A polyhedral nanocage can store acetylene under ambient conditions

A mesoporous material, [Cu4(tddb)·(H2O)4]n·(solvent)x, developed by HONG Maochun and YUAN Daqiang at Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter can store around 200 cm3/g of acetylene at ambient conditions and may be a good candidate for safe storage and...

Ministry of Agriculture accelerates agricultural mechanization

According to a survey by the ministry, mechanization will beincreased to > 80 % by 2020 (present 68 %). Major crops under consideration are rice, corn, wheat, potato, cotton, rapeseed, peanut, soybean and sugar cane. China Bio news release, August 20, 2015