China science, technology news summary -- Sept. 19

Xinhua
19 Sep 2023, 17:55 GMT+10

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China:

LECTURE FROM SPACE STATION

China will livestream the fourth lecture from its Tiangong space station at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, which will be given by the Shenzhou-16 astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao.

The upcoming lecture, the fourth of the "Tiangong Class" series, will be also held as a space-Earth interaction between the crew in space and youth on Earth.

ANCIENT DNA

DNA from a 6,000-year-old human skeleton found in the city of Wuxi in east China's Jiangsu Province has been extracted. The DNA sample from the male skeleton found in a tomb is from the Neolithic Age Majiabang Culture period.

INTELLIGENT SUBSTATION

A 750-kV ultra-high voltage substation equipped with a counter-unmanned aircraft system has been put into operation in northwest China's plateau province of Qinghai.

It is the first intelligent substation to be equipped with a counter-unmanned aircraft system in Qinghai. It is capable of capturing signals of intruding unmanned aircraft and turning on defense mode to intercept unidentified drones. At the same time, it is an intelligent substation capable of data sharing and intelligent interaction with adjacent substations and power grid control centers, among an array of smart functions.

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