31-3 SARS-Covid19 analysis in sewage: Japanese companies get ready
Shimadzu Techno Research has started a contract service for the detection of SARS-Covid19 in sewage. Detection is based on RT-PCR using Shimadzu's New Coronavirus Detection Reagent Kit, after the virus is concentrated from sewage samples by polyethylene glycol...
29-3 Chinese vaccine manufacturers start developing vaccines for Corona mutant strains
According to a spokesman of China National Medicines Corp., comprehensive crossover study with China’s vaccines based on inactivated Corona virus were conducted with over 10 virus strains which had evolved around the world. The neutralizing antibodies produced by the...
31-3 Team at CAS QIBEBT develops “algae chassis” using CRISPR/Cas genome editing
A team around XU Jian at CAS Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Environmental Biotechnology has developed genetic tools based on CRISPR/Cas technology to prepare a minimal genome variant of the marina algae Microcystis aeruginosa. They deleted a targeted 214 Kb,...
2-4 Cloned native pigs may curb threat of African swine fever
A team around Wu Shenglong in Taicang, Jiangsu province, has achieved somatic cell cloning of pigs, resulting in five pigs native to China. Somatic cell cloning preserves 100 % of the parent’s genetic material and thus reduces the threat of African swine fever on pig...
29-3 China’s internet providers envision zero-carbon internet
According the a report of China’s State Grid Energy Research Institute, China’s data centers in 2020 consumed 2.7% of the nation’s Electriciy (200 billion kWh) and will double to 400 billion kWh or 3.7% by 2030. As a consequence, major actors try to cut down on energy...
Observation of continuous fluorescent lines migrating along human meridians and acupuncture points
According to a recently published paper, researchers, have for the first time clearly observed continuous fluorescent lines migrating along the meridian points of the human body, providing strong evidence for the existence of meridians in Chinese...
24-3 Chinese experts train Benin farmers on improved cotton production
Benin is Africa's largest cotton producer with 714,714 tons of cotton production last year. The China-Benin agricultural pilot center at Seme-Kpodji, about 20 km southeast of Cotonou, has initiated a one-month training session for 225 agricultural operators in Benin...
24-3 China exports first 3rd generation nuclear reactor “Hualong-1” to Pakistan
The reactor will serve Karachi Unit 2 and connect to the power grid. It will generate nearly 10 billion kWh every year, and supply electricity to 1 million people. Japan JST China news, March 24, 2021
16-3 China approves recombinant subunit COVID vaccine
China approved a recombinant protein subunit vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use. The vaccine was developed by the CAS Institute of Microbiology and Anhui Zhifei Longcom and is manufactured using CHO cells. It is the fourth vaccine approved in China for...
23-3 Dalian-Xiamen team achieves CO2 hydrogenation to methanol at reduced temperatures
DENG Dehui from CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and WANG Ye from Xiamen University have achieved hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol at low temperature and with high efficiency. In situ characterizations combined with theoretical calculations...
8-3 China will step-up basic research
According to the 14th Five-Year Plan and the 2035 Long-term Goal Outline Draft, China will formulate and implement a 10-year basic research action plan, focusing on developing Basic Research Centers and basic research expenses. The ratio will increase to 8% or more....
16-3 Ethiopia inaugurates solar power plant in Gambella, manufactured by China
The off-the-grid solar power plant in Gambella, Ethiopia, financed by the World Bank 's African Development Plan and undertaken by a consortium of the State Grid Corporation of China China Electric Power Technology Equipment Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Nanrui Insurance...
15-3 China germinates F2 rice seedlings returning from the moon
40 g of rice seed paddy was mounted on Chang'e 5 and landed on the moon in November 2020. Approximately 23 days later, after a "moon orbit trip" of 760,000 kilometers, it was returned to the National Plant Space Breeding Project Technology Research Center of South...
17-3 China advances in European patent applications
China in 2020 showed the largest increase (9.9%) in patents filed at the EPO in 2020 and is number 2 in non-European applicants, after the USA. The ranking was USA > Japan > Germany > China > France > Korea > Switzerland....
20-3 China extends freight train connections to Milan
Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics Co. has launched a new extended route for freight service, from Wuhan, Hubei Province, via China's Alataw Pass and Germany's Duisburg, arriving in Milan within 21 or 22 days The first X8015 train was loaded with electronic products,...
New Chinese International Travel Health Certificate
March 9 (China News) - On March 7, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the launch of the Chinese version of the "International Travel Health Certificate" at a press conference of foreign ministers, putting forward a practical "solution" to promote...
1-3 China launches hydrogen-powered truck
On March 1, a 100 kW hydrogen fuel-cell powered heavy-duty truck was launched by Beiben Trucks Group Co. in Baotou in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Beiben is a Chinese heavy-duty truck producer. The vehicle's hydrogen storage cylinders use...
27-2 China claims over 300 satellites in orbit
Among them are Beidou navigation satellites, remote sensing satellites for meteorological and marine monitoring, and communication satellites. China started the construction of a high-throughput broadband satellite communication system in 2020, with the APSTAR-6D...
5-3 CAS Institute of Aerospace Science releases remote sensing monitoring database for 75 cities
The monitoring covers the expansion of 75 typical cities in China from 1972 to 2020, showing that about 62% of the expansion is on former cultivated land, raising challenges in food production. Chinas urbanization rate is presently at about 60%, there are over 100...
5-3 China announces massive tax cuts on R&D cost
According to Prmier LI Keqiang’s talk at the 13. National People’s Congress on March 5, innovation will continue to be a key priority for China, with further efforts to boost the role of enterprises through tax deductions and bringing them together with research...
23-2 CNOOC discovers 100 million ton oil and gas field in the Bohai Sea
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on February 22 that it has discovered another large oil and gas discovery in its Bohai oil field, about 140 km from Tianjin. The average water depth is about 23.2 meters. In the Bozhong 13-2-2 well, an oil...
22-2 Shanxi Province and Huawei establish “smart mining innovation lab”
Shanxi Province is a major region for China’s coal mining. Shanxi Province, Huawei Technology and other partners have now jointly established a "Smart Mine Innovation Laboratory" which uses information technology such as industrial wireless control networks and cloud...
26-2 CAS Kunming Institute of Botany develops rapid detection method for poisonous mushrooms
While the toxic mechanisms of poisonous mushrooms vary, mushrooms containing cyclic peptide toxin dominate. They are encoded by the “MSDIN” gene family and ribosomally biosynthesized. A typical example are the cyclic peptide toxins...
23-3 CAS, Yanshan Petrochemical and Sinopec Engineering & Construction establish joint R&D Center for Carbon Neutral Green Technology
The joint R&D center for carbon neutral and green technologies, located at the CAS Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), aims to integrate industry, academia and research, and make due contributions to accelerate the development of carbon peak, carbon-neutral...
19-2 Wuhan Institute opens nelumbo genome database for Lotus plants
Researchers around YANG Xingyu and colleagues from the Wuhan Institute of Landscape Architecture and the CAS Wuhan Botanical Garden have established a nelumbo genome database http://nelumbo.biocloud.net which is is a collection of the most updated lotus...
19-2 China’s ZTE opens 4G telecom services to six major Ethiopian cities
Under a contract with Ethiopia’s telecom monopoly, Ethio-Telecom, ZTE has completed a contract to expand 4G services to six Ethiopian cities, Adama, Bishoftu, Mojo, Dukem, Gelan and Awash-Melkasa, where high mobile data traffic has been observed. In the next three...
22-2 Chinese authorities strengthen regulations on medical research
An updated code, jointly revised by the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stipulates that the whole process of medical studies, covering everything from the project...
13-2 China integrates into global drought monitoring from space
China's meteorological satellite Fengyun-3D has global observation capability and good application prospects in global drought monitoring. Through cooperating with the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and its members, the project will focus on establishing a global...
22-2 CAS Institute of Aerospace Information Innovation releases global remote sensing “water color index” of lakes and reservoirs
The group around ZHANG Bing has obtained breakthroughs in remote sensing of water quality parameters of lakes and reservoirs. Based on earlier data and remote sensing monitoring, long-term changes in the transparency of large lakes and reservoirs across the country...
4-2 China narrows gap to US in computing power
The 2020 Global Computing Power Index Assessment Report released by Wave Information and international agency IDC in Beijing on Feb. 4 shows that the United States ranks first in the country's computing power index with 75 points, sitting on the world's largest number...
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