Roads aren’t just for walking or driving anymore. Solar road or pathway projects around the world are showing that streets can both provide firm footing and generate clean energy. Inhabitat rounded up six projects in places as diverse as China and rural Georgia to highlight potentially game-changing technologies in the solar road sphere.
Solar Roadways use modular solar panels covered in tempered glass
Continue reading… “6 solar roads shaking up infrastructure around the world”
Dozens of high-tech phone smugglers have been apprehended by Chinese police, who twigged to the scheme to send refurbished iPhones into the country from Hong Kong via drone — but not the way you might think.
China’s Legal Daily reported the news (and Reuters noted shortly after) following a police press conference; it’s apparently the first cross-border drone-based smuggling case, so likely of considerable interest.
Continue reading… “Chinese police foil drone-flying phone smugglers at Hong Kong border”
Nearly 21 million farmers in 452 counties across China have adopted recommendations from scientists in a 10-year agriculture sustainability study to reduce fertilizer use. According to Nature, their efforts are paying off: all told, the farmers are now $12.2 billion better off than they were before.
A promotion video shows an actor wearing LLVision facial recognition smart glasses during a demonstration at the company’s office in Beijing, China February 28, 2018.
Beijing police began testing facial-recognition glasses last week.
They appear to be similar to those first used by police in a Henan railway station last month.
China has pursued numerous commercial and infrastructure deals around the world in recent years. Critics see this as a Chinese effort to extent its influence abroad.
These financial maneuvers are a source of concern for many — including the head of the US Navy.
Keeping another woman is common among powerful Chinese men. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Shixiu Wu, president of the Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, has started treating patients with advanced forms of cancer with modified T-cells. Despite his success, others worry China’s lack of tight research regulations could be putting patients at risk.
Continue reading… “Chinese doctors are using modified T-Cells to treat advanced forms of cancer”
Shaorong Deng gets an experimental treatment for cancer of the esophagus that uses his own immune system cells. They have been genetically modified with the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR.
Continue reading… “Doctors in China lead race to treat cancer by editing genes”
A team of Chinese researchers has claimed to have designed a hypersonic jet that could travel at 6,000km/h, five times faster than the speed of sound.
Nearly half of all public buses will be electric by 2025 and China will emerge as the market leader.
All over the world, municipalities are making a push for cleaner buses.
Continue reading… “Almost half of all buses will be electric by 2025”
Railway police have begun using facial-recognition eyewear to catch criminals.
In tests the glasses identified faces within 100 milliseconds.
Continue reading… “Chinese police are using facial-recognition glasses to scan travelers”
The Chinese “Micius” satellite has successfully set up the world’s most secure video conference, using quantum cryptography to connect scientists in Europe and China for an unhackable, intercontinental chat.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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