https://www.cas.cn/syky/202309/t20230908_4969423.shtml https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40928-0 Vitamin B6 is one of the essential nutritional elements for living organisms, including six forms, taking pyridoxal phosphate PLP as a coenzyme form to participate in amino acid and sugar metabolism, heme and neurotransmitter synthesis and other processes. Pyridoxine PN is the main commercial form. Some microorganisms and plants can synthesize vitamin B6 […]

https://english.news.cn/20230905/fd4f5009d1484879b355d23a7520e3b3/c.html An interregional workshop on the technology development and application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) was jointly hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), attended by over 200 government officials, experts, and scholars from over 50 countries and regions. SMRs could serve in multiple areas, like […]

https://english.news.cn/20230908/3eaae910c860487c9fb646aae7b1ce86/c.html A Chinese team has grown early kidneys from human stem cells inside pig embryos, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell. The scientists from CAS Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health used a gene-editing tool to engineer certain genes in human induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) to strengthen their capability to gain […]

https://english.news.cn/20230906/80d41d7d0ced4bdea2f6a0bdd2fed8fe/c.html The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) has released the world’s first atlas of urban nighttime light remote-sensing data, providing support for the research on urban sustainable development. The atlas contains 10-meter resolution nighttime light data on 147 cities in 105 countries around the world. The data were captured […]

https://www.cas.cn/cm/202309/t20230906_4968761.shtml Coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, have efficient carbon dioxide sequestration capabilities, so protecting and restoring these ecosystems has become an important “nature-based solution.” China’s coastal blue carbon ecosystem has a total area of 1.44 million hectares and a carbon storage of up to 118 Tg. Among them, the […]

https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/life/202309/t20230907_336139.shtml In a study published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hohai University proposed a new method to calculate urban socioeconomic development indexes using a variety of data sources.  Based on the lighting index, business point of interest (POI) data and output […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0823/c95952-20062224.html A technical appraisal meeting presided over by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation was held on August 20, and China-made ultra-high-strength ZA60XC (T1000) PAN carbon fiber 1000 ton-class industrial production technology passed the technical appraisal of the expert committee. The expert committee stated, “This achievement has reached the world’s top level. Among them, […]

https://english.news.cn/20230825/67d2999fe9504c9791acc245abea4add/c.html LANZHOU, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Under the scorching sun in Dongjiabao Village in the heartland of Gansu Province, northwest China, Yan Baiping, 38, is busy weeding his traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) crops. Yan’s TCM herbs are thriving thanks to the region’s growing emphasis on standardized cultivation methods, which promotes eco-friendly cultivation and innovative pest […]

http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0830/c90000-20065241.html PHNOM PENH, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — Delegates from China and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday started a three-day field visit to Cambodia to conduct a feasibility study for piloting climate-resilient water and sanitation (WASH) technologies and solutions in the kingdom, said a UNICEF’s press statement. The Cambodia-China Climate-Resilient WASH Cooperation Project […]

https://english.news.cn/20230830/7678259ba3cd46b2b85d7cd62878c888/c.html XI’AN/ALMATY, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Ding Yan gives the pottery fragments a few swipes with his brush and examines them with his expert eye. They have been buried for thousands of years at the Rahat site in Kazakhstan, but now the dirt is being removed and the details revealed. This site was home to […]

https://www.cas.cn/syky/202308/t20230831_4967205.shtml https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7487 Changes in prehistoric population size reflect changes in climatic environments during that period, and thus retrospectively through population genetics research methods can provide a deeper understanding of the formation of modern humans. The available fossil record suggests that the last one million years was a critical period of human evolution, but the study […]

https://www.cas.cn/syky/202309/t20230901_4967576.shtml https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01666# The Industrial Biogas Research Center of CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Process Technology has developed a method for the controlled synthesis of polystyrene core-shell model plastics (Au@NPs) for the quantitative detection of plastics. The surface charge and particle size of the nanoplastic can be regulated by the initiator and reaction time.With six […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0818/c95952-20059872.html https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/2/355 The Silk National Engineering Laboratory of Suzhou University, the only national engineering laboratory in China’s textile silk industry, is engaged in research and development of silk protein medical devices as well as mass production of 10 tons of large molecular silk protein per year. The group around Shenzhou LU at this laboratory has […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0816/c95952-20058933.html Red lotus hybrid rice is the result of research conducted by Dr. Zhu Ying, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Wuhan University, and is one of the most recognized hybrid rice varieties in the world. It is characterized by high production, good rice quality, high adaptability, and resistance to […]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095927323005510 The research team of Functional Sugars and Natural Active Substances of CAS Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology has established a synthetic pathway for the synthesis of hexose from carbon dioxide in a chemical-enzymatic cascade based on the enzymatic reactions of carbon condensation, isomerization, and dephosphorylation in cooperation with CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, […]

China’s direct geothermal energy use will reach 40.6 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2020, accounting for 38% of the world’s total, making it the largest in the world for several consecutive years. China’s geothermal energy heating and cooling area is 1.39 billion square meters, with an average annual growth rate of 23% over the […]

https://www.recordchina.co.jp/b918777-s6-c20-d0165.html Wuhan City Central Hospital in Hubei Province is the first smart pharmacy in Hubei Province to integrate warehousing and drug distribution, and is equipped with boxed medicine high-speed distribution equipment, fully automatic internal medicine dose sorting equipment, intravenous medicine mixing integration equipment, and intravenous drip sorting equipment. The entire process, from receiving and dispensing […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0808/c94476-20055523.html At the 2023 National Development Conference of “Specialized and New” SMEs, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that China has 98,000 “Specialized and New” SMEs, including 12,000 “Little Giant” enterprises (Specialization, precision, specialization, and novelty,専精特新（専門化・精密化・特徴化・新規性) According to data, in the past few years, such “patent innovation” giants have established […]

https://www.cas.cn/cm/202307/t20230727_4955185.shtml On July 26, the Scientific Report on Remote Sensing Assessment of Global Carbon Emissions from Anthropogenic Sources and Carbon Balance in Terrestrial Ecosystems (hereinafter referred to as the Scientific Report on Remote Sensing Assessment of Global Carbon Emissions and Carbon Balance) was released in Beijing. The report, prepared by the CAS Institute of Space […]

https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(23)00353-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2590238523003533%3Fshowall%3Dtrue In a new study of a research group led by Prof. LIU Jing at the CAS Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, together with collaborators from Tsinghua University, biotissue-like rhythmic agglomerates was created via two inanimate liquid materials, water and liquid metals. The researchers introduced the synergistic mechanism of in situ reduction and electrochemical welding so […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0717/c95952-20045156.html According to China Nuclear Industrial Group, construction has recently begun on the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5) in Pakistan. This is the seventh nuclear reactor China has exported to Pakistan, and the third example of the third-generation nuclear reactor, Hualong-1, developed independently by China, to be exported to Pakistan. The two countries […]

https://spc.jst.go.jp/news/230703/topic_2_01.html China’s Zhongsha Zhuzhou Electric Power Machinery Research Institute has developed a hydrogen energy smart streetcar that will be shipped from Shanghai port to Malaysia. The Smart Tram will be used for urban transit services in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The vehicle uses a hydrogen energy power system from a high-power fuel cell system, giving it […]

http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0802/c90000-20053180.html Cross-section specimens of ceramic fragments produced in Jingdezhen, east China’s Jiangxi Province during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and unearthed from an ancient shipwreck are put in storage by a staff member in the world’s first “gene bank” of ancient ceramics in the city, July 12, 2023. (Photo/jxxw.com.cn) The world’s first “gene bank” of ancient […]

https://english.news.cn/20230804/48331c3f0f264b7a8bb9a2ca997a79f4/c.html As a hydrogen-based project that can partake in the carbon market trading, the Beijing hydrogen fuel cell vehicle carbon emission reduction project was launched in Beijing’s Daxing District on Thursday. The project is estimated to be able to slash about 24,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually and is expected to complete the city’s first hydrogen-based […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0802/c95952-20053131.html Offshore of Fishermen’s Wharf in Laishan District, Yantai City, Shandong Province, the ocean ranch complex platform “Genghai No. 1” floats like a shiny necklace on the sea. On one side is a smart fishing platform in the shape of a flower petal, and on the other side is a popular tourist attraction in the […]

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0801/c95952-20052454.html The Green Line, a bus rapid transit system, opened in São José dos Campos, Brazil, at the end of 2021. EV buses manufactured by BYD Brazilian subsidiary are running on this route. The interior is comfortable and quiet, and there are USB ports under the seats to charge cell phones. Since its opening, many […]

https://spap.jst.go.jp/other_asia/news/230703/topic_nt_01.html Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) is conducting research on waste reduction, sustainable use of materials, and clean production methods through its Science and Technology Innovation Center, which opened last year as a joint initiative with Indonesian academic institutions. Taiwan Tech, Indonesia’s Institute of Technology Surabaya (ITS), Widya Mandala Catholic University (WMSCU), and […]

https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/mutimedia_news/202307/t20230717_333627.shtml The renowned academic journal Cell published a research paper on “Rhesus Monkey Cerebral Cortex Single Cell Spatial Distribution Map” in its online edition on April 12, Beijing time. This research has produced the world’s first single-cell spatial distribution map of the rhesus monkey cerebral cortex at single-cell resolution. The research was conducted by a […]

http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0720/c90000-20046934.html China contributes to global green development with low-carbon tech innovation (Xinhua) 10:45, July 20, 2023     This aerial photo taken on June 29, 2023 shows photovoltaic canopies at the energy port of an industrial park in Sanjiang New Area of Yibin, southwest China’s Sichuan province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing) BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — China has […]

https://healthsciences.uonbi.ac.ke/latest-news/launch-wondfo-uon-laboratory-training-centre Guangzhou’s Wondfo Biotech Company Limited, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic equipment, launched a laboratory training center jointly with the faculty of health sciences at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. It will boost point-of-care testing for infectious and lifestyle diseases in the country. The joint laboratory training center will be housed at […]