CAS QIBEBT team improves graphdiyne (GD)-based solar cells

JIU Tonggang’s group from CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) has developed a dual doping GD into electron transport layers of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and reached a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20%. The...

China features two sequencing giants among global top 10

According to an article in Genetic Engineering News (GEN), Shenzhen’s BGI and Suzhou’s Genewiz rank 3 and 8 in sales among the top 10 global sequencing companies. On top are Illumina and Thermo Fisher. GEN news release, April 13, 2018

China opens a satellite navigation center in Tunisia

The center is established as a pilot project between China and the Tunisia-based Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization (AICTO), an Arab governmental organization under the Arab League. The center is the first overseas base for China’s BeiDou...

Heart-on-a-chip” device will aid in drug screening”

ZHAO Yuanjin and colleagues from the state key laboratory of bioelectronics at China’s Southeast University have developed a heart-on-a-chip” device to mimic the beat and contraction of cardiac muscle cells in vitro. The concept is based on a colored...