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The group around Xiaquan SU at QIBEBT has developed a software Parallel-Meta-3, which allows to extract rRNA segment, copy number, functional gene prediction, diversity analysis, biomarker screening, and symbiotic network analysis. It provides significant advantages in accuracy and comprehensiveness by a fully automated analysis. China Bioindustry news, January 25, 2017
The satellite covers the globe with an all-weather, 24-hour observation service and will be used for disaster prevention and reduction, ocean monitoring, and the protection of maritime rights. Gaofen-3’s spatial resolution ranges from one meter to 500 meters and its largest viewing swath is 650 kilometers. CAS news release, January 24, 2016
In a ceremony at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, with the participation of elderly researchers and scientists who participated in the study then, a new stamp was issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Total synthesis of crystalline bovine insulin“. China started the project at the end of 1958 and succeeded in September, […]
The Dalian Coherent Light Source Center around Xuemin YANG prepared the arguably world’s brightest vaccum UV FEL light in an energy range from 8 to 24 eV, making it unique of the same kind that only operates in the VUV region, By applying the undulator tapering technology in the HGHG mode, a photon flux of […]
Ocean renewable energy includes energy generated from sea tides, waves, temperature differences and biomass. China’s maritime authority has issued a five-year plan on developing ocean renewable energy, including island renewable energy in the South China Sea and island regions. CAS news release, January 13, 2017
The Biomimetic Smart Material Group at QIBEBT (Chaoxu LI) found that ultrasonically exfoliated WS2 strongly bound in thin layers to alginate. The nanofilm exhibited excellent mechanical properties with a high tensile strength and toughness superior to natural bio-composites such as nacre, bone and dentin. It can be self-heated up to 300 oC within several seconds […]
China’s investment in R&D is expected to have reached 1.54 trillion yuan (around 223 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, accounting for 2.1 percent of GDP, according to Science and Technology Minister Wan Gang. R&D expenditure increased by 9 percent from 2015, with over 78 percent of the spending coming from enterprises, mainly for technology transfer. […]
The honour was awarded to Prof. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, a physicochemist at Bielefeld University, for establishing basic research on the effective use of energy and clean combustion. In October 2016, Kohse-Höinghaus had already received the Friendship Award for International Experts and in January 2016 the prize of the CAS for International Cooperation. CAS news release, January […]
China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of ballpoint pens, has finally developed its own pen tips, ending a long-term reliance on imported ones from Japan. Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group), or TISCO, said it has mastered the production of steel components for pen tips after trying for five years. Stationery manufacturers in China produce 38 billion […]
According to a spokesman of China’s National Energy Bureau, China’s investments in renewable energy during the 13th Five-Year Plan” will include hydropower, wind power, solar energy, biomass and geothermal energy and add up to 2.5 trillion Yuan. By 2020, China’s hydropower capacity should reach 380 million kilowatts, wind power more than 210 million kilowatts, solar […]