University of Technology Sydney (UTS) industrial design student Jose Navarro's design for a rice dispenser box walked off with the coveted top prize at the annual Cormack Innovation Awards, which took place at a gala event in Sydney's ...
Tags: rice carton box, Cormack Packaging
A blue glowing device the size of a peppercorn can activate neurons of the brain, spinal cord or limbs in mice and is powered wirelessly using the mouse's own body to transfer energy. Developed by a Stanford Bio-X team, the device is the ...
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Highly efficient, LEDs could slash the world’s electricity consumption. They are already sold in stores, but more widespread adoption of the technology has been hindered by high costs due to limited availability of raw materials and ...
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Granite Gear, the maker of backpack, travel and accessories, announced a team of handpicked individuals for its first ambassador program. The program, its members nicknamed the Go Getters, stems from Granite Gear’s evolution in the ...
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A couple's scandalous behavior - carving their names on a 300-year-old vat at the Palace Museum - incited criticism among netizens, while staff at the Palace Museum said they've reported the case to the police. This kind of incident ...
Tags: Foreign Countries, Punish, Relic Vandals
A special New Year stamp was released at the Taipingmingde primary school in Luoyang on January 10th. China Post issued this set of stamps with a face value of 1.2 RMB. AR-3D Animation technique was applied to these stamps. We can ...
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The young Inma and her husband Liu Xiaosong Inma has seen the changes in Beijing overa space of over thirty years, from a closed offcountry to an open one, from one where thelocals are wary of foreigners, to one where theywelcome them, ...
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At a local cultural event, Chen Xiyao (R) poses for a picture with Latvian Dana (L) and Yamada (M),magistrate of Kyoto county. Chen Xiyao, a student from Luoyang recently received a pleasant surprise to be named the Kyoto honorary ...
Tags: Chen Xiyao, honorary goodwill ambassador, cultural exchange
On the morning of Sept 8, a student in Anhui province was bicycling outside her college campus when she spotted an old lady down on the ground, screaming. She stopped to help. The "granny", as women in their senior years are often ...
Tags: Samaritan, Target for Extortion, students
In Matt McFetridge's words, his two-and-half year stint in China was the "time of his life". The American student, a native of the Finger Lakes region, New York, became fascinated by the ancient country after meeting his first Chinese ...
The Xi Jinping Era presents his vision in Chinese and English, and offers glimpses into the president's personal life. As a young boy, Xi Jinping once refused to wear an old pair of shoes with floral prints for fear of being teased by ...
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Li Biao Percussion Band celebrates its staying power with a national tour, Chen Jie reports. While it is easy to start a new project in China, it is usually difficult to sustain it, especially for a decade. But percussionist Li Biao has ...
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No matter what soothes your soul, the classic or beyond the mainstream, come and be spoiled for choice at the Beijing Music Festival, says Chen Jie. For music lovers, Beijing has too many choices, from high-brow classical to underground ...
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An American educator resides in a quiet Chinese city owing to her love of teaching, Liu Xiangrui reports in Yinchuan. Having spent about three years in the early 1990s teaching English to the residents of Yinchuan city in Northwest ...
Tags: Smith, poorer children, education
Opening night of the 18th Beijing Music Festival (BMF) took place at Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Thursday with a concert under the baton of noted Chinese conductor Yu Long who stands as the founder and art director of BMF. ...
Tags: The 18th BMF, Yu Long, West'Concert