Recently, Associate Professor Xinglong Dai from Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University and his colleagues proposed a quantitative design theory and technical pathway for green yield increase and efficient nitrogen utilization in winter wheat, providing new insights to address this challenge. Related paper has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025631).

Recently, a review paper conducted by Professor Jianchang Yang from Yangzhou University, et al. pointed out that optimizing the “harvest index” (the ratio of yield to total aboveground biomass) can achieve a synergistic enhancement of rice yield and resource utilization efficiency. The study found that the harvest index of modern rice varieties generally hovers around 0.5, but there is still room for improvement through the regulation of physiological traits. Key strategies include three main aspects: first, increasing the “grain-to-leaf ratio”, which refers to the number of grains per unit leaf area, balancing the relationship between photosynthetic products and grain demand; second, enhancing the “sugar-to-spikelet ratio”, which is the ratio of non-structural carbohydrates stored in the stem before flowering to the number of grains, providing more energy for grain filling; third, optimizing the “proportion of productive tillers” to reduce the consumption of water and nutrients by ineffective tillers, thereby improving population structure and light utilization. The related paper has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J–FASE–2025610).

Recently, a team of researchers led by Professor Peng Hou from the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences systematically summarized the limiting factors in corn production and proposed a green production scheme that balances high yield with efficient resource utilization based on quantitative design principles. The related paper has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025601).

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) has developed a diagnostic platform that amplifies the unique optical signals of molecules by more than a hundred million times, enabling the precise detection and quantification of trace amounts of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in body fluids.

The 2025 MRS International Risk Conference, jointly organized by China Finance Review International (CFRI), Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School, and the Modern Risk Society (MRS), successfully concluded in Boston from 24 to 26 July 2025. The three-day conference united leading scholars and industry experts from around the world, emphasizing the importance of cutting-edge research in risk and finance.

Solid-state sodium batteries (SSSBs) are emerging as a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, owing to their enhanced safety, cost-effectiveness as well as the abundance of sodium resources. However, despite their conceptual advantages, significant performance degradation, mainly associated to the electrode-electrolyte interfaces, has hindered their widespread application. A recent study led by researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology provides a comprehensive mechanistic understanding of interfacial degradation in NASICON-type electrolyte-based solid-state sodium metal batteries. Their work focuses on Na₃Zr₂Si₂PO₁₂ (NZSP), a widely studied ceramic electrolyte known for its robust thermal stability and competitive ionic conductivity, yet plagued by poor long-term interfacial performance.