Chinese Scientists Develop Robot Fish that Gobble Up Microplastics
Robot fish that “eat” microplastics may one day help to clean up the world’s polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China.Soft to touch and just 1.3 centimeters (0.5 inch) in size, these robots already suck up microplastics in shallow water.The team aims to enable them to collect microplastics in deeper water and provide information to analyze marine pollution in real time, said Wang Yuyan, one of the researchers who developed the robot.“We developed such a lightweight miniaturized robot. It can be used in many ways, for example
China to take action against 'uncontrolled' hydro on Yangtze
has damaged fragile ecosystems, especially in upstream provinces like Yunnan.Yunnan's government has already made efforts to demolish "inefficient" small dams on the largely undeveloped Nu river, which flows into Myanmar, as well as the Jinsha, the upstream section of the Yangtze.Sichuan province, China's biggest hydropower region, also vowed on Tuesday to "rectify" or shut down problematic small hydro plants, including those in protected nature zones, and tackle "disorderly development" in the sector.China's giant state-owned power developers have also
PetroChina Takes Stake in Australian Offshore Exploration
20% interest in the Poseidon offshore discovery in the Browse Basin, and 29% interest in the Goldwyer Shale onshore Canning Basin. In addition, PetroChina and ConocoPhillips will enter into a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to study unconventional gas resource in the Neijiang-Dazu Block in China’s Sichuan Basin. The agreements still require government and partner approvals. The signing of these agreements marks a significant step toward increased global collaboration between PetroChina and ConocoPhillips. For PetroChina, this is also an important movement to continue improving the offshore
February 2024
