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Jinan, capital of Shandong province, has already built one of the largest and most functional commercial quantum communication networks, named “Jinan Quantum Communication Test Network”. The city now pushes for a National Institute of Quantum Information Science. Japan JST China news, January 31, 2019
A team around Junling LU has developed a catalyst based on atomically dispersed iron hydroxide on Pt nanoparticles which allows to purify hydrogen fuel efficiently over a temperature range from -75 – +107 C. This PROX -catalyst (for preferential oxidation of CO in hydrogen) protects hydrogen fuel cells against CO poisoning during both frequent cold-starts and […]
According to a report by the National Energy Bureau of China, renewable energy capacity increased by 12 % in 2018 and reached 728 million kW. Hydropower capacity increased by 2.5% to 352 million kW, wind power by 12.4% to 184 million kW, solar power by 34% to 174 million kW, and biomass power by 20.7% to […]
Xining is a gateway to Tibet and at a level of over 2,000 m. Last April, the provincial government adopted a plan to develop new wireless technologies, such as the 5G network. According to telecommunications companies, 5G technology can narrow the information service gap between Qinghai’s Tibetan inhabited regions and the rest of China. People’s […]
According to the report, the Italian taxi federation URI has accepted payment by Alipay, a subsidiary of the Alibaba group. Chinese customers who visit Italy can now pay in many cities such as Rome, Milan, Florence etc. by their mobile phones. According to a Nielsen market report, settlements by Chinese customers exceeded already cash settlement […]
A research team led by XIAN Mo and ZHANG Haibo from the CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology has developed a new method for the preparation of modified bacterial cellulose. Using the microorganism Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans, they prepared a functionalized nanobacterial cellulose, modified with 6-carboxyfluorescein, using 6-carboxyfluorescein-modified glucose as a substrate. The results keep promise that various substituents can be incorporated […]
Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) was domesticated on the Loess Plateau of Northern China as early as 10,000 years ago. It achieves the highest amount of grains produced with the same amount of water. ZHANG Heng and ZHU Jiankang from CAS Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology have sequenced the genome of this plant and laid the foundation […]
China’s Geological Survey Agency has reported the discovery of 11,7 trillion (11,7 x 1012) cubic meters of shale gas reserves in western part of Hubei province. Preliminary tests on hydraulic crushing were promising, and might eventually lead to an annual production of 10 billion m3. Japan JST China news, January 28, 2018
The group of ZHANG Jian at CAS Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, in collaboration with Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology Co., have developed a green and economical technology to produce HMF from fructose. Both catalyst and solvent were recycled at a scale of 2,000 t/a of HMF. To speed up the industrialization process, the team also […]
In a review in Currrent Biology published on January 24, researchers around LI Yiming of CAS Institute of Zoology discuss evidence that economic corridors between core cities and key ports along traditional international transport routes may also lead to the introduction of invasive species into new areas which may threaten native species and biodiversity. According to […]