Drought is one of the greatest threats to crop yield and fruit quality worldwide. 

For decades, scientists have struggled to untangle the genetic complexity of crops with multiple chromosome sets. 

Aluminum toxicity is a major barrier to crop productivity in acidic soils, restricting root growth and nutrient uptake.

Fresh-cut apple browning is a significant quality issue, often reducing the fruit's marketability. 

Salt stress remains a critical challenge for plant growth, especially in crops like pea (Pisum sativum L.). 

A new study published in Frontiers in Energy employs a "segmented voltage monitoring method," which integrates voltage leads into three series batteries within the SOEC stack, enabling the quantitative separation of degradation contributions from the cell body and the interconnect-cell interface, thereby providing direct experimental evidence for optimizing stack design.

In a pioneering study that combines advanced technology with agricultural practices, researchers are exploring how capacitance-enhanced biochars can significantly increase the removal of ginsenoside Rb1 from soils. The study, titled "Increased Removal of Ginsenoside Rb1 Through the Application of Capacitance-Enhanced Biochars in Soils," is led by Prof. Bo Pan from the Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control at Kunming University of Science & Technology in Kunming, Yunnan, China. This research offers valuable insights into sustainable soil management and the potential of biochars in addressing soil contamination.

Scientists from Auburn University have proposed a new mechanism to control some of the thinnest electronic memory devices ever made. Their study uncovers how tiny crystals only a few atoms thick may switch between insulating and metallic states, paving the way for low-power memory, flexible electronics, and brain-inspired computers.