Based on successful production of 3D printers at the Nanjing located company Zijin-Lead Electronics, state government eyes are focused on Nanjing to further develop China’s 3D printing industry. Made in Nanjing: Solido SD300 Pro 3D Printer During a 3D printing conference on March 24, Nanjing’s Qixia Economic Development Zone was honored ‘China’s first state approved 3D Printing Development Area’. The …
Thomson Reuters’BRICS Report Confirm China’s Rise in Research Output and Impact
Last month Thomson Reuters released its report ‘Building Bricks: Exploring the global research and innovation impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea’. Among others, it confirmed the upward trend of Chinese research and innovation performances in the last five years (2007-2011). China’s output has always been impressive in the last years, but this report now also confirms that …
China launches new funding round for S&T cooperation with Europe
The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) recently announced the 2013 round of the China-EU Science and Technology Cooperation Program. The ministry will make max. 3 million RMB (approx. EUR 370.000) available for EU-China cooperation projects to support the development of joint innovation centers, incubators, and cooperation platforms, from research and development to demonstration and the translation of research …
Research on Beidou’s Global Coverage Started
China announced that it has started research works to expand coverage and services of Beidou, its domestically developed satellite navigation system, from the current Asia-Pacific region (read our previous report here)to the entire globe. It is expected the first experiment satellite for Beidou’s global coverage will be launched by the end of 2014, followed by three or four more others …
China’s internet is a giant shopping mall
The spending power of China’s rising middle class is changing the global retail landscape. After increasing by 55% last year to $194 billion, China’s total online retail spending this year could surpass that of the U.S., making the mainland the world’s largest online shopping market. Check out this infographic to find out how much the average Chinese consumer spends via …
CTAPI
Last Monday NOST paid a visit to the China Technical Association of Paper Industry (CTAPI), where Jaap van Etten and Jingmin Kan were received by President Chen and vice President Kuang. CTAPI is China’s largest state-owned agency serving China’s paper industry; and functions under the supervision of the China Association of Science and Technology (CAST) and the China National Light …
BGI and Tencent land on MIT’s 50 disruptive companies list
MIT Technology Review has just released its list of 2013′s 50 most disruptive companies. Shenzhen-based companies BGI and Tencent have both made it to this year’s list, along with the likes of Apple, Illumina, Google, and Philips. Both companies also made it to the top 10 most innovative companies in China that we reported on earlier this month. The magazine …
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Invitation International Summer School on Biomedical Image Analysis in China
For the third time, the Sino-Dutch Biomedical Information and Engineering School of the Northeastern University will host a summer school in China. This year the summer school will be organized from 22-27 July in the northeastern city of Shenyang and focus on the topic of biomedical image analysis. The aim is to discuss the mechanisms of visual perception by studying …
drought resistant seeds
China is in urgent need for drought resistant seeds (source: asianews.it) source: Asianews.it