A crisis is developing beneath China's thirsty farms and cities, but no one knows its full extent. With about 20% of the world's population but only about 5–7% of global freshwater resources, China draws heavily on groundwater. Those reserves are being depleted at an alarming rate in some regions and are badly polluted in many others, warned experts last week at the International Groundwater Forum 2010 conference...
A nifty gold-colored vehicle equipped with two solar panel wings attracted the attention of many visitors to the Space Pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai. It was the model of the lunar rover for China 's moon probe program.
China's space agency has set up a committee of 123 leading scientists to consider how the country might apply the vast amount of data acquired by China's first lunar probe.
The world's largest stand alone integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) project started transmitting power to the grid in Shanghai on Sunday in another move showcasing China's commitment to reduced carbon emissions.
World’s first specialized robot system capable of being used in minimally invasive spine surgery was put into clinical trials in Xinqiao hospital in Chongqing on July 11. The robot system with complete independent intellectual property rights was jointly researched and developed by the Third Military Medical University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which indicated a new era of domestically produced robots ...
The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) said on Thursday China plays a large role in providing technical support to national and regional organizations that they will have access to and use space-based information to mitigate the negative impact of global climate change.
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