Innovation Fast-tracks Agricultural Renewal
A staff member is conducting breeding experiments in a greenhouse in Zhangye city, Gansu province. (PHOTO: XINHUA)In 2025, China made great strides in transforming agricultural innovation to actual pr
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Wuhan scientist honored for turning lab science into real-world farming solutions
Peng Donghai of Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, Hubei province discusses experimental results with students. [Photo by Kuang Min/For chinadaily.com.cn]Professor Peng Donghai of Huazhong Agr
Agricultural Technology Creates Bumper Harvests
A smart agriculture visualization platform in use in a farm in Yongji county, Jilin province. (PHOTO: XINHUA)In 2025, China's agricultural sector brimmed with innovative vitality. Breeding innovat
RoboBee sticks the landing
New robotic landing gear draws on the crane fly's unique appendages for landing on uneven surfaces.
Looking at the Universe’s dark ages from the far side of the Moon
Building an observatory on the Moon would be a huge challenge—but it would be worth it.
The physics of bowling strike after strike
New model uses 6 differential equations relating to a rotating rigid body for best strike conditions.
Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold
Harvard won't give government a say in faculty hiring; Trump threatens its tax status.
Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab
Its performance isn't great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion.
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more.
NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end
One federal lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT, and building maintenance.
Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon
Also: testing the efficacy of WWI "dazzle" camouflage; how the male blue-lined octopus survives deadly mating ritual.
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
"Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch."
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life.
Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data
New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.
