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Chinese scientists have unveiled plans for a first-of-its-kind, experimental nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling. After a 2 gigawatt prototype has undergone tests in September, China plans to build its first commercial thorium reactor. Measuring only 3 meters tall and 2.5 m wide, the researchers claim it will be capable of generating 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to provide power for 100,000 people. The reactor must be […]

Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and flooding.  *************************** China has around 126,000 square kilometers of coastal area at or below 10 […]

Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and flooding.  *************************** China has around 126,000 square kilometers of coastal area at or below 10 […]

by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 30 July 2021 Recently, using random forest regression models, scientists estimated an urban floor (building) area map with high accuracy for mainland China. This map, produced by Prof. Liu Miao and Associate Prof. Li Chunlin from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with scientists from Fudan University and Shanghai Normal University, has used data collected from […]

A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate their commercialization into EVs. The new material, lithium zirconium chloride, offers a reduced material cost and necessary performance, all while remaining stable. As published on Nature Communications this week, a research team from the University of Science and Technology of China led by Professor Ma […]

To support activity in China, the world’s leading industrial power and most populous country, the transmission and distribution of electricity have become a major challenge. The geographical distance between the areas where energy resources are located and those where they are consumed has made UHV (Ultra High Voltage) technology a priority for over ten years. Today, Smart Grid technology has now also been added to this. The enormous energy consumption […]