From the world’s first-ever bailout by the Romans to 33% interest loans 5,000 years ago, humans have pretty much always been in financial crisis

Mess with money and you mess with far more than the price system, inflation, and economics — you mess with people’s heads,” ...
China Daily Global Edition

Lhasa's GDP grows 7.1 percent in first three quarters of 2025

Farmers harvest highland barley in Lhundrub county, Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region. [Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn ...
IEEE

Design and Development of 2.45 GHz Operated Microwave Rectifier Circuit for Energy Harvesting Applications

Abstract: This paper describes a microwave rectifier operating at 2.45 GHz for wireless RF energy harvesting applications requiring low input power. The Voltage Doubler topology is used to function at ...

Uncovering the genetic mechanism that causes barley crops to sprout early

Every year, billions of dollars' worth of crops worldwide perish due to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a phenomenon in which ...
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Genetic variants fine-tune grain dormancy and crop resilience in barley

New research reveals how genetic changes in the barley MKK3 gene fine-tune seed dormancy, determining whether grains stay dormant or sprout too soon. The findings offer breeders new genetic tools to ...