China in Africa

The group around Professor Jianyong LIU has developed a two-stage process based on an primary oxidation-reduction step followe by a 1,5 min protease treatment which helps in the anti-shrinking of wool. The wool textile industry is an important part of China’s textile industry.

China Bio news release, Sept. 28, 2016

The 4900 to ship, with home port Shanghai, is the mthership for Rainbow fish”, a manned submersible which can dive 11,000 m deep. Test dives have been done at 8,000 m in the Solomon sea near Papua New Guinea and are planned, later this year, at an unmanned dive at 10,000 m in the Mariana trench near Japan.”

CAS news release, September 26, 2016

The group of Zhiping XU at Tsinghua University and MJ Buehler at MIT have found that layered structures of water at the nanometer interface between cells and graphene have a lower diffusion coefficient compared to bulk water, leading to reduced thermal resistance between cells and graphene. This helps in an efficient heat dissipation in bio-nanodevices and may lead to thermal manipulation of cells.

China Bio news release, September 23, 2016

In view of China’s huge medical device industry market, with a 2015 market size of more than 300 billion yuan and a growth rate of more than 20%, Suzhou Hi-Tech Zone will attempt to built a leading national park which attracts domestic and foreign companies in this field.

China Bio news release, September 23, 2016

The combined-cycle aerospace vehicle will be propelled by a combination of turbine, ramjet and rocket engines. It will use turbine engines, like those installed on jetliners, or rocket-based combined-cycle engines, when it takes off from a conventional runway.

CAS news release, September 22, 2016

The 180 days experiment with 4 volunters was started in June, 2016, and will finish in December. It is examined how oxygen, water and food can be used and reused in space. The physiological changes and emotional fluctuations of the volunteers brought by a hermetic environment will be checked, and a total of 25 kinds of plants in the capsule are studied as part of a larger ecological treatment system.

CAS news release, September 22, 2016

The index is based on an assessment of a select group of scientific journals in which research papers are published, and of authors’ contributions to such papers. Among 100 top institutions in the life and basic medical sciences, 48 are located in the USA, 10 in the UK, 8 in France and 3 in China.

CAS news release, September 9, 2016

China’s first national gene pool will host, on 47,500 m2, 10 million biological specimen, in addition to a wide range of databases. In a project of 780 million investment, Shenzhen’s BGI has invested 360 million Yuan.

China Bio news release, September 9, 2016

The plant located in Dingzhou will use six bioreactors with a total of 28,800 m3 to digest 180,000 t of manure and straw from 3340 ha crop land.

China Bio news release, September 9, 2016

The group of Yanlei YU at Fudan University has developed a novel concept for liquid handling. It is based on channels with deformable tubular microactuators containing azobenzene derivatives. Upon illumination, these channels change shape and drive the liquid into a desired direction, without any need for pumps. The new concept is expected to help design small-sized and portable instruments for blood tests at home.

China Bio news release, September 9, 2016

After successful operation of a pilot plant by the Qingdao Huatong Group, Pingdu will become the location of North China’s largest straw-to-biogas facility. The plant will produce 6,66 million m3 of biogas and 24,90 tons of organic fertilizer from 40,000 tons of cabbage garbage and 70,000 tons of straw.

China Bio news release, September 7, 2016

According tot he „China Microbial Resources Developoment Report 2016“, China’s 33 microbial culture collections have 182,235 microbial strains which can be shared, and 96,907 patented strains. Thus, China is number 4 in overall and number 2 in patented strains.

CAS news release, September 7, 2016

According to plan, the center will take shape in 2017, and will operate fully in 2020, with a final aim to serve as the new engine to drive the development of global sci-tech innovation in 2030. Zhongguancun Science City will focus on high-end national innovation elements to make major breakthroughs in leading-edge innovations with global influence. Huairou Science City will build large scientific clusters and interdisciplinary research platforms. Located in Changping District, the Future Science City will become a gathering area of technological innovation for big conglomerates.

CAS news release, September 6, 2016

In a review on gene sequencing patents issued in China, the authors have identified 448 gene sequencing patent portfolios of which US-based companies have generated 249, followed by Japan (48), the Netherlands (28), UK (22), Switzerland (18) and Germany (13). The leading Chinese companies are Shenzen’s BGI, followed by Guangdong’s Surexam Biotechnology Co. and Beijing’s ZhongkezixinTechnology Co. In view of the key role of this technology, this result is considered unsatisfactory and the government is urged to step up technology development in China.

China Bio news release, August 31, 2016