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Month: April 2024

A plasma-electrochemical cascade pathway converts ambient air and water into hydroxylamine

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01330-w https://www.cas.cn/cm/202404/t20240422_5012155.shtml Zeng Jie and Prof. Geng Zhigang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) developed a new method to synthesize hydroxylamine under mild conditions with high selectivityused plasma di. They used plasma disscharge to converted air and water into high-purity nitric acid, and then reduced the nitric acid using an electrocatalytic […]

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Hurun Research Institute: global unicorns mainly in fintech, software service and AI

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http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2024/0412/c94476-20156166.html According to the “2024 Global Unicorn Companies Ranking” recently released by the Hurun Research Institute, a private Chinese think tank, global unicorn companies are mainly concentrated in three areas: fintech, software services, and artificial intelligence (AI). The unicorn company with the world’s highest market capitalization was Jissek Jumping (Byte Dance), with a market capitalization […]

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Shanghai will establish a Synthetic Biology Innovation Center in Pudong

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https://www.pudong.gov.cn/019010005/20240416/777946.html According to the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, the center will cooperate with a wide range of Chinese and foreign scientific research institutions, non-profit organizations, and major companies to establish a talent network in the field of synthetic biology, conduct technology cooperation and validation of concepts, and practical application of scientific and technological achievements […]

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This is what Emperor Wu Di (543 – 578 CE) might have looked like: SNP analysis of ancient DNA

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/20240328/3b7dc82d92a94ad7a8caacf2c421685a/c.html https://vodpub6.v.news.cn/yqfbzx-original/20240328/5605aa0e70434a16b960c04d673ab400.mp4 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00240-9 A team from Fudan University and the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology have jointly reconstructed the facial appearance of Emperor Yu Wenyi (Wu Di) of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. According to historical records, Wu Di (543-578) unified northern China, but died young without fulfilling his ambition to pacify the Turks and secure […]

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BRI joint laboratory on pesticide reduction in tea production to be established in Sri Lanka

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http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0410/c90000-20155333.html A BRI joint research laboratory will be established by the Guizhou University, the University of Peradeniya, the Central China Normal University and Sri Lanka Tea Research Institute. The laboratory will focus its research on three key areas, which consist of accurate pesticide reduction based on big data, biological control technology for insect pests and […]

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Brazil’s Vale Co. and Central South University, China, set up joint metallurgy lab at Vale

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http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0409/c90000-20154816.html — A low-carbon and hydrogen metallurgy laboratory was jointly set up by China’s Central South University and Brazil’s Vale corporation. Vale is one of the largest producers of iron ore and nickel in the world. With a total area of 3,000 square meters, the laboratory is a five-story building with scientific instruments and equipment.

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Layered zeolites help to convert polyethylene plastics to high-grade gasoline

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01506-z https://www.cas.cn/syky/202404/t20240410_5011266.shtml Han Buxing’s group at the CAS Institute of Chemistry, in collaboration with researchers from Beijing Normal University, Peking University, etc., have used layered self-supporting molecular sieves as catalysts to achieve > 90%  conversion of polyethylene plastics into high-quality gasoline under low-temperature, no-noble-metal, no-hydrogen, and no-solvent conditions. The liquid product is primarily composed of […]

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Xi’an hospital reports successful xenotransplantation of gene-edited pig kidney into a human

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http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0409/c90000-20154525.html Doctors from a Xi’an hospital performed xenotransplantation surgery on March 25, in which the kidney of a multi-gene-edited pig was transplanted into a brain-dead human. The kidney is still functioning well 13 days later, Beijing-based Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday. The surgical plan was created and approved by various academic and ethics […]

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Sinopec reports drilling 5,200 m borehole for geothermal exploration on Hainan

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https://english.news.cn/20240408/ae681538940c4e86ac9783f69ec59242/c.html Sinopec has completed drilling China’s deepest geothermal exploration well, Fushenre-1. The borehole is located in the southern island province of Hainan, reaching a subterranean depth of 5,200 meters. It set a new record for the deepest geothermal exploration well in China. The successful drilling of the geothermal exploration well revealed the formation mechanism of geothermal […]

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Hydrogen fuel cells are expected to increase the cruising range of drones

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https://spc.jst.go.jp/news/240402/topic_2_04.html Researchers at the CAS DICP in Dalian have developed a fuel cell and lithium battery coupling power system for drones, and a test flight has been completed successfully. The power system features high specific energy, long cruising range, wide temperature range, and fast fuel injection. The high specific energy hydrogen hybrid power supply developed […]

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