Chemical reactions involve the dissociation, rearrangement and formation of individual bonds. One of the key challenges in chemistry is to break and form bonds selectively in complex organic molecules that possess arrange of different functional groups. To do this at the single-molecule level not only provides an opportunity to create custom nanoscale devices, but offers opportunities for the in-depth study of...
Scientists from China and the United Kingdom are pioneering a technique to predict when an ecosystem is likely to collapse, which may have the potential for foretelling crises in agriculture, fisheries or even social systems. Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, the CAS and the University of Southampton completed the project and recently published it in the scientific journal Nature.
The number of endangered finless porpoise spotted in an ongoing research expedition along the Wuhan-Yichang section of the Yangtze River has declined drastically with growing evidence pointing to impact of shipping and overfishing pushing the rare animal towards extinction, scientists on the expedition say.
THE Shanghai Advanced Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences was officially inaugurated today. After three years of preparation, the institute has acquired lab equipment worth 150 million yuan (US$23.81 million) for researchers in the fields of advanced materials, intelligent technology, space technology, energy and environment, and life sciences.
Scientists from a research expedition that is looking to find out how many finless porpoises now live in the Yangtze have spotted 10 individuals in a 630km section of the river, fewer than detected in the area during a similar study six years ago. A combination of visual and sonar identification are being used to guarantee the independence...
The processors at the heart of computers and mobile devices today come in two basic flavors: Intel- and ARM-compatible. But since 2002 the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been working in a public-private partnership, BLX IC Design Corporation, to establish a third type of processor—designed and made in China. Early next year, the latest fruit of that project will be unveiled, reports ComputerWorld.
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