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Hope for Sycamore Gap tree after shoots appear on its stump

Hope for Sycamore Gap tree after shoots appear on its stump

Tech & Science Daily


Published: 1 August 2024 at 13:00 Europe/London

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Episode notes

Tony Gates, Chief Executive of Northumberland National Park Authority, reveals the good news about the felled Sycamore Gap tree - that it may now live on after green shoots have been found on its stump.


Want to know where that bad smell is? Well, odour detecting robots might be key to finding out the answer. Dr Floris van Breugel, assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno, discusses their new study.


Also in this episode:

  • Thunderstorm and flood warnings in parts of England and Wales
  • Friend: New AI companion launches – and it’s like something straight out of Black Mirror 
  • Squid Game season two release date finally announced by Netflix 


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