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Concentrated solar power sees big leap
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (455+ words) China has achieved a global technological breakthrough in the concentrated solar power (CSP) sector, successfully verifying the world's largest molten salt trough collector system, project developer China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) announced on Tuesday. The technological validation of the…...
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2+ hour, 18+ min ago (297+ words) Along a mountain ridge in northern Laos' Oudomxay Province, a 20-story tower rises. Then another. Linked in a line, they carry power stretching to the north. Above the 60 " to 70-meter towers, the whir of rotors cuts through the air. Along…...
Dangers of bypassing ecology for economic gains
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (370+ words) Yet when pursued without environmental safeguards, it also creates systemic risks that threaten to undo decades of progress. History across both developed and developing economies offers multiple warnings about the risks of separating development from environmental protection. The Dust Bowl…...
Dividends from conservation make people willing partners
14+ hour, 56+ min ago (394+ words) As we mark the world's 57th Earth Day on Wednesday, this year's theme, "Our Power, Our Planet", carries a clear message: environmental progress is built through everyday action " from innovators advancing solutions to communities protecting ecosystems. While the message resonates far…...
AI can transform China's factories, if data wakes up
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (417+ words) Editor's note: China is accelerating efforts to upgrade its manufacturing sector with artificial intelligence technology. Lu Chuncong, head of the China Academy of Industrial Internet, spoke to 21st Century Business Herald about what companies should do to catch up with the…...
Chinese scientists discover new diatom species in Shanghai
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (210+ words) China Daily Chinese scientists discover new diatom species in Shanghai Spending over a year in systematic comparisons with similar species reported from various regions across the world, the research team confirmed that this species exhibits significant morphological differences from all…...
Beijing to host second World Humanoid Robot Games in August
17+ hour, 38+ min ago (209+ words) Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval is set to host the second World Humanoid Robot Games from Aug 22 to 26, when it will showcase robots competing in multiple sports, including tug-of-war, the ancient precision game of Touhu, and weightlifting. Co-organized by the…...
Shandong pottery challenge reveals gap in AI reconstruction capability
18+ hour, 15+ min ago (244+ words) The challenge, launched in 2024 by Shandong University and Beijing Normal'Hong Kong Baptist University, asked participants to develop algorithms capable of piecing together pottery fragments degraded by three millennia of weathering, abrasion, and color distortion. The results, released on Saturday at…...
Hebei kicks off bird protection drive with 13 rehabilitated raptors
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (130+ words) China Daily Hebei kicks off bird protection drive with 13 rehabilitated raptors A wildlife protection campaign aimed at safeguarding migratory birds kicked off on Monday in the coastal city of Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province. Thirteen rehabilitated wild birds, including eagle…...
SEVB bets on AI to reshape batteries
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (292+ words) Chinese power battery provider Sunwoda Mobility Energy Technology Co is turning to artificial intelligence to redefine its products and cut costs as the electric vehicle battery sector grapples with overcapacity and intense price competition. At its first tech day in…...