Beidu-tracked autonomous tractors advance in rural China

Due to full coverage by the Beidu satellite system, more and more farms in China use driverless tractors for agricultural work. The example in this photo in from Ninxia Hui Province near the Yellow River where according to local survey by agricultural engineers, the...

CAS DICP improves syngas synthesis using metal oxide catalysis

The group of WANG Xiaodong at CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has applied „chemical looping“ for the preparation of syngas. In the reaction process, syngas (H2/CO=2) is prepared with 95 % selectivity from methane or a water-carbon dioxide mixture through...

9 % of all Chinese are claimed to have some scientific training

According to a statement at a press conference of the State Council, 9.47 % of all Chinese have some scientific qualification in 2018, and the goal ist o reach 10 % by the end of 2020. In 2015, only 6.2 % of Chinese were scientifically educated. Japan JST China news...

First private rocket launched from national launch site in China

A solid fuel space exploration rocket “SQX-1Z” was launched by Beijing’s iSpace Technology Co, a private commercial rocket company, at Jiuquan Satellite launch center deep within the wasteland of Gansu province. Jiuquan is the largest integrated rocket and...

Food delivery robots tested in Shanghai

In some office buildings smart delivery robots are being tested to deliver food inside the building. The delivery robot is about half the height of a person. The customer places the order via his mobile phone, and the food delivery staff inserts the food and scans the...

Shanghai introduces EV taxi cabs

The Converse Ei5 taxis have a range of about 260 – 270 kilometers which corresponds to the daily mileage. Slow 100 % charging takes 5,5 hours, and quick charging up to 80% about 40 minutes. The energy consumption efficiency is about two times better compared to...

CAS DICP develops highly efficient light-harvesting catalyst

Academician LI Can and colleagues at CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have loaded surface promoters Au or Au and CoOx on a BiVO4 surface which effectively promoted oxygen production performance of BiVO4. When coupled with a ZrO2/TaON surface through a...

CAS DICP team converts methane to C1 oxygenate at room temperature

The group of Xinhe BAO at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has designed a series of graphene-complexed 3d transition metals such as manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper as catalytic material. They found that a graphene-complexed single iron center can...