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The aircraft was developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. Similar in size to a Boeing 737, it has a maximum range of 4,500 km and was made with the purpose of fighting forest fires and performing marine rescues. It can collect 12 tons of water in 20 seconds and transport up to 370 tons of water, all on a single tank of fuel. CAS news release, March 30, 2017
At the inauguration, it was stressed that the project should give full play to the advantages of Beijing, e. g., the strong support for the construction of the National Science and Technology Innovation Center, the integration of the military, and the advantages to innovative institutional mechanisms and implementation. China Bio news release, March 30, 2017
In conjunction with China’s deep sea exploration program, the institute has developed a solid lithium battery with an energy density up to 300Wh/kg which was tested during 9 dives greater than 7,000 meters, of which 6 were more than 10,000 meters, and the maximum working depth wasf 10,901 meters. Accumulated underwater working time was 134 hours, the maximum continuous operating time 20 hours. CAS news release, March 30, 2017
The group of ZHANG Dawei has developed a biosensor which monitors a set of transcriptional regulators responding to intracellular phenylalanine concentrations via a fluorescent signal. The sensor was used to monitor bacteria engineered for overproduction of phenylalanine. China Bioindustry news release, March 29, 2013
The center contains specimen collected in the South Pacific at depth from 6,500 to 10,900 m depth and will build a unique database for microbial resources and large data. China Bio news release, March 28, 2017
Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets, also known as white graphene”, has similar properties to graphene, such as excellent mechanical stability and thermal conductivity. Using ultrasonic separation and cheap raw materials, boron nitride nanosheets with an average thickness of about 3 nanometers was prepared at 19% yield.” China Bio news releae, March 27, 2017
Haiyi (sea wings”) is made from carbon fiber and was built at CAS Shenyang Institute of Automation. It can monitor sea water temperature, salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll and oxygen content. Haiyi does not have a propeller. In its body, there is an oil bag that works like a fish bladder, and a moveable battery.The depth was reached in the Mariana Trench and monitored by the mother ship Tansuo-1. In Oct 2014, Haiyi swam 1,022.5 kilometers nonstop in 30 days during a test.” CAS news release, March 24, 2017
The plant has been installed at Sinopec’s Zhenhai plant and will start operation in the second half of 2017. Capacity is 100,000 t/y based on waste food and tall oil. According to the International Air Transport Association’s forecast, in 2020 bio kerosene will reach 30% of the total amount of jet fuel. China consumes nearly 20 million tons of aviation fuel annually. China Bio news release, March 25, 2017
Presently, over 90 % of carbon fibers are prepared from polyacrylonitrile. A team of the Ningbo Institute succeded to prepare a lignin – acrylonitrile copolymer by esterification and free radical copolymerization, with good spinnability and thermal stability. CAS news release, March 24, 2017
The 1600 m2 center located in Myanmar is under the management of the CAS Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and works on biodiversity projects in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The English website http://www.seabri.cn introduces the researchers, the progress of field science, the discovery of results, the publication of papers, and the cultivation of talents. China Bio news release, March 24, 2017