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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Nov-2025 17:11 ET (23-Nov-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)
Can China–Africa agricultural trade become a new approach to address food security challenges?
Higher Education PressA collaborative research team from institutions including China Agricultural University and Solomon Islands National University has addressed this question through in-depth analysis using a multi-country general equilibrium model. By leveraging trade data from 2001 to 2022 and combining it with a structural multi-country trade model, the team simulated the impact of China–Africa agricultural trade liberalization on the welfare and food security of both parties. The related paper has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025617).
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- Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Can school feeding programs improve children’s comprehensive physical fitness?
Higher Education PressRecently, a study led by Professor Qiran Zhao from the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, for the first time incorporated physical fitness tests into the evaluation system. By analyzing the implementation effect of China’s Nutrition Improvement Program (NIP) for rural compulsory education students, the study provides a new perspective for optimizing SFPs worldwide, especially in African countries. The related article has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025611).
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- Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Chinese Medical Journal study highlights transposable elements' role in health and disease
Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
Transposable elements play a significant role in regulating gene expression and genome architecture, influencing development, immunity, aging, and disease progression. A study from researchers in China reviews these elements' molecular mechanisms and clinical implications, highlighting their potential as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for conditions like cancer, neurodegenerative, and autoimmune diseases. This research opens pathways for personalized medicine by targeting disease-specific transposable element signatures.
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- Chinese Medical Journal
Why is the stunting rate higher among children in Tanzania’s breadbasket regions?
Higher Education PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Recently, Professor Xu Tian from the College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University, in collaboration with Mosses Lufuke from the Department of Economics at the University of Dodoma in Tanzania, uncovered the underlying reasons through data analysis. The related article has been published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2025645).
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- Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
New oligomer-based organic photodetector achieves 1200 nm peak photoresponse
Science China PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
A research team from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a new electron acceptor that extends the photoresponse of organic photodetectors (OPDs) deep into the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) region. By inducing J-aggregation through cyanation in a tetramer incorporating a resonant N—B←N unit (thiophene-fused BODIPY), the resulting device achieves a peak responsivity of 0.15 A W⁻¹ at 1200 nm, offering a new strategy for high-performance, flexible, and low-cost SWIR detection.
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- Science Bulletin
Earth System Models underestimate natural terrestrial nitrogen fixation by up to 18%
Science China PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
A recent study published in National Science Review has estimated the global biological nitrogen fixation from natural terrestrial ecosystems as 78.2–89.8 Tg N yr-1, revealing an underestimation of this flux up to ~18% in existing Earth System Models (ESMs). The findings suggest many ESMs may overstate the nitrogen limitation or vegetation internal nitrogen recycling efficiency.
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- National Science Review
How to simultaneously improve the energy density and cycle life of sulfur-based lithium-ion batteries
Science China PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
The enhancement of energy density in lithium-ion batteries often comes with a decrease in cycle life. Sulfur-based lithium-ion batteries possess theoretical advantages of low cost and high specific energy, but currently, their energy density is limited and cycle life is short. Now, Huang's team has achieved simultaneous improvement in energy density and cycle life of sulfur-based batteries through ultra-low N/P ratio design and anion-mediated electrolyte engineering in the journal of Science Bulletin, unlocking the potential of sulfur-based lithium-ion batteries.
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- Science Bulletin
Breakthrough in large-scale single-crystal metal foils
Science China PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Single-crystal materials, characterized by structural uniformity and exceptional intrinsic properties, are crucial for high-performance device applications. A research team has now developed a universal method to produce large-scale single-crystal metal foils by establishing a fundamental correlation among strain, stored energy, texture, and single-crystal formation. The study reveals that sufficient deformation-stored energy is essential for generating a uniform cubic recrystallization texture, which reliably guides foils toward single-crystal conversion. This approach is compatible with cast, rolled, and electrodeposited precursors, and enables the scalable fabrication of single-crystal copper and nickel foils with both low- and high-index surfaces. These findings present a new paradigm for single-crystal metal manufacturing and lay a critical materials foundation for future industrial applications.
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- National Science Review
Scientists capture a new polar orders: true ferrielectric material discovered
Science China PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers have confirmed the true ferrielectric state in a single-phase material, (MV)[SbBr5]. This new polar order exhibits a unique combination of a switchable net polarization, asynchronous dipole switching, and polar-to-polar structural transitions, while enabling unprecedented electric-field control of spin-orbit coupling and circular photogalvanic effects, opening new avenues for next-generation electronics.
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- National Science Review