Abstract: Provided are a mutant HPPD polypeptide having high resistance to a herbicide and an encoding gene thereof, and an application thereof in an improved plant. The amino acid at position 282 of the mutant HPPD polypeptide is mutated from arginine to serine at a wild-type HPPD polypeptide. In addition, the mutant HPPD polypeptide further comprises an amino acid at position 349 that is mutated from glutamic acid to lysine, and/or an amino acid at position 156 that is mutated from alanine to valine. The mutated HPPD polypeptide can be used for cultivating plants having resistance to a herbicide having HPPD inhibition.

Abstract: An energy harvesting device is described comprising a piezoelectric material element (22), a proof mass (18) moveable relative to the piezoelectric material element (22) and coupled to the piezoelectric material element (22) by a coupling arrangement such that movement of the proof mass (18) causes compression of the piezoelectric material element (22), wherein the proof mass (18) defines a cavity (20), the piezoelectric material element (22) being located, at least in part, within the cavity (20). A power management circuit (50) suitable for use therewith is also described, the circuit (50) comprising a configurable voltage amplification and rectification circuit and a mode control circuit operable to configure the configurable circuit to operate in a voltage amplification mode or in a rectification mode, the mode control circuit selecting the operating mode depending upon the input or output of the configurable circuit.

Abstract: This application provides Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel, including: Fe, wherein a weight percentage of the Fe is greater than or equal to 50.4 wt %; Mn, wherein a weight percentage of the Mn is 25-35 wt %; Al, wherein a weight percentage of the Al is 6-12 wt %; C, wherein a weight percentage of the C is 0.8-2.0 wt %; and O, wherein a weight percentage of the O is 0.005-0.6 wt %. This application further provides a terminal to which the Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel is applied, a production method for the Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel, a steel mechanical part, and an electronic device. The lightweight steel in this application has low density, high strength, and high elongation.

Abstract: An electrical generation apparatus is described comprising a magnetic mass (18) magnetically attracted to a guide member (14) such that the mass (18) is moveable, in use, along a path defined by the shape of the outer periphery of the guide member (14), the mass (18) being moveable past a coil (20), and at least one repulsion magnet (16a, 16b) of the same polarity as the mass (18) and positioned to repel the mass (18) such that the mass (18) undertakes a pendulum-like reciprocating motion, repeatedly passing the coil.