Tsinghua University explores memristors for neural signal analysis

The group around WU Huaqiang has demonstrated that memory resistor- or memristor-based systems are capable to analyze signals in the analog domain with high efficiency. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, memristor arrays were used to implement the filtering and...

Chinese Academy of Sciences sets up philosophy institute

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will set up a philosophy institute to promote the coordination between science and philosophy. The institute will focus on philosophical issues related to scientific and technological developments and will consist of five research...

Chinese scientist explores plant factory in Antarctica

Dr HU Miao, a medical doctor from Tongji University Oriental Hospital, serving since December 2019 at China’s Great Wall station on King George Island in Antarctica, has started to grow vegetables such as cucumbers and Pak Choi in a home-built plant factory there. In...