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New transformer-based AI model enhances precision in rice leaf disease detection

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A research team has developed an innovative AI model called AISOA-SSformer that significantly improves the accuracy of detecting rice leaf diseases.

Journal: Plant Phenomics

New research unveils strategies to boost maize crop efficiency through optimized light and nitrogen distribution

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A research team has identified effective strategies for significantly enhancing maize productivity by optimizing the distribution of leaf area and nitrogen within crop canopies.

Journal: Plant Phenomics

Researchers obtain the first high-precision mass measurement of aluminum-22

DOE/US Department of Energy

Researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams made a high-precision mass measurement of aluminum-22, reaching the “proton dripline” of the nuclear chart. The project found that aluminum-22 formed a proton halo, where the last proton added is only loosely bound to the nucleus. This measurement helps scientists determine how tightly bound the atomic nuclei are as they get closer to the dripline.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

Flower power: Decoding the cellular basis of floral fragrance

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A recent study has unraveled the intricate cellular blueprint behind the iconic fragrance of Prunus mume flowers.

Journal: Horticulture Research

Unlocking grape yield secrets: key genetic module for fruit set unveiled

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A recent discovery has unveiled a key regulatory module in grapes that governs fruit set, a vital phase for determining yield and quality.

Journal: Horticulture Research

A novel molecular scaffold for next-generation, nature-inspired sunscreens

Universiteit van Amsterdam

A team of researchers led by professors Wybren Jan Buma at the University of Amsterdam and Vasilios Stavros at the University of Warwick (UK) have laid the groundwork for using urocanic acid and its derivatives as a novel class of sunscreen filters. Urocanic acid is a naturally occurring UV-A and UV-B absorbing compound found in the skin. The team investigated the light-adsorbing, “sun-blocking” properties of urocanic acid and its derivatives, both in isolated molecules and in solutions. They present their result in two papers in this week’s edition of the RSC journal PhysChemChemPhys, where it is featured as cover art.

Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Effects of novel plasma spraying process on microstructure and mechanical properties of composite coatings

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

the reasearch investigates the influences of Cr₂AlC mass fraction and supersonic plasma spraying process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cr₂AlC reinforced 410 stainless steel composite coatings This study provides a research basis for the preparation of MAX/metal-based composite coatings by plasma spraying to some extent.

Journal: High-speed Railway
Funder: Beijing Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Education for Equipment Pre-research, National Natural Science Foundation of China

Exploring New LOHC Materials through innovative molecular design

National Research Council of Science & Technology

KRICT researchers have unveiled groundbreaking LOHC materials that dramatically boost hydrogen storage and release rates, transforming hydrogen into a safer, more transportable energy source.

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT

Data mining reveals patterns in brain’s reactions to good and bad smells

Intelligent Computing

Seeking to shed light on inconsistent brain activation patterns observed in previous studies of smell, a team of researchers in Lyon, France, used data mining techniques to analyze the pleasant or unpleasant odor sensations and corresponding brain scans of a group of 42 participants. They found characteristic patterns in the piriform cortex and amygdala. The group’s research was published August 1 in Intelligent Computing, a Science Partner Journal.

Journal: Intelligent Computing
Funder: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Nanoink, printing technologies could enable electronics repairs, production in space

Iowa State University

Researchers tested new nanoink and printing technologies on the "roller coaster" of NASA microgravity flights. They demonstrated that electronic circuits can be printed in zero gravity. That could lead to astronauts printing electric circuits for spacecraft and equipment repairs. The technologies could also lead to manufacturing high-value electronics in the special environment of space.

Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Funder: NASA Headquarters

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