Scientists have decoded the genetic machinery behind the golden petals of Camellia nitidissima and successfully transferred this trait into tomato plants to enhance their nutritional value. 

Grapevine diseases like white rot pose growing threats to global viticulture, leading to major yield losses and economic setbacks. 

Excessive Malassezia yeast colonization in lesional skin has been found to cause psoriasis exacerbations. This paper published in Mycology found that oxymatrine inhibits Malassezia biofilm formation and ameliorates Malassezia-associated psoriasis by modulating oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.

The race toward 6G wireless connectivity is intensifying, driving demand for faster, smaller, and more efficient components.

A new kind of smart contact lens is poised to revolutionize how we monitor eye health.

What if reducing greenhouse gas emissions wasn’t just about upgrading industrial facilities, but about how we use water at home and in cities? 

Researchers have employed a combination of thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), neutron depth profiling (NDP), and laser ablation mass spectrometry (LAMS) alongside cluster dynamics modeling to investigate helium retention and migration in tungsten. These findings are critical for understanding the performance of tungsten in fusion reactor environments and predicting the evolution of helium-induced microstructural changes.

Researchers from the University of South China have developed the Two-Potential approach to obtain the key information about the nuclear structure in heavy and superheavy region.  It is found that atomic nuclei with the number of neutrons near N=162 are more stable. Encouraged by this, the half-lives of unknown nuclei around N = 162 are predicted. More importantly, the half-lives of possible new elements are also predicted. These theoretical results can serve provide guidance for the subsequent synthetic experiments.

In a study published in National Science Review, a research team led by Prof. Xiaoqi Zhou from the School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences at East China Normal University has revealed that enhancing tree diversity can effectively reduce nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from forest soils. This finding underscores the critical importance of preserving high tree diversity in forests as a strategic approach to mitigate the impacts of global climate change.

A new study led by Prof. Jiandong Feng, Zhejiang University, reported a novel quantum-patch-clamp probe based on manipulating intracellular single quantum sensors to measure the local multi-physical field in real-time and in situ, offering new insights into intracellular dynamics.