In 2016, for the first time ever, China published more scientific papers in one year than the U.S. did. This could suggest that the balance is beginning to shift in terms of each country’s global scientific influence.
Continue reading… “China now publishes more research than the U.S.- a shift in global influence?”
It’s now been over two decades since scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep and named the newborn Dolly. In the years since, the technology that powers cloning has advanced slowly but steadily, and while many scientists fear the inevitability that one day a human clone will be created, others are pushing the field into new areas. The latest example of cloning’s ceaseless march forward is the birth of Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, a pair of baby monkeys that are the byproduct of the first successful somatic cell nuclear transfer performed with primates.
A 100-metre high air purification tower in Xian in Shaanxi province has helped reduce smog levels in the city, preliminary results suggest.
Continue reading… “China builds ‘world’s biggest air purifier’ (and it seems to be working)”
In the U.S., the first planned clinical trials of CRISPR gene editing in people are about to kick off. China, meanwhile, has been racing ahead, having already used the gene-altering tool to change the DNA of dozens of people in several clinical trials.
Continue reading… “China has already gene-edited 86 people with CRISPR”
Chinese tech giant Baidu announced partnerships to build self-driving vehicles starting in 2018.
The company’s software will be used in a mini bus and mass-market consumer vehicles.
The company has been making significant investments in autonomous driving technology to compete with American companies like Tesla and Waymo.
A new report from the IEEFA is positioning China as a world leader in renewable energy investment. The country has put $44 billion in clean energy projects around the world.
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The robot implanted 3D-printed teeth into a woman without help from dentists.
Continue reading… “Some brave soul volunteered for a completely robotic dental surgery”
JD.com is planning to build 185 drone airports in Southwest China.
The airports will help products reach villagers, while also delivering rural products across China.
This is the latest move by tech companies, including Alibaba, to capitalize on the growing rural market.
The number of rooms in China ready for rent on Airbnb has reached 150,000, according to a co-founder of the global room sharing platform.
Continue reading… “Airbnb sees China as its number one market by 2020”
A small fleet of self-driving public buses has started running on the roads of China’s tech district of Shenzhen, Guangdong.
A Citizen Score in China
In a contentious world first, China plans to implement a social credit system (officially referred to as a Social Credit Score or SCS) by 2020. The idea first appeared in a document from the State Council of China published in June 2014. It is a technological advancement so shocking to modern-minded paradigms that many can do little but sit back in defeatist chagrin as science fiction shows us its darker side.
Continue reading… “China’s “social credit system” will rate how valuable you are as a human”
China, already the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market, is now using battery power to fuel cargo shipping as well.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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