BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China:
SOLAR RADIATION
A Chinese team has developed a high-precision monitoring system for solar radiations on the Earth's surface.
The researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences constructed the high-resolution remote sensing product set, utilizing observation data generated by geostationary meteorological satellites including China's Fengyun-4 Series and Japan's Himawari-8/9.
FEEDING ORGANS IN EARLY ELEPHANTIFORMS
Chinese scientists have recently revealed the unique evolution process of feeding organs in early elephantiforms through research on mandibles and trunks, according to the Science and Technology Daily.
Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences reconstructed the feeding behavior of major groups of longirostrine elephantiforms through comparative functional and eco-morphological investigations, as well as feeding preference analysis.
POWER STATION
China's first ultra-large photovoltaic (PV) and gas-film integrated power station is expected to go into operation as the full commissioning of its four gas-film greenhouses has been completed at the Lu'anzhou dock of Changzhou Port, east China's Jiangsu Province.
According to the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co. Ltd., with PV panels installed on the roofs of the gas-film greenhouses, the whole project can generate 11 million kWh of electricity annually, accounting for 52 percent of the dock's annual electricity consumption.
With a total area of over 270,000 square meters, the project is expected to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9,500 tonnes per year. ■
