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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Dec-2025 11:11 ET (29-Dec-2025 16:11 GMT/UTC)
How potassium powers sweeter oranges: a leaf-to-fruit sugar journey
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceSweetness is central to the appeal of citrus fruit, but the molecular story behind that flavor has long remained untold.
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- Horticulture Research
Revolutionizing nitrogen monitoring in ginkgo with spectral modeling
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team developed a novel method using bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF) spectra combined with the PROSPECT-PRO model and modified ratio indices to estimate nitrogen content nondestructively.
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- Plant Phenomics
Exploring microbial carbon fixation in semiarid farmlands: a path to sustainable agriculture
Maximum Academic PressIn semiarid farmlands, microbes are quietly shaping the planet's carbon cycle.
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- Pedosphere
PolyU research on online child sexual exploitation receives funding support from RGC Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityVisual question answering model enables smarter diagnosis of crop diseases
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team has developed a novel AI model, ILCD, and a supporting dataset, CDwPK-VQA, to help early diagnose crop diseases.
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- Plant Phenomics
How many grid-forming converters does the “new-type power system” need?
Tsinghua University PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
As power systems evolve to accommodate rising levels of renewable energy, traditional grid-following converters (GFLs) are no longer sufficient to ensure grid stability. Researchers from Imperial College London and Tsinghua University, led by Dr. Fei Teng and Mr. Guoxuan Cui, conduct a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of how to determine the optimal penetration of grid-forming converters (GFMs) required for future power networks. Their findings highlight how coordinated planning and dynamic operational control strategies can enable cost-effective and stable operation of “new-type power systems”.
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- iEnergy
Lipidomics study identifies cardiolipin dysregulation as a potential therapeutic target for bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy
FAR Publishing LimitedPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Current Pharmaceutical Analysis
How wild strawberries evolved to survive on mountain tops
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science- Journal
- Horticulture Research
New AI model brings breakthroughs in five-day regional weather forecasting
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
A novel deep learning–based framework that dramatically improves the accuracy of forecasts, even when data are limited. The task involved using past atmospheric variables to predict five key surface weather indicators—including temperature, wind, and precipitation—every 6 hours for the next 5 days.
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- Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters