Chinese researchers have developed a type of high elastic material made from castor oil derivative.The researchers from Anhui Agricultural University of East China's Anhui province transformed the castor oil into polymer molecule, which imitates cobweb structures.The cobweb has great mechanical tensile strength due to its nanocrystal structure inside protein.The material has passed the high tensile strength test of over 200 MPa. Previous artificial elastic material was only dozens ...
The Anhui Museum of Innovation, designed to showcase Anhui province’s major achievements in sci-tech innovations, is slated to open on April 24.Situated to the east of the Memeorial Museum of Crossing-Yangtze-River Battle at Binhu New Zone in Hefei, capital of the province, the museum will cover a total area of 82,000 square meters and cost 1.07 billion yuan ($159.43 million). It will consist of three pavilions - one for displaying innovations, another for trasforming innovation achi...
Anhui’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) posted a 15.1 percent year-on-year increase in business revenue and a 19.6 percent rise in profit between January and February, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Anhui Province.The SOEs’ revenue stood at 120.05 billion yuan (US$17.92 billion), while their profits totaled 8.28 billion yuan during the first two months of 2019.As of February 28, the total assets of the provincial SOEs reached 1.61 tril...
Lotus Peak, the highest peak in Huangshan Scenic Area, is to reopen to tourists Wednesday after closing for five years, according to the Huangshan Mountain administration committee.Located at 1,864 meters above the sea level, Lotus Peak is the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain, east China's Anhui Province. It is called Lotus Peak because the main peak is protruding and the small peaks are clustered, resembling a lotus blossom.In order to protect the natural ecology, a number of ...
On March 8, the ceremony of issuing the first electronic social security card of Anhui province was launched in Hefei, capital city of Anhui province. Su Mingjuan, Image spokeswoman of China Hope Project, was granted the first electronic social security card (E-card) in the province. Representatives from all walks of life were also granted E-cards at the ceremony. Yang Guangrong, vice governor of Anhui provincial government, and heads from relative departments of the province attende...
Deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) from East China’s Anhui province formed a delegation in Beijing on Sunday afternoon. The second session of the 13th NPC is slated to kick off on Tuesday.Li Jinbin, Party chief of the province, was elected head of the Anhui delegation at a plenary meeting yesterday.Governor Li Guoying and other senior officials including vice governor Deng Xiangyang and Liu Hui, secretary of the Anhui Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection...
Anhui’s agricultural exports reached 730 million yuan ($109 million) in January, up 3.3 percent from the same period a year ago, statistics showed.The eastern Chinese province’s agricultural exports made up 3.3 percent of the total last month.Exports of tea, down, vegetables and honey experienced steady growth, while exports of Chinese herbal medicines and oil seeds declined.Tea exports stood at 140 million yuan, an increase of 19.1 percent. Down exports skyrocketed 91.5 percent to 1...
President Xi Jinping meets space scientists and engineers involved in the research and development of the Chang'e 4 lunar mission in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. JU PENG / XINHUAScientists with Chang'e 4 mission praised as embodiment of innovationPresident Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged China's science and technology professionals to uphold innovation and strive to improve the nation's capability in the sector.When meeting with representatives ...
China will continue to work vigorously to reduce poverty and lift no less than ten million people out of poverty in 2019, to lay a solid foundation for winning the battle against poverty, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Monday.The year 2018 saw China launch its three-year actions in fighting the battle against poverty. Premier Li Keqiang vowed to reduce the poor population by ten million each year in all his government work reports o...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits residents' homes in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's pri...