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The city located in Jiangsu province started in 2016 on an overall facility of 200,000 m2. A China-Germany vocational education and scientific innovation service center was also launched. So far, nearly 150 German enterprises have invested in Changzhou in various fields like machinery, electronics and textiles, according to the local government. CAS news release, June […]
Studies of ZHOU Qi and HU Baoyangshowed that implanted human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons survived for two years and further matured. There was no immune rejection or other serious adverse reaction. Apparent behavioral improvement were observed in most monkey models. Clinical experiments in humans are now considered as a next step. CAS news release, June 19, 2018
Cellulose nanopaper (CNP) has potential application in the fields of electronic devices, visual display substrates, batteries, etc., due to its light-weight, low thermal expansion, excellent mechanical and optical properties. However, CNP is sensitive to moisture due to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose, leading to a loss of strength and durability. The group of LI Bin […]
The group of JIANG Heqing at QIBEBT designed a 3D thermal film containing artificial photothermal cones with a polypyrrole (PPy) coating via chemical vapor deposition polymerization (CVDP). Absorbance was around 99 % in the entire solar spectrum, comparable to the performances of super-black materials. In actual seawater tests in Jiaozhou Bay the 3D hollow cone […]
In a pilot program led by Guangdong Provincial Institute of Precision Medicine Application, 2000 newborns will obtain DNA-based electronic birth certificates. Markers are STRs (short tandem repeats) which are highly polymorphic. The program is meant to counteract baby trafficking. The data will be stored in the National Human Genetic Resource Bank. China Bio news release, […]
The land-based rig, jointly developed by Jilin University and Sichuan-based Honghua Group, did the drill in the Singliao basin in northeast China. It can dig as deep as 10 km and plans are to increase drilling capacity to 15 km depth. CAS news release, June 5, 2018
WANG Huaiyu at CAS SIAT in Shenzhen and CHU Paul K from Hong Kong City University have developed a new concept for antibacterial surface materials. After they had doped capacitive titania nanotubes with carbon (TNT-C) and charged this material, they observed antibacterial activity toward four types of bacteria. The surface worked well with both direct […]