BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

CRYSTAL PRODUCTION

Chinese researchers have created a novel method to produce crystals to greatly improve the controllability of their structures, according to a research article published in Science on Friday.

Crystals are indispensable key materials in modern computers, communications, aviation and laser technology. The new method of crystal production is expected to enhance the computing power of chips and serve a new generation of electronic integrated circuits and photonic integrated circuits.

NEW COOLING MATERIAL

A team of Chinese researchers has crafted an innovative biomass-derived material using DNA, the genetic blueprint of life. This aerogel demonstrates a remarkable ability to reduce ambient temperatures by 16 degrees Celsius on sunny days, even under intense solar radiation.

The researchers combined DNA and gelatin into an ordered layered aerogel structure that converts absorbed ultraviolet light into visible light to surpass 100 percent solar reflectance, yielding exceptional radiative cooling.

The adoption of biopolymer-based radiative cooling material helps mitigate environmental pollution, according to the study published on Friday in the journal Science.

COMPUTING POWER

Data revealed at the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024, which closed on Friday in Beijing, showed that by the end of last year, the total number of standard racks in use at data centers nationwide had exceeded 8.1 million in China, with a total computing power of 230 EFLOPS. EFLOPS is a measurement unit used to determine a computer's speed. A 1 EFLOPS computing system can complete 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second.

In the era of interconnected devices and data surges, computing power, as the "new energy" of the digital economy, is reshaping global economic landscapes at an unprecedented pace, said Wang Xiaoli, who is with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, at the conference. Enditem

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