Shell Global Solutions recently launched its Centera portfolio of de-sulphurization products in Beijing which it says will help China to meet its specifications for cleaner fuels with greater production efficiency

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 981), a world leading semiconductor foundry and the most advanced in Mainland China, announced today that its Low Leakage 65-nanometer (nm) technology, implemented at SMIC's 300mm facility in Beijing, has successfully moved to Volume Production Stage. The 65-nm accumulative wafer shipment has achieved over 10,000 pieces since its mass production began in Q3 2009.

University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University officials have announced the first six research teams to win funding for renewable energy and biomedical technology projects in a new joint program that teams up investigators from both schools.

An international seminar entitled "Science, Technology and Innovation" was held at the Brazil Pavilion in Shanghai, showcasing technology development and innovation activities. The fruits of bilateral cooperation between China and Brazil in cutting edge technologies such as space, earth resource satellites and nanotechnology have also been demonstrated in the seminar held in the Brazil Pavilion.

The Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine and the JRC Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) have kicked off collaboration to support risk management and improve consumer protection through new approaches in the areas of nanotechnology and alternative methods to animal testing.

Cadence Design Systems, a global electronic design innovation company, announced that Chinese mobile chipset provider Innofidei, in close collaboration with Cadence Global Services, has successfully taped out the industry's first long-term evolution time division duplex or “LTE (News - Alert)-TDD,” also known as “TD-LTE” baseband chip supporting a bandwidth of 20MHz for the next-generation TD-CDMA wireless communications protocol.

IMEC China has announced their signing of collaboration agreement of 65-nanometer CMOS process technology with Shanghai Huali Microelectronic Corporation, a government-backed foundry.

RUSNANO and Thunder Sky Group Limited will establish in Russia the joint company Lithium-Ion Technology to implement the joint project. The total budget of the project is estimated at 13.580 billion rubles. RUSNANO will invest 2.090 billion rubles in cash in project’s equity and provide a loan of 5.500 billion rubles. Thunder Sky Group Limited will invest 2.090 billion rubles in cash, technologies and the intellectual property in project’s equity and provide a loan of 3.900 billion rubles.

Cotton reinforced with boron carbide is tough and hard but nonetheless elastic. These properties indicate future promise, but this material is not yet bulletproof.