Chinese hospital masters 3D printed tantalum knee implants

Jan 11, 2020

The incidence of osteoarthritis among Chinese is about 2.2 to 3.5 percent, with an upward trend. The First Hospital affiliated to Army Medical University (AMU)  so far has conducted 27 clinical trials on knee implants based on customized 3D-printed porous...

State Power Investment and CCRC introduce China’s first hydrogen bus

Jan 10, 2020

Total length of the bus is 12 meters, hydrogen loading time is 15 minutes, and cruising range is over 600 km. Energy conversion efficiency is 53-55%, three times that of an internal combustion engine. The engine comprises a fuel cell system with an engine rated output...

Top scientific honors awarded to HUANG Xuhua and ZENG Qingcun

Jan 10, 2020

China’s highest ranked scientific award, the State Eminent Science and Technology Award, has been given to an engineer and a meteorologist. HUANG Xuhu played a key role in China’s nuclear submarine development. In December 1970, China launched Long...

China’s surface water quality improves

Jan 10, 2020

MA Ting and ZHOU Chenghu from the CAS Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research have analyzed COD and nitrogen pollution across surface waters in China during a 15 year period. They conclude that concentrations of these two pollution parameters...