The plant had been scheduled to start a testing phase this spring.

During the two-year testing phase, players from around the world were impressed with the new ball's bounce, according to adidas.

Those behind the website, who say it's still in its testing phase, defend the project as a bulwark against the 'glossy, polished marketing' of many universities.

Depending on how the testing phase goes, the technology may be available to scientists soon, allowing them to use smaller tags to track a larger variety of species.

But few have completed their testing phase and 20 deficiencies in the plane's performance emerge per month.