- Tuesday, 24 December 2024
70 years on, Chinese scientists preserve plateau highway on permafrost
On the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in China, drivers jokingly refer to a section of a highway as the "washboard road" or "a road of potholes" because it undulates like waves and driving a little faster will cause severe car bumps. The road section, located at an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, was built on permafrost, making the road surface prone to distortion.
Spacecraft attempts closest ever approach to Sun
A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun.
China's 5G subscriptions surpass 1 billion amid strong uptake
China has 29 5G stations per 10,000 people, marking the early completion of a development goal set for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), said Zhang Yunming, vice minister of MIIT, earlier this month.
Ancient climate crisis offers warning on modern ocean acidification: Study
A collaborative study by Chinese and U.S. scientists has revealed how a massive carbon release 56 million years ago impacted ocean chemistry, offering critical insights into the effects of modern climate change.
'Investment on high-tech lab needed for nation's prosperity'
'Investment on high-tech lab needed for nation's prosperity'
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China releases report on global engineering frontiers
The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Wednesday released a report on the global frontiers of engineering science and technology, which includes analyses of development trends and characteristics.
China launches new satellite group
China sent a new group of satellites into space on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. Launched at 2:50 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the satellite group, the PIESAT-2 09-12 satellites, entered the preset orbits successfully.
Upholding Journalistic Values
With rapid advancement in media technology, the media industry has gone through a sea change globally over the years. Because of sweeping changes in the media dynamics in no time, the digital media has e
Stellar Night Events In Winter
The night skies of this chilly winter month provide the mysterious marvels of the perplexing planets, captivating constellations, and strange stars that adorn the heavens. The magnificent planet Mercury could b
Chinese scientists extract cancer-fighting nuclides from rare earth minerals
Chinese researchers have successfully extracted high-purity lead-212 and bismuth-212 nuclides from rare earth minerals, the press center of the University of South China said Wednesday.
Chinese researchers develop polarization photodetector mimicking desert ant
Chinese researchers have developed an on-chip integrated polarization photodetector (pol-PD), drawing inspiration from the unique polarization vision of desert ants.
Device measuring air pollution to be installed in 18 places of KMC
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to install devices in 18 different places in the metropolis to measure air pollution.
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China updates development road map for carbon capture
China has updated its development roadmap for carbon capture, according to the Science and Technology Daily on Monday. During a conference on carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technology held in Beijing from Dec. 7 to 8, the Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21 unveiled the latest version of the road map. This update follows the previous editions released in 2011 and 2019.
