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In a collaboration among the State Forest Energy Research Center and Chaoyang New Continent Biological Energy Co., 65 km2 of yellowhorn plants (Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge) plantations have already been completed. Breeding programs are underway, and by 2020, the plans are for 1340 km2 plantation area. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, August 30, 2013
The project is in conjunction with the “West-East gas pipeline” project to supply coal gas from the Western provines to East China and utilize the CO2 for microalgae growth and biodiesel production. Partner is the China Kingho Group in China’s Eastern Province Xinjiang where the plant, developed by QIBEBT, was successfully tested. CAS news release, […]
Professor Minghua LIU’s group has constructed supramolecular yarn from monomers of N,N-eicosanedioyl-di-L-histidine . At slightly alkaline pH, the molecules assemble into flat sheets, which then roll up into nanotubes that are about 40nm wide and several hundred micrometres long. Yaqing LIU et al., Adv. Mater., 2013, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302345
In the presence of China’s Minister of Science, Mr WANG Gang, the Center was inaugurated on August 26. Cuba is specializing in the field of anticancer drugs, and both sides cooperate onhumanized antibodies and mammalian cell culture. Science Daily August 27, 2013
According to a report from the National People’s Congress, domestic wind power units share more than 90% including key technologies, and photovoltaic cell production accounts for about two-thirds of global output with strong international competitive advantage. By the end of 2012, national hydropower installed capacity was 249 million kW, installed wind power grid was 63 […]
Technology comes from Celanese (TCX ® technologies). Raw materials are natural gas, coal and petroleum coke, but in future biomass and wastes will also be used. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, August 27, 2013
The project is in response to increasing odor pollution caused by large-scale centralized animal breeding Zhiying YAN et al., http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12257-012-0313-x
BC1, a glycosylposphatidyl inositol anchored protein, is released into cell walls by removal of the GPI anchor and possesses a carbohydrate-binding module interacting specifically with crystalline cellulose. The amount of BC1 expressed thus modulates cellulose crystallinity. The studies were done in rice. Lifeng LIU et al., PLoS Genetics (DOI: 10.1371 / journal. Pgen. 1003704)
The contest which is also run in other countries requests a novel format of toilets which remove pathogens, are odor-less, don’t require external water and power supply nor pipeline systems and cost less than 5 cents per day per person. Science and Technology Daily, August 25, 2013
Following a national program, Zhejiang will attempt to have cultivated by 2017 around 10 top domestic large enterprises which are internationally recognized as first-class innovative leaders, more than 100 listed companies with new science and technology, 5500 new high and new technology enterprises, and 20000 new technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises. Electric vehicles and modern […]