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the congresswoman is one of donald trump s fiercest critics, and lost to a candidate hand picked by mr trump. now on bbc news click. this week, we re getting in tune with nature. yeah, we re having a high tech chat with our plants. i love that you re breaking it down to talking to plants, because a lot of people do that in their own greenhouses. but what do you do when your grapes aren t happy? paul s looking at how vineyards are adapting to climate change. right, so shall we.? shall we give it a taste? of course, yes. and forget fences. this is the new way to keep your cows from moo ving too far. in a month s time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the latest technology, from the plough through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard t ....
in a month s time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the latest technology, from the plough through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get, and still consumers and supermarkets are demanding cheaper and cheaper prices. added to that, climate change is affecting how our crops grow, when they need to be harvested and how much water there is available for them. the global population is expected to hit ten billion by 2050. that s a lot more mouths to feed. it s a perfect storm, and things are going to have to change. we ve seen in the past how verticalfarming could play an important role in that, but it is still a pretty new technology. but laura goodwin has been to see a new piece of tech that could take vertical farming to the next ....
from five different continents through the magic of our video link, as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents that they cause has forced a revolution in the way we think about cars. with me today are three engineers who are at the forefront of that revolution. we have arjo van der ham from the netherlands who is the chief technical officer at a company called lightyear. he has developed the world s first family sized solar powered car. jamie shotton, an expert in al and in autonomous vehicles. he is the chief scientist at a company called wayve and he is here to tell us about autonomous driving vehicles and, last but not least we have linda zhang from the united states. she is the chief engineer for the f150 lightning and has managed somehow to electrify one of america s most i ....
of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping make it more sustainable, featuring ai powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants. this week, we re getting in tune with nature. yeah, we re having a high tech chat with our plants. i love that you re breaking it down to talking to plants because a lot of people do that in their own greenhouses. but what do you do when your grapes aren t happy? paul s looking at how vineyards are adapting to climate change. right, so shallwe.? shall we give it a taste? of course, yes. and forget fences. this is the new way to keep your cows from moo ving too far. in a month s time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced ....
in nearly 50 years, it would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news: three engineers at the forefront of reimagining the carjoin kevin fong at the science museum in london. applause hello and welcome to the science museum. i am kevin fong and this is the engineers, the future of cars. i am in the information age gallery set in front of an object called the rugby tuning coil and 100 years ago this big wheel of copper wrap in wood was the most powerful transmitter in the world. so it is an appropriate place for us to have this broadcast which brings in an audience from five different continents through the magic of our video link as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents that they ....