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

China starts own salmon production

The Chinese market for salmin is about 30.000 – 50.000 t/year. Shandong Oriental Ocean Sci-Tech, a company listed in Shenzhen, has now started to produce salmon in China by aquafarming. Productivity at present is about 800 t/year. CAS news release, August 20,...