http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0602/c95952-20026940.html One hundred “low-carbon” base stations that automatically turn on have been installed in Haidian and Changping districts of Beijing. The “low-carbon” base stations automatically go to sleep when no one is using the network and are based on AAU auto-on/off energy-saving technology. The technology can check the load on the 5G network in real […]
Smartphone flexible displays from glass make progress
http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0602/c95952-20026961.html The most commonly used flexible display technology in today’s life is the foldable cell phone. Early foldable smartphones used high-performance plastic to achieve good bending resistance, but it had the disadvantages of poor optical performance, low surface hardness, and damage after prolonged use. Glass performs well in these aspects, but researchers have continued to […]
China starts huge offshore CO2 storage off Hainan
http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0602/c95952-20027001.html According to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China’s first CO2 storage model project started operation on June 1 at the “Onping 15-1” platform, located about 200 km southwest of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Carbon dioxide (CO2) generated from oil field development was captured, separated, and pressurized until it reached a supercritical state of liquid/gas mixture, […]
China opens 176 qubit quantum computing platform in Hefei
http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/20230601/c3b59e0530854c63a17b2244146639a9/c.html A 176-qubit quantum computing platform named Zuchongzhi went online for global users Wednesday night, which is expected to push forward the development of quantum computing hardware and its ecosystem, according to the Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhu Xiaobo, chief engineer of the project […]
CNOOC completes 100 billion m3 gas field platform in Bohai sea
http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0530/c95952-20025419.html According to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the central platform of the Bochong 19-6 Condensate Field, the first 100 billion cubic meter large gas field in Bohai Bay, has been completed in Qingdao, Shandong Province. The project will be operational by the end of this year, providing stable and reliable clean energy and […]
China reports progress on brain-computer-interface technology (BCI)
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0531/c90000-20026195.html https://www.stcn.com/article/detail/868884.html https://redian.news/wxnews/409499 China has become a major innovation hub and target market for brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, according to a report released at the recently held Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing. The report showed that advances in fields such as imaging, microelectronics, AI and neuroscience have contributed to the notable progress in the understanding of brain […]
Public-private consortium sets up test platform for uranium recovery from seawater off Hainan
The reserves of marine uranium resources reach 4.5 billion tons. If all the uranium in seawater could be recovered, its fission energy could supply the energy needs of tens of thousands of years of mankind. On the other hand, however, the concentration of uranium in seawater is extremely low and its composition is complex. Therefore, […]
UNESCO to establish Category 1 Institute on science, technology in China
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0523/c90000-20022461.html http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0523/c90000-20022461.htmlThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to establish a Category 1 Institute on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Shanghai, China, according to a resolution adopted on Monday. The 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board said that establishing such an institute will strengthen the organization’s leadership in the […]
China’s mobile science popularization projects reached over 500 million people
http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2023-05/24/content_85541530.htm China’s two nationwide mobile science popularization projects have served more than 500 million people in total, according to the China Science and Technology Museum on Monday. A mobile sci-tech museum exhibition has been touring nationally for 12 years, and a science popularization caravan project has been in operation for 23 years across the country. The mobile […]
China surpasses the USA in contributions to the “Nature Index”, chemistry first
http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0524/c95952-20022859.html According to the latest Nature Index Annual Tables, a ranking of world research institutions, China has become the world’s number one for the first time in “Contribution” (Share), a key indicator of the Nature Index in 2022. The People’s Daily reported. The Nature Index is produced and regularly published by Springer Nature, an internationally […]