CAS Shenyang Institute of Automation develops novel image forgery detection technology
The new technology is based on an improved method to detect motion blur. A parameterized motion blur kernel is mapped into the 3D pose space of the camera to obtain a 3D pose set, and the intersection of the 3D pose sets (shared pose set) corresponding to multiple image patches is obtained. Compared with state-of-the-art methods, the detection accuracy of the proposed method is claimed to be improved by more than 20%.
China to build first Nuclear Technology University
Tianjin will build a university dedicated to nuclear technology research to meet the talent demands of the country’s nuclear industry. The university will be supported by China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), one of China’s largest nuclear enterprises CAS news release,...
China pioneers ceramic 3D printing in microgravity
One of the first civilizations to make ceramics about 10,000 years ago, China is now developing technology to manufacture ceramics in space. Potential uses of this technology are to build bases on the Moon, Mars or other planets, or to make vessels such as tea cups...
National Natural Science Foundation announces new procedures to cultivate innovation
WANG Zhigang, the minister of science and technology, said the foundation should focus on supporting projects that can solve major and key challenges regarding China’s socioeconomic development and national security. The NNSF should pay greater attention to basic...
Changzhou inaugurates China-German industrial innovation and cooperaton center
The city located in Jiangsu province started in 2016 on an overall facility of 200,000 m2. A China-Germany vocational education and scientific innovation service center was also launched. So far, nearly 150 German enterprises have invested in Changzhou in various...
Cell therapy of Parkinson’s disease: team at CAS Institute of Zoology use monkey model to evaluate the safety and efficacy of human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons
Studies of ZHOU Qi and HU Baoyangshowed that implanted human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons survived for two years and further matured. There was no immune rejection or other serious adverse reaction. Apparent behavioral improvement were observed in most monkey...
CAS QIBEBT team develops water-resistant cellulose nanopaper
Cellulose nanopaper (CNP) has potential application in the fields of electronic devices, visual display substrates, batteries, etc., due to its light-weight, low thermal expansion, excellent mechanical and optical properties. However, CNP is sensitive to moisture due...
CAS QIBEBT group develops solar-driven seawater pervaporation module
The group of JIANG Heqing at QIBEBT designed a 3D thermal film containing artificial photothermal cones with a polypyrrole (PPy) coating via chemical vapor deposition polymerization (CVDP). Absorbance was around 99 % in the entire solar spectrum, comparable to the...
Guangdong Institute issues first electronic birth certificate with DNA information
In a pilot program led by Guangdong Provincial Institute of Precision Medicine Application, 2000 newborns will obtain DNA-based electronic birth certificates. Markers are STRs (short tandem repeats) which are highly polymorphic. The program is meant to counteract baby...
Crust 1 rig system drills 7 km borehole into the earth crust
The land-based rig, jointly developed by Jilin University and Sichuan-based Honghua Group, did the drill in the Singliao basin in northeast China. It can dig as deep as 10 km and plans are to increase drilling capacity to 15 km depth. CAS news release, June 5, 2018
Chinese team develops surface which becomes antibacterial on electrical charging
WANG Huaiyu at CAS SIAT in Shenzhen and CHU Paul K from Hong Kong City University have developed a new concept for antibacterial surface materials. After they had doped capacitive titania nanotubes with carbon (TNT-C) and charged this material, they observed...
CAS DICP in Dalian clarifies mechanism of Pi-limited oil production in R. toruloides
The group of ZHAO Zongbao has performed multi-omic analyses of the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides to shield lights on Pi-limitation-induced lipid accumulation. In total, 7970 genes, 4212 proteins, and 123 metabolites were identified. It was found that...
CAS DICP improves process for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2
The group of Xinhe BAO and colleagues succeeded in preparing a porous Ni-N-doped porous carbon material that is monodispersed by pyrolyzing a zinc/nickel bimetallic zeolite imidazole skeleton (ZIF-8). CO Faradaic efficiency was maintained between 92.0% and 98.0% in a...