China builds 5G base station in Xining, Qinghai province

Xining is a gateway to Tibet and at a level of over 2,000 m. Last April, the provincial government adopted a plan to develop new wireless technologies, such as the 5G network. According to telecommunications companies, 5G technology can narrow the information service...

8000 taxis in Italy accept payment of fares by Alipay

According to the report, the Italian taxi federation URI has accepted payment by Alipay, a subsidiary of the Alibaba group. Chinese customers who visit Italy can now pay in many cities such as Rome, Milan, Florence etc. by their mobile phones. According to a Nielsen...

CAS QIBEBT team prepares modified bacterial cellulose

A research team led by XIAN Mo and ZHANG Haibo from the CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology has developed a new method for the preparation of modified bacterial cellulose. Using the microorganism Komagataeibacter...

China reports large shale gas discovery in western Hubei province

China’s Geological Survey Agency has reported the discovery of 11,7 trillion (11,7 x 1012) cubic meters of shale gas reserves in western part of Hubei province. Preliminary tests on hydraulic crushing were promising, and might eventually lead to an annual production...

Chinese New Year traffic peak is supported by AI and robots

The New Year travel rush in China has started 15 days before the Spring Festival, which takes place on 5 February. Within 40 days, from January 21 to March 1, China’s transportation systems are preparing for nearly three billion passengers as people travel to...

CAS Ocean Research Institute solves genome of shrimp

A team led by Jianhai XIANG and Fuhua LI solved the genome of shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) and obtained a high-quality shrimp genome reference map. Decapod crustaceans contain a large number of important aquatic species, such as shrimp, crab, lobster, etc., and...