Leading US scientist to move to China?

27/08/2024 CEN_net 0

One of the world’s greatest living research scientists, retired Harvard University chemist and nanoscientist Professor Charles Lieber, is considering a move to China, according to the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post. In 2011, Professor Lieber was named the […]

Chinese agrivoltaics project in Japan operational

26/08/2024 CEN_net 0

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 26, 2024  — Trina Solar Co Ltd, a Chinese photovoltaics company founded in 1997, announced the commercial operation of its latest agrivoltaics project, located in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The project is will generate 2,700 MWh of clean energy annually, reducing […]

Biodiversity of China’s Yangtze River improves

26/08/2024 CEN_net 0

Government report finds number of native fish and protected wildlife species up over previous year, but there is much room for improvement. The Yangtze – China’s longest river and a critical habitat for aquatic life – is showing signs of ecological improvement, […]

Impact of US-China Science Rivalry

25/08/2024 CEN_net 0

The Scientific Cold War is real, and we’re all losing. New study reveals how US-China tensions are slowing global research. Many in the academia have voiced the concern that the counter-productive, politically-motivated investigations scrutinizing the cooperation between the world’s 2 […]

China – Weather extremes lower rice yield

25/08/2024 CEN_net 0

How climate change is driving up food prices. China is a major producer of cereals – growing more rice and wheat than any other country in the world.   Based on the findings of a joint 2023 study by scientists from China, Germany, France and Cyprus, […]

How China is winning the Green Energy race

24/08/2024 CEN_net 0

China’s perceived march towards global domination appears to be ruffling some feathers in the Western world, writes David Borlace on his program, Just Have a Think. He notes, China’s version of the industrial revolution has lifted hundreds of millions out of […]