Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully employed genetic barcoding to tell original drugs of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from adulterants. Extracts of Drynaria roosii Nakaike are traditionally used in China for the treatment of bone diseases, but extracts from some closely related plants are without effect. Comparing chloroplast genome sequences of all these plants, […]
Beijing’s R&D spending is at 6.17% of GDP
Beijing, the center of science and technology innovation nationwide, makes science and technology innovation the most important activity. Beijing has a particularily strong R&D system in terms of scientific research management, performance evaluation, rights and benefits of scientific and technological achievements and long-term financial support. New R&D institutions such as the Beijing Institute of Quantum […]
Ministry of Agriculture issues stricter rules for veterinary drug residues in food
The new standards stipulate 2191 residual values and requirements for use of 267 veterinary drugs for livestock and poultry, marine and bee products. It covers almost all veterinary drugs commonly used in China, the main animals used for food production and will come into effect on April 1, 2020. The new standards adopt CAC standards […]
Sanjiang Group and Vipioneers launch unmanned truck for opencast mines
The truck measures 10.2 meters long, 5.4 meters wide and five meters tall, and has a carrying capacity of 110 tonnes. It can plan its mission and route for itself, load and unload automatically, and drive by itself. The new unmanned mining truck features integrated direct line control, image processing, wireless communication and AI technologies. […]
Anhui Tomorrow Hydrogen Technology Co. launches hydrogen fuel cell stacks
The company’s http://www.mth2.com technology was licensed from CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. The fuel cells are claimed to have small size, low cost, light weight and good low temperature adaptability. The volumetric specific power is 3.0 kW/L. In addition to being used in commercial vehicles, they are intended for broad application in the fields of passenger cars. […]
Smart trash collecting machine in Nanjing offers “cash for trash”
In order to encourage residents to separate trash, Nanjing City has introduced “trash banks” that integrate functions such as face recognition, remote monitoring, and trash disposal. The residents first perform face recognition, and then sort out the trash. The system returns points to the user’s account based on the number of recyclables contained in the […]
854 million internet users in China, half of them on broadband, and over 5 million websites
According to the China Internet Development Report 2019, the internet penetration rate in China in June 2019 had reached 61.2%, with 854 million users. The number of websites was 5.18 million. The number of Internet users in China is 854 million and the Internet penetration rate is 61.2%. The number of online education users was […]
China Huaneng Co. builds 3d generation nuclear reactors “Hualong 1”
The pressurized water reactor is claimed to rest on China’s own IP and meets the latest nuclear safety standards. So far, the company has built 4 units of this reactors in the 1 GW class. Japan JST China news, October 21, 2019
CAS Institute of Microbiology develops new microdroplet reaction screening device, coupled to cell sorting by FACS
The nanodrop system achieves nanoliter volume addition of different reagent components through high-precision micro-volume control. It is compatible with 96 and 384-well plates and can be programmed according to the pre-filled mineral oil plate. The minimum volume that can be accurately filled with a low-cost probe is 1 nL, and the volume standard deviation is […]
China discovers 1 billion ton class new oil field in Gyeongsang, Shaanxi Province
The newly confirmed recoveries are 358 million tons, and expected reserves amount to 693 million tons. China Petroleum also announced that in the Sichuan Basin shale gas survey, cumulative confirmed reserves amounted to 1,061.03 billion cubic meters. This year’s production is scheduled to be 7.7 billion cubic meters, with an annual production capacity of more than […]