China’s R&D spending in 2019 rose another 0.1% to 2.23% of GDP

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, R&D spending in 2019 was 2.214 trillion CN¥ or about 320 billion US$. Investment in basic researcb accounted to 6% of total, company expenditure on R&D was 76.4%. Xinhua news release, August 27,...

Injectable hydrogel accelerates wound healing in mice

A consortium around Xiaoli ZHAO at CAS Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technologies prepared a hydrogel composed of catechol-modified quaternized chitosan and poly(d,l-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(d,l-lactide, loaded with bioactive glass. When the hydrogel...

Qatar and China cooperate in digital water-saving irrigation

An irrigation system developed by Ningxia University includes technologies and equipment involving wind-solar-powered water extraction, underground seeping pipes and a control software system operated on smartphones. It has been alredy applied over a total area of...