

Made from biodegradable materials (such as coconut shell and cellulose), inside the urn there is a pine seed, which can be replaced by any other seed or plant, and will grow to remember your loved one.

'Instead of being buried in just another coffin in the ground, we can become part of a forest and give back to our environment,' the firm says.

When planted, the tree seed is nourished by and absorbs the nutrients from the ashes of your body which are contained inside.

The urn itself is made from coconut shell and contains compacted peat and cellulose. The ashes are mixed with this, and the seed placed inside.

You even have the choice to pick the type of plant you would like to become in their store, depending on what kind of planting space you prefer.

Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow.

'The intent of the Bios Incube is to offer people a sustainable alternative for remembering deceased persons or pets in a natural and contemporary way.

'Everyone has the right to affordable, sustainable death care,' the firm said in the Kickstarter campaign.

Bios Urn is seeking $66,034 on Kickstarter, which they have raised $24,189 from 45 backers. Consumers will received a Bios Urn for a pledge of $120 – delivery is estimated for April 2016. But for $350, the firm will send you a Bios Urn and Bios Incube, which is set to ship this November

WHAT DO THE SENSORS MONITOR? Soil moisture sensor monitors the levels of water in the soil. In order to grow a healthy tree, humidity levels must be respectful. Soil conductivity sensor analyzes the amount of fertilizer present in the soil. If the electrical conductivity in the soil is too low, the Bios Incube will let you know the amount of fertilizer your tree needs. Soil temperature sensor measures the temperature of the surrounding soil to determine if it´s balanced. Air temperature and humidity sensors examine the temperature and humidity of your surroundings to ensure optimal environmental conditions. Solar irradiance sensor tracks the daily sunlight your tree requires. Advertisement

'The Bios Incube has been designed for city dwellers with limited access to natural land, those seeking an alternative to traditional burials, and for people who want to meaningfully connect with their loved ones who have passed away.'

Once the Bios Urn has been planted in the Bios Incube, users place the device on top of the soil – directly over the Bios Urn.

Simply sync the sensor to the mobile application and users can track and monitor their tree, and receive updates about environmental conditions.

Hidden inside Bios Incube is a unique piece of hardware designed with sensors that track and map the needs of the tree and sends it through Wi-Fi to the mobile app.

Once the data has been collected, the devices uses an algorithm to process it and actively makes a decision if the plant needs to be watered or other ways to maintain it.

If the water quality is poor or if you're plant needs more fertilizer, Bios Incube will send this information to the mobile app in real-time.

When it detects dehydration, Bios Incube automatically turns on its water irrigation system, which is designed to water 'homogenously around the seed and support cultivation requirements'.

The system can hold up to three gallons of water, which is enough to keep your tree hydrated for 20 days.

'When designing the Bios Urn and Bios Incube we wanted to create something that would serve as a catalyst for life and growth,' the firm says.

'The Bios Incube has a contemporary and minimal design that is adaptable to any environment or space it is placed in.'

Once the Bios Urn has been planted in the Bios Incube, users place the device on top of the soil – directly over the Bios Urn. Simply sync the sensor to the mobile application and users can track and monitor their tree, and receive updates about environmental conditions

The Bios Incube is 30 inches high and 13 inches in diameter, and the firm emphasizes that 'its size, shape and weight are perfect for indoor and outdoor use'.

'We're making a product that has never been made before; hardware and software are hard to build and are easy to break; so we are working very hard to make sure this will work perfectly,' the firm says.

The combined technology of the incubator and mobile app track moisture, ground temperature, levels of light exposure, electrical conductivity and humidity. The team designed Bios Incube to work by itself, which allows mourning friends and family to have more freedom with where they'd like the plant their loved ones ashes

Hidden inside the device is a unique piece of hardware designed with sensors that track and map the needs of the tree and sends it through Wi-Fi to the mobile app. Once data has been collected, the device uses an algorithm to process it and actively makes a decision on what the plant needs

'Bios is a company of designers who employed engineers and software developers to achieve our goal, we understand what goes into making hardware and we know how to do it.'

Bios Urn isn't the only firm developing ways for our bodies to become one with the earth after we die.

Urban Death Project is proposing a concept where corpses are placed into a giant tower and left to decompose.

'The Bios Incube has been designed for city dwellers with limited access to natural land, those seeking an alternative to traditional burials, and for people who want to meaningfully connect with their loved ones who have passed away'

After six weeks the bodies will have turned into compost, which family and friends can spread over national parks.

The 'giant tower' is actually a three store building that houses high-carbon materials to help break down the bodies easier and leave behind a rich compost.

Relatives and friends visit a special shrouding room on site, wrap the deceased and place them at the top of the tower – this is the entire funeral ceremony.

'When designing the Bios Urn and Bios Incube we wanted to create something that would serve as a catalyst for life and growth,' the firm says. 'The Bios Incube has a contemporary and minimal design that is adaptable to any environment or space it is placed in'

Then the body is laid in mixture of woodchips and sawdust, the firm says.

The tower is designed to put six- to 12-foot layers of compost material between the dead.

Over the next few weeks, the body decomposes and turns into a nutrient-rich compost, the firm says.