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| Plants Used to Weed out Soil Pollution |
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The technologies focus on using plants to absorb heavy metal contaminants in soil. The technologies were developed by the Center for Environmental Remediation of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Resources Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which began research 10 years ago. |
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| CAS Institute Obtains International Calibration Accreditation |
| [2014-04-23] |
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The Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) has obtained international accreditation for primary photovoltaic (PV) reference cell calibration through a Japan-sponsored program. The program conducted the world’s first inter-laboratory proficiency testing for photovoltaic reference cell calibratio... |
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| Manhattan Project Scientist Draws Large Crowds at Universities |
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Wherever he goes in China, Roy Jay Glauber always attracts enormous attention among science students. During a recent string of lectures at several Chinese universities-the latest one on April 18 at the University of Science and Technology of China — young students most frequently asked him about his expertise in quantum optics, which... |
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| Xinjiang Reserve to Protect Threatened Glacier |
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A natural reserve will be set up to protect the shrinking Glacier No. 1 in the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said on Wednesday. All mining sites will be shut down in three to five years in the 948-sq-km protection area, said Zhao Zhigang, an official with Xinjiang's Environmental Protection Department. |
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| China is honoring its scientists for outstanding achievements in 2013. More than 313 scientists have been awarded for their contributions to the country's scientific research and development. |
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