A combination of FISH and Raman sequencing allows for enzyme detection in environmental samples

http://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/life/202501/t20250110_898273.shtml

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100759

A new technology termed FISH-scRACS-seq (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-guided Single-Cell Raman-activated Sorting and Sequencing) combines species-targeting fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with Raman spectroscopy, allowing for the direct identification and isolation—from environmental samples—of functional single cells and the enzymes they encode.

The research team utilized this technique to identify the cells, pathways, and enzymes from γ-proteobacteria that are actively involved in degrading cycloalkanes in marine environments. Their analysis uncovered a previously unknown P450 enzyme encoded by Pseudoalteromonas fuliginea, crucial for bioremediation efforts in aquatic ecosystems contaminated by hydrocarbons.

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World’s first carbon fiber metro train in Qingdao

http://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0110/c90000-20264742.html

The world’s first carbon fiber metro train named “CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express began passenger service on the Metro Line 1 of Qingdao, Shandong Province. The debut of the carbon fiber metro train marks a groundbreaking upgrade in China’s metro train lightweight technology. The carbon fiber metro train is approximately 11 percent lighter, with operational energy consumption reduced by 7 percent. And each train can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 130 tons annually, the CCTV report noted.

The key load-bearing structures of the carbon fiber metro train, such as the car body and bogie frame, are made from carbon fiber composite materials. And this design offers multiple technical advantages, including being lighter and more energy-efficient, having higher strength, better environmental adaptability, and lower operation and maintenance costs throughout its life cycle.

Carbon fiber has advantages such as being lightweight, high-strength, fatigue-resistant, and corrosion-resistant. Its strength is more than five times that of steel, while its weight is less than a quarter of steel, making it an excellent material for lightweight rail vehicles, The use of carbon fiber materials not only enhances the strength of the car body, providing greater impact resistance and extending the structural lifespan, but also improves the vehicles’ vibration reduction and isolation, resulting in smoother operation, reduced noise, and a more comfortable ride.

The Qingdao Metro Line 1 spans approximately 60 kilometers and has 41 stations. It serves as a major north-south backbone line in Qingdao.

Research Centers and universities in Qingdao (incomplete list)

R&D institutions

CAS Institute of Oceanology http://english.qdio.cas.cn/Internation/gjwyh/
CAS Center for Ocean Megascience http://www.coms.ac.cn/home/
CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Environmental Technology QIBEBT http://www.qibebt.cas.cn
Shandong Energy Institute https://english.cas.cn/Special_Reports/Dual_Carbon_CAS_in_Action/Org/202204/t20220402_303477.shtml
Shandong University National Research Center for Colloidal Materials https://nccm.sdu.edu.cn/english/
Qingdao Haier Institute of Industrial Intelligence Co., Ltd. http://www.iecz.cn/content.action?formId=52&dataId=132&columnId=25&parentId=3
Hisense Medical https://medical.hisense.com/html/about_us/rd/
Vland Biotech http://www.vlandgroup.com/en/view/64.html

Universities in Qingdao

China University of Petroleum https://english.upc.edu.cn
Ocean University of China http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn
Shandong University of Science and Technology https://en.sdust.edu.cn
Qingdao University of Science and Technology https://en.qust.edu.cn
Qingdao University of Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao_University_of_Technology
Qingdao Agricultural University https://en.qau.edu.cn

Photo: Haier Global Creative Research Center in Qingdao

Evonik and Vland Biotech form JV in Qingdao on animal gut health products

http://www.vlandbiochem.com/article-5545-10977.html

On March 14, 2024, Evonik Vland Biotech (Shandong) Co., Ltd. was put into operation in Qingdao, China. The joint venture of Evonik China Co., Ltd. and Shandong Vland Biotech Co., Ltd. aims to develop and expand gut health solutions products including probiotics for farm animals in China. Evonik holds the majority with a share of 55 %.

Head of Evonik’s life science division Nutrition & Care, the Animal Nutrition business line is Johann-Caspar Gammelin.

The joint venture is headquartered in Vland Biotech Innovation Park in Qingdao, China, and Vland’s production facilities in Binzhou, Shandong Province, China., will be utilized.

“Benefiting from the strong innovation capabilities, applied technology expertise and excellent reputation of the two parent companies, we will deliver innovative products and solutions to the market, and create more value for our customers,” says Dr. Wang Xu, general manager of Evonik Vland Biotech (Shandong) Co., Ltd.

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