China plans for juvenile health improvement using big data

Beijing recently held a symposium on child nutrition and health, and experts agreed that nutritional deficiencies still exist, and the obesity rate continues to rise. Nationwide data are now covered in a public database which include information on average height,...

Xinjiang has a 600 km long rare metal metallogenic belt

The Ministry of Science and Technology recently confirmed that the rare metal resources of Karakorum in Xinjiang are comparable to the rare metal metallogenic areas in western Sichuan. The exploration and evaluation was done both by remote sensing in the alpine region...

China’s unmanned submersible dives to 5,630 m

China’s unmanned submersible Hailong 11000 („Sea Dragon“) has recently set a record by diving 5,630 m during tests in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Carried by the Chinese research vessel Dayang Yihao, or Ocean No.1, the submersible has also completed a series...

CAS DICP improves synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons from CO2

A team around CAS Academician LIU Zhongmin at CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has developed a ZnAlOx & H-ZSM-5 catalyst, a nano-spinel structured ZnAlOx oxide mixed with nano-H-ZSM-5a zeolite of a high silicon-to-aluminum ratio. This catalyst provided...

Shenzhen team analyzes urban business and traffic using big data

The group around FAN Xiaopeng at Shenzhen’s CAS Advanced Technology Research Institute has analyzed the track and transactions of over 15000 taxis in Shenzhen’s Nanshan district for a better understanding of traffic related to urban business. 50-60 % of business came...

Changchun tests driverless subway

The entire vehicle is completely made-up from composite materials, and relies on an automatic driving system which is claimed to have achieved the highest automation level in the world. Japan China news release, September 10, 2018

China builds „silicon valley“ in Ningxia’s Tengger desert

Located in the Tengger Desert near Zhongwei City, Ningxia Province, a photovoltaic industrial park is being built relying on the advantages of abundant sunshine and wide space. Companies have started to produce solar panels, a photovoltaic power station and other...