China Science & Technology Forum

[AndrewJin]

Central China, economically refers to six provinces, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi and Shanxi(not Shaanxi). The central triangle refers to the three provincial capitals, Wuhan, Changsha and Nanchang, 1-2hours by HSR from any one of them to another. ( plus Hefei, form the central quadrilateral)

Major cities in Central China used to mainly focus on heavy industry and manufacturing. Now with the transition of economic structures, more and more locals are finding opportunities in high-tech sectors and high-end manufacturing instead of running to Shenzhen.
( The founder of Xiaomi was from Central China and educated in Wuhan)

The GDP of Central China combined reached 2 trillion U.S. dollars in 2014. The foundation of transition is solid.

In the first half of 2015, the GDP growth of my city(Wuhan) in Central China was at 10%. The growth is mostly from high-tech and service sector. Even the local steel giant is investing huge money in high value-added products.

The cities in Central China are becoming greener, much more competitive and having a much brighter future.

I am now leaving from a 3/4th tier small city in Central China's Hunan province.
Yueyang

The capital city Changsha I am going to is also an emerging high-tech city with per capita GDP more than $17,000. Ever heard of 远大/三一/中联？National University of Defense Technology is also there.

 

[TaiShang]

Information industry holds 26% of China's 2014 GDP
October 1, 2015

The economic output of China's information industry reached 16.2 trillion yuan (2.5 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2014, accounting for 26 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), an official report showed.

Back in 2002, the economic output of the information industry only occupied 10.3 percent of GDP, according to the 2015 China Information Economy Research Report issued by the China Academy of Telecommunication Research under the Ministry of Industry and Information.

The information industry contributed 58.4 percent of China's GDP growth in 2014, higher than that in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, according to the report.

The information industry, including mobile Internet, cloud computing and the Internet of things, will bring enormous changes to technological development, production and business models, thus bringing opportunities for the upgrading of traditional industries, it said.

 

[TaiShang]

Chinese Geographical Science

June 2015, Volume 25, Issue 3, pp 263-273

First online: 15 May 2015

Global climate internal variability in a 2000-year control simulation with Community Earth System Model (CESM)

• Zhiyuan Wang
• , Yao Li
• , Bin Liu
• , Jian Liu

Abstract
Using the low-resolution (T31, equivalent to 3.75° × 3.75°) version of the Community Earth System Model (CESM) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a global climate simulation was carried out with fixed external forcing factors (1850 Common Era. (C.E.) conditions) for the past 2000 years. Based on the simulated results, spatio-temporal structures of surface air temperature, precipitation and internal variability, such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO), the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), were compared with reanalysis datasets to evaluate the model performance. The results are as follows: 1) CESM showed a good performance in the long-term simulation and no significant climate drift over the past 2000 years; 2) climatological patterns of global and regional climate changes simulated by the CESM were reasonable compared with the reanalysis datasets; and 3) the CESM simulated internal natural variability of the climate system performs very well. The model not only reproduced the periodicity of ENSO, AMO and PDO events but also the 3–8 years variability of the ENSO. The spatial distribution of the CESM-simulated NAO was also similar to the observed. However, because of weaker total irradiation and greenhouse gas concentration forcing in the simulation than the present, the model performances had some differences from the observations. Generally, the CESM showed a good performance in simulating the global climate and internal natural variability of the climate system. This paves the way for other forced climate simulations for the past 2000 years by using the CESM.

Keywords
Community Earth System Model (CESM) climate simulation past 2000 years climate systeminternal variability

 

[anon45]

No more drivers sleeping on the wheel causing accidents.

The thing is, if this technology matures enough, won't you be able to do away with the cabin all together? Would you even need a steering wheel?

 

[lastofthepatriots]

I don't see this concept as a good idea.

 

[Oldman1]

The thing is, if this technology matures enough, won't you be able to do away with the cabin all together? Would you even need a steering wheel?

Doubt it. Just as concept of no more pilots or steering wheel on airplanes just because planes can fly or land automatically these days. Sure the military would want to do it, but even they still want pilots in control. And uavs are still controlled by pilots in trailers.

On this case, drivers are still need because when trucks go into the cities, its requires human involvement still. And in case if the truck has a flat tire or something, the driver will need to be involved.

 

[Hyperion]

One thing, for sure, is that I am never getting on a pilotless aircraft!

 

[TaiShang]

The second Eden Project in the world, China Eden, will be built in Qingdao, east China'sShandong Province. (Photo source:huanqiu.com)

 

[Skull and Bones]

In Mars, human beings will survive under such geodesic domes.

 

[jkroo]

It is a scientific scene with many futuristic elements. Good progress and some of these technologies may be used for interstellar exploration.

 

[Dungeness]

The second Eden Project in the world, China Eden, will be built in Qingdao, east China'sShandong Province. (Photo source:huanqiu.com)

Is this real, or just CG?

 

[TaiShang]

Is this real, or just CG?

CG. But the project is underway.

世界最大人工温室来中国：梦幻泡泡_科技_环球网

 

[TaiShang]

1st natural science museum completed in Tibet
October 1, 2015

The first natural science museum in Tibet, and the biggest museum in the southwestern autonomous region, went into trial operation on Thursday, local authorities said.

The 30,000 square-meter museum was backed by investment of more than 400 million yuan (63 million U.S. dollars). It includes two exhibition halls, one for natural science exhibits and the other on modern technology, according to Gang Qing, head of the regional department of science and technology.

Interactive devices have been installed so visitors can experience Tibet's natural wonders, such as Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yarlung Zangbu Grand Canyon "for real", he said.

The museum will also play host to the biggest calibre astronomical telescope in China.

The facility will help cultivate the innovative spirit of local youth, and instil and interest in science and technology in the wider community, Gang added.

The museum will be open to the public in the near future.

 

[opruh]

Looks beautiful

 

[opruh]

As usual, China leading the world to the future.