and all of this is being monitored by the gardin sensors here, which are mounted on the mobile platform. so our sensors are able to monitor this whole environment they move around. and what they re looking at is particular leaves. we re able to use optoelectronics, which is smart physics, to understand how the leaf is performing. it works by combining the images it collects with machine learning, which has been trained on lots of pictures of plants at various stages of growth. this allows the system to monitor how well the process of photosynthesis is working in each plant, and this tells them how efficiently they re growing. so we re really talking to the plants, and they re telling us how happy they are. and we re able to then feed that back to growers and able to tell them which crops are performing the best. and then we can understand why that might be with the environment around it. i love that you re breaking it down to talking to plants because a lot of people do tha
a national emergency as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won t work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and forty injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues as tinder dry conditions continue after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. at least 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in southern france as wildfires continue in a summer of historic drought and a series of heatwaves. now it s time for sportsday with 0lly foster. hello, and welcome to sportsday. here s what s coming up for you this evening. there s another battle at the bridge as conte and tuchel refuse to shake on a draw. it s home sweet hom
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 level. a warm, sunny day like today is a gift for farmers, who very much rely on the climate and their own expertise to ensure their plants are healthy and happy. but what if they could control the climate? and what if they found a
troops from the facility. so far russia has not agreed to do so. in a moment on bbc news we ll have the film review, but first, here s click. 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
hello. this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak and these are the headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75 year old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. and it s notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked top secret when they searched the florida home of th