In recent years, digital agricultural technology extension services (DATES), leveraging Internet platforms such as WeChat official accounts and mobile applications, have gained popularity, providing a new pathway for agricultural technology dissemination. This service overcomes the temporal and spatial limitations of traditional agricultural technology extension, enabling farmers to conveniently access planting knowledge. Then, can DATES effectively encourage farmers to adopt OMF and contribute to the green transformation of agriculture? Professor Minjuan Zhao from the College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, and her team addressed this question through a survey of farmers in major apple - producing areas in China. The related research has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2024590).

A research team led by Professor Yumei Zhang from the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP) at China Agricultural University, in collaboration with Dr. Issa Ouedraogo from the Alliance of Biodiversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), has conducted a study that reveals the structural characteristics and emission reduction potential of agrifood system carbon emissions in China and Africa. The related article has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025609).

How does 3D printing precisely control battery stress?

In International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Wei Yuan and coworkers from South China University of Technology introduce a new manufacturing method for gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) using digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing. This technique allows precise control over the structure of GPEs through layer-by-layer curing. It improves the uniformity of microscopic pores and macroscopic dimensions, which helps regulate interfacial stress effectively. This study offers a practical strategy to enhance the stability of the anode-electrolyte interface (AEI), contributing to zinc batteries with longer cycle lives.