May 2011 Research and Innovation Highlights in China

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Editorial 1

EU-China R&I Events 1

Visit of Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to China 1

VM Cao Meets with EC Research and Innovation Commissioner 1

EU Commissioner calls for more cooperation 2

Kick-off URBAN CHINA 2

policies and papers 2

China pledges stronger IPR protection 2

USTC Ranked 3rd of TOP 10 Institutions in NPI 2010 China 2

Voices and opinions 3

EU expects to address challenges with China 3

Top leader urges more funding for social sciences 3

Official urges developing hi-tech industries 3

China's academic influence rises in int'l science arena, says official 3

Scientists welcome Premier's words 3

Chinese VP stresses innovation, scientific literacy 4

Voice from scientific workers in policy-making urged 4

China's sci-tech association calls for reforms in order to promote ethics, innovation 4

People of the Month 5

First Two Chinese ever Awarded the Bergey Medal 5

China's national sci-tech association elects new leadership 5

Scientific activities 5

Health 5

Gastric Cancer Metastasis Hub Found 5

China's First HIV Saliva Test Kit 5

Active Components from Plants for Preventing and Treating Diabetes Developed by LICP Researchers 6

Hepatocytes from Induced Stem Cells 6

Computer-aided system to advance brain surgery 6

Treating Heart Diseases Using HGF 6

China-US Joint Liver Center 6

Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology 7

Experimental base for "space-bred" crops opens in NW China 7

Carp Genome Sequenced 7

China sets up center for wild animal disease research 7

Chinese scientists identify E.coli strain 7

Rapid EHEC Detection 7

Pigs Cloned with 4 Fluorescent Proteins 8

First Goose Genome Map 8

Information and communication technologies 8

Chinese mainland, Taiwan to hold forum on IT industry in June 8

China uses 150 million computers every day: report 8

New Alpha Compression Method Proposed at Eurographics 2011 9

3G Logging Software Publicized 9

China renews top-100 companies list in electronics, IT industry 9

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies 9

Chery Auto, Bayer partner up on lightweight materials 9

Future of robotics: friend or foe? 9

A New Strategy for Surface Modification of Graphene Oxide Materials 10

Escaped Nanoparticles Hazardous to Crops, Says Study 10

Novel Solar Cells 10

Nanomaterials Convertible from Hard to Soft 10

Environment (including climate change) 10

China willing to enhance biodiversity co-op with EU 10

China gets tougher on heavy metal pollution 11

China ranks 2 as clean tech producer, US is No 17 11

China's oceanic environment basically healthy 11

China to quadruple water conservancy spending 11

China to build wetland reserves in NE region 11

The Three Gorges Dam 'failure' 12

Energy 12

China to upgrade power grids in rural areas 12

China to spend $23m to ensure nuke safety 12

Biggest energy players to continue cooperation 12

China to boost offshore wind power generation 13

Flood risks might postpone construction of China's first inland nuclear power station 13

Electricity firms get smart grid windfall 13

First Million-Volt Circuit Breaker in Operation 13

China's nuclear power projects continue 13

New oil rig marks innovative breakthrough 14

Growing pains of China's wind power industry 14

Powering-up new energy mix 14

China launches coal contingency reserve plan 14

China makes world's largest wind turbine, on par with Germany 15

China will expand solar power 15

China's strides in solar tech debated at Asia Solar Energy Forum 15

High-Efficiency CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell 15

New Breakthrough Made in Energy Storage Battery Research 16

Miscanthus Adapts 16

Transport (including aeronautics) 16

Airlines battling costly EU plan 16

Home Made Unmanned Helicopter 16

China eyes Russian helicopter cooperation 16

Engineers give Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway the nod 17

EMU with Highest Body Strength 17

Socioeconomic sciences and the Humanities 17

CPC history book: 1 million copies sold 17

Courts urged to be prudent in use of death penalty 18

Economics of aging population 18

Important policy messages from census 18

Survey: charities need more transparency 18

Space 19

China to launch more Beidou navigation satellites 19

"Wolf Clause" betrays China-U.S. cooperation 19

China launches rocket to monitor space environment 19

Second satellite system now under construction 19

Chang'e-2 goes to outer space 19

Space Technology for Heritage Conservation 20

People 20

China launches national science week 20

China and Australia Exchange Young Scientists 20

China, Australia hold 4th education talk 20

Beijing Wants More Overseas Talents 21

China to Train 2,000 Nuclear Fusion Experts 21

UNESCO sets up training center on ocean dynamics in east China 21

CSTEC and JCEA Sign Cooperation Agreement 21

BAI Chunli: CAS Invites More Foreign Scientists to Strengthen Its Innovation Capacity 21

Research infrastructures 22

China's national deep-sea base to begin construction this year 22

1st postdoctoral research station set up in Tibet 22

Largest Biometric Database 22

IMCAS Launches World Data Center for Microorganisms 22

CAS Sets up a Center of Excellence in Brain Mapping with UPenn 23

Largest Home Made Electron Linear Accelerator 23

China probes into origin of universe on "roof of the world" 23

International S&T relations 23

China-Switzerland Joint S&T Statement 23

PASCO between Austria, China established 23

Quest for green growth 24

Minister Wan Attends 3rd China-US S&ED 24

1st Regular Meeting of China-Serbia S&T Cooperation Committee Held in Belgrade 24

5th Meeting of China-Kazakhstan S&T Cooperation Held in Astana 24

China and Montenegro Sign S&T Cooperation Agreement 25

China-Netherlands Research and Innovation Workshop Held in Shanghai 25

VM Cao attends 1st China-Ukraine Cooperation Committee Meeting 25

Joint Statement Signed on China-Australia S&R Fund 25

WAN and Gilani attended China-Pakistan Entrepreneurs Forum 25