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  • Phytl Signs – Looking back on 2016 and forward to a great 2017
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    Phytl Signs – Looking back on 2016 and forward to a great 2017

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Phytl Signs – Looking back on 2016 and forward to a great 2017

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 January 6th, 2017|Uncategorized|

We are writing to wish you all the best during the Holiday Season and we hope that 2017 is an exciting and rewarding year for you.  We are very grateful for the support and encouragement we’ve been shown in 2016 and wanted to provide a quick look back at what we, at Vivent, have been [...]

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  • The Real Value of the CE Mark
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    The Real Value of the CE Mark

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The Real Value of the CE Mark

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 November 22nd, 2016|Uncategorized|

Phytl Signs devices are classified as electronic equipment and so if we want to sell products in Europe they need to be CE marked. A manufacturer attaches the CE mark once they have sufficient evidence that their product meets the health, safety and environmental standards outlined in the European CE marking directives. Because we don’t [...]

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  • Plant Cognition: The Next Revolution??
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    Plant Cognition: The Next Revolution??

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Plant Cognition: The Next Revolution??

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 November 17th, 2016|Uncategorized|

By guest writer Sarenne Wallbridge - University of Edinburgh Cognitive Science student.   As a member of the Edinburgh Cognitive Science Society I recently attended a talk by Dr. Paco Calvo, Department Chair and Professor from the University of Murcia, Spain - PLANT COGNITION: THE NEXT REVOLUTION Human cognition is something we have experience thinking [...]

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  • The de-coding of plants’ electrical signals has begun!
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    The de-coding of plants’ electrical signals has begun!

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The de-coding of plants’ electrical signals has begun!

By Lynn Raven| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 November 3rd, 2016|Uncategorized|

First scientific seminar sharing Phytl Signs experimental results at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Oct 27th saw the first sharing of experimental data from our plant electrical signal capturing device, Phytl Signs, with an expert scientific audience. Results from both Vivent’s own experiments, along with those from Professor Ricardo Ferraz de Oliveira of University of Sao [...]

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  • Long Term Variation of Electrical Signals in Plants
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    Long Term Variation of Electrical Signals in Plants

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Long Term Variation of Electrical Signals in Plants

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 October 11th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Over the last few weeks here at Phytl Signs we have been focusing on running some long-term experiments monitoring variations in electrical signals in plants. We have recorded electrical signals from 3 plants in different ambient conditions over the last month. We are delighted with how much we have learned about the set up of [...]

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  • In Praise of Soil-free Growing…..
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    In Praise of Soil-free Growing…..

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In Praise of Soil-free Growing…..

By Lynn Raven| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 September 8th, 2016|Uncategorized|

After visiting a soil free greenhouse growing tomatoes Lynn Raven reflected on the benefits of raising crops in a soil free environment. Here’s what she had to say…. We are so accustomed to the soil-free growing of food crops now that we are in danger of becoming blasé about it’s arrival on the scene as [...]

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  • Unraveling the Mysteries of Electrical Signals in Plants
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    Unraveling the Mysteries of Electrical Signals in Plants

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Electrical Signals in Plants

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 July 21st, 2016|Uncategorized|

Dr Robert Degli-Agosti of the University of Geneva is currently testing a device and providing feedback that Vivent is using to further improve the range of Phytl Signs devices.   He shares with us answers to three questions about plant signalling. As an academic you’ve been measuring electrical signals in plants for some time. How do [...]

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  • Citizen Science – Is it of any value?
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    Citizen Science – Is it of any value?

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Citizen Science – Is it of any value?

By Carrol Plummer| 2017-05-22T14:02:32+00:00 July 11th, 2016|Uncategorized|

There are very mixed responses to the question “Do citizen scientists actually help advance scientific knowledge?” We want to share with you possible ways in which everyday people can make a difference. Here at Phytl Signs we’re in touch with an academic who is looking at how plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by an [...]

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  • The Value of Scepticism and Open Mindedness
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    The Value of Scepticism and Open Mindedness

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The Value of Scepticism and Open Mindedness

By Caleb Carroll| 2016-07-11T13:52:53+00:00 July 11th, 2016|Uncategorized|

I spoke to Nigel Wallbridge shortly after his meeting with Penny Sarchet at New Scientist magazine.  I asked Nigel how the meeting went.  His response was not optimistic.  Nigel explained that Penny was a plant geneticist and that she was very sceptical about plant electrophysiology and therefore our system which detects plant signals. Nigel left one of our Phytl Signs [...]

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  • Plant Sounds – What can we learn from listening to our plants?
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    Plant Sounds – What can we learn from listening to our plants?

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Plant Sounds – What can we learn from listening to our plants?

By Carrol Plummer| 2016-07-05T12:01:01+00:00 July 5th, 2016|Uncategorized|

http://www.getbadlybehaved.com/plant-sounds-what-can-we-learn-from-listening-to-our-plants/

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