Beijing sets up innovation center for graphene industrialization

The Beijing Graphene Industry Innovation Center will take the advantage of Beijing’s innovative resources to research and develop cutting-edge new materials. China has substantial graphite deposits, and more than 500 companies already specialize in graphene...

Space Tracking Ship Yuanwang-7 begins space monitoring mission

Yuanwang-7 is 220 meters long, 40 meters high and has a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons. It entered service on July 12, 2016, and has performed scientific research and experiment-related tasks, including tracking missions for the maiden flight of the Long March-5,...

Ocean University of China scientists complete scallop genome

The sequencing effort towards a high-quality, chromosome-anchored reference genome (988 Mb) for the scallop Patinopecten yessoensiswas done jointly with a team of Rutgers University, USA, and the Sars International Center for Marine Molecular Biology, Norway. CAS news...