https://www.bizcommunity.com/45/646.html China news 15 Science & Engineering news - China https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/45/646.html en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:40 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mantashe-tells-china-king-coal-is-back-474509a South Africa’s coal industry is experiencing a revival, at least according to Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, who unironically declared that "King coal is back" during his address at the China Mining Conference and Exhibition. Despite global pressure to phase out coal, locally coal mines increased production in 2023, positioning itself among the top 10 coal-producing nations and the fifth largest coal exporter globally. 1-252765 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/233192.html When thinking about the impact of droughts on economic activity, the agricultural sector is the first that comes to mind. This sector is highly sensitive to weather variability, with the fall in crop production being the first direct damage of water shortage. 1-233192 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/646/226446.html Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have extraordinary healing powers isn't as far-fetched as some might think. Though the ancient Chinese believed the microalgae was responsible for health-improving benefits, we now know that it was in fact the biochemical compounds produced by these microscopic creatures that provided the "magic". 1-226446 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/648/226118.html Following its first sea trial using biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), Anglo American said it was able to reduce its carbon emissions by approximately 10%. 1-226118 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/224228.html Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 - the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow - showed that, unfortunately, the world is far from ready for such a movement. Many leaders still assume that reducing emissions and growing their countries' economies aren't compatible goals. 1-224228 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/223198.html It's easy to identify the biggest climate threats: coal and oil-fired power stations pouring emissions into the atmosphere, heavy industry smoking up the sky, and the seemingly endless traffic jams of petrol and diesel polluting vehicles. 1-223198 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/646/155215.html The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) have taken their mining research partnership to the next level, with a new initiative focusing on accurately locating workers relative to mine risks. using GPS-like underground positioning. 1-155215 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering China