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The device is the world’s largest radio telescope, well equipped with data mining capacities. Its mission is to reproduce the images of the early universe. It is also prepared to participate in the search for extraterrestrial civilization. CAS news release, June 30, 2016
According to an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chiny by 2020 plans to have set up the world’s largest health data pool, covering over 1,4 billion people. Big data in health services will involve people’s basic medical conditions, medical service, disease control and prevention, food safety and healthcare, covering an individual’s life cycle. […]
The group of Weihong JIANG at the Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS SIBS in Shanghai, has developed a highly efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system for rapid genome editing of Clostridium ljungdahlii, an organism which is studied for the commercial production of ethanol from synthesis gas. CAS news release, June 24, 2016
The focus is on in-depth study of skin and oral microorganisms, leading to skin and oral care products and the promotion of human micro-ecological health concepts, including nursing care. CAS news release, June 23, 2016
The Long March-7 is a medium-sized rocket using liquid propellant that can carry up to 13.5 tonnes to low-Earth orbit. It will transport cargo for China’s planned space station and is expected to become the main carrier for space launches. The launch will take place from Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province CAS news release, June […]
The fully China-built supercomputer is twice as fast as Tianhe-2 with a peak performance of 125 Petaflops per second, regular performance of 93 PFlops per second, and an energy efficiency rate of 6.05 GFlops per Watt. Three Sunway-TaihuLight applications — earth system modeling, ocean surface wave modeling and the microstructure of titanium alloy modeling — […]
As announced by the China National Space Administration, the robot family will include Mars rovers, asteroid explorers, robotic arms and service robots that can help maintain and repair an in-orbit space station, space laboratories and satellites. China plans to send an unmanned probe to orbit and land on Mars around 2020. Since the 1960s, more […]
The initiative, called Inno Pioneer, was launched in mid-June and aims to attract students and other young professionals from overseas universities and research organizations to start businesses, work for startups or take training at the park. CAS news release, June 21, 2016
The Xiang Yang Hong 01, a 100 m 5000 BRT ship has a range of 15.000 nautical miles and remote sensing to explore depths up to 10.000 m. It is based in Qingdao. CAS news release, June 20, 2016
In the process, low hydrocarbons generated in the oil refinery are subjected to cross alkane metathesis catalysis with high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) including plastic bottles, waste plastic film and plastic bags etc., at 150 – 200 °C, selectivity can be directed towards diesel C9-C22 alkanes or […]