BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China:
E-SKIN
Chinese researchers have recently developed a novel electronic skin with what they said "excellent isothermal regulation."
The researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology developed this thermoregulating electronic skin with biomimetic structures, which mimics the thermoregulation mechanism of the human body by integrating a flexible thermoelectric device with a hydrogel composite material.
NEW PLANT
Sixty-six plant taxa were newly discovered in 2023, according to China's National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center on Wednesday.
Of the newly discovered species, 12 were lycophytes and ferns while 54 were seed plants. The number of species in the family of Orchidaceae and Primulaceae accounted for one third of the new species, said the center.
BIODIESEL FUEL
Chinese scientists have developed a new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40 percent compared with the global average content of less than 10 percent.
Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University's School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved the manufacturing process, using biofats and crude oil refinery components to produce automotive biodiesel fuel without transesterification. ■
