Joe Biden: "Name one innovative product from China"

[terranMarine]

Lenovo? LOL! That's cheap crap. Breaks easy.

Everyone thinks of Sony, Toshiba, or MAC.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/13revision_sony.pdf

Everybody is talking about Sony alright, the downfall of vario that is.

 

[antonius123]

Biden is right.

There are two kinds of innovations:

- Frontier
- Catch-up

The cell phone is frontier for the inventor, which is not China. A better design of the cell phone is catch-up innovation.

Bragging your own terminology is already your bad habit. Dont bring your own terminology, as it could be misleading.

Unfortunately Joe Biden never mentioned the innovation with your meaning when he challenge to name one chinese innovative products, so every body can interpret otherwise.

Even if biden mean so, he is still wrong. You can check chinese modern invention through wiki such as:

Modern (1949-present)

• Anti-ship ballistic missile: The anti-ship ballistic missile is a quasiballistic missile designed to hit a warship at sea. The Chinese military developed the "world's first anti-ship ballistic missile system". The United States Naval Institute in 2009 stated that such a missile would be large enough to destroy an aircraft carrier in one hit and that there was "currently ... no defense against it" if it worked as theorized.[550]
• Arteminisinin, anti-malarial treatment: The antimalarial drug of compound artemisinin found in Artemisia annua, the latter being a plant long used in traditional Chinese medicine, was discovered in 1972 by Chinese scientists in the People's Republic led by Tu Youyou (屠呦呦) and has been used to treat multi-drug resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.[551][552][553] Artemisinin remains the most effective treatment for malaria today and has saved millions of lives and is yielded one of the greatest drug discoveries in modern medicine.[554]
• Barefoot doctors: China's system of Barefoot doctors was among the most important inspirations for the World Health Organisation conference in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978, and was hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough in international health ideology emphasizing primary health care and preventive medicine.[555][556]
• Car fueled by charcoal:In 1931, Tang Zhongming created an internal combustion engine powered by charcoal and mounted it in an automobile.
• Carbon aerogel: In 2013, scientists at Zhejiang University broke the world record for the world's lightest substance, a carbon aerogel weighing in at 0.16 mg/cc.[557]
• Electronic cigarette:Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, is widely credited with the invention of the first generation electronic cigarette. In 2003, he came up with the idea of using a piezoelectric ultrasound-emitting element to vaporise a pressurized jet of liquid containing nicotine diluted in a propylene glycol solution.This design produces a smoke-like vapour that can be inhaled and provides a vehicle for nicotine delivery into the bloodstream via the lungs. He also proposed using propylene glycol to dilute nicotine and placing it in a disposable plastic cartridge which serves as a liquid reservoir and mouthpiece.
• Turning Urine Samples into Brain Cells: This new technique of reprogramming ordinary cells present in urine into immature brain cells that can form multiple types of functioning neurons and glial cells was developed by Chinese researchers in China, and was published in the scientific journal Nature Methods in December 2012. Instead of using retrovirus, they used vectors which the researchers say is a breakthrough[558] This does not involve embryonic stem cells which come with serious drawbacks when transplanted, such as the risk of developing tumours. This technique makes the procedure of generating Induced pluripotent stem cells far easier and non-invasive, as the cells can be obtained from a urine sample instead of a blood sample or biopsy. This research proves human excreta could be a powerful source of cells to study disease, bypassing some of the problems of using stem cells, and could be useful for research studying the cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and for testing the effects of new drugs that are being developed to treat them.[559][560][561]
• Cure of a solid cancer: In 1956, Min Chiu Li, who was educated and worked in the USA after leaving China because of the communist takeover, and Roy Hertz, demonstrated that systemic chemotherapy could result in the cure of a widely metastatic malignant disease by his use of methotrexate to cure women of choriocarcinoma.[562][563]
• Maglev wind power generators: In 2006, a new type of wind power generator employing magnetic levitation (maglev) was showcased at the Wind Power Asia Exhibition in Beijing.[564][565] Li Guokun was the chief scientific developer of the new maglev wind power generator, in collaboration with the Guangzhou Energy Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Zhongke Hengyuan Energy Technology Company based in Guangzhou.[564][565] Li Guokun states that traditional wind turbines need high wind speeds to start, due to friction caused by their bearings.[564][565] The new frictionless maglev wind generator requires wind speeds of only 1.5 m per second (or 5 km an hour) to start and are expected to cut operational costs for wind farms by half, i.e. overall cost of roughly 0.4 Chinese yuan per kilowatt hour.[564][565]
• Measurement of neutrino mixing angle θ13:The Daya Bay experiment in China reported the measurement of the parameter θ13 in March 2012.[566][567][568][569][570] An important contribution to particle physics, this was named one of the runners-up breakthrough of the year in 2012 by Science[571][572]
• Non-invasive prenatal diagnostic testing for Down's Syndrome: Previously, women underwent invasive testing such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). This new maternal blood test has the potential to reduce the number of women referred for invasive testing for Down's syndrome by 98 percent. Developed by Chinese researchers in Hong Kong in 2008, this is hailed as a breakthrough.[573]
• Synthesis of crystalline bovine insulin: In 1965, Chinese scientists synthesized bovine insulin, with the "same crystalline form and biological activities as natural insulin."[574][575] The project began in 1958, and is considered one of the "first proteins ever synthesized in vitro."[576]
• Single-mode optical fiber: Professor Huang Hongjia of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed coupling wave theory in the field of microwave theory. He led a research team that successfully developed Single-mode optical fiber in 1980.[577][578][579][580]
• Stem cell educator therapy: Chinese and US researchers have produced remarkable results for this new treatment of obtaining stem cells from human cord blood to "re-educate" misbehaving immune cells. This result was published in the open-access journal BMC Medicine in January 2012, and offers hope for Type 1 diabetics and potentially may also be used to treat other auto-immune diseases if the approach lives up to early promise.[581][582]

List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[antonius123]

Has Biden read or watch this? one of the modern China innovation?



Chinese build skyscraper in just 15 days
Using prefabricated modules, 200 workers construct a 30-story building in China's Hunan Province in a little more than two weeks.
Chinese build skyscraper in just 15 days - CNET

Innovative Chinese Construction Method Has Global Implications
Al Fin: Innovative Chinese Construction Method Has Global Implications

 

[antonius123]

What is so 'innovative' about it ?

NAND memory by Toshiba, for one.

As per "innovation definition":

Innovation is about finding a new way of doing something. Innovation can be viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements.

Anti-ship ballistic missile: The anti-ship ballistic missile is a quasiballistic missile designed to hit a warship at sea. The Chinese military developed the "world's first anti-ship ballistic missile system". The United States Naval Institute in 2009 stated that such a missile would be large enough to destroy an aircraft carrier in one hit and that there was "currently ... no defense against it" if it worked as theorized
List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why can you recognize NAND memory of Toshiba as innovation but unable to recognize ASBM as one of the innovation too?

 

[Akasa]

If I were American, I'd be marginally embarrassed that Mr. Biden had resorted to such laughable rhetoric. Heck, even Mr Powell had done a much better job pulling off the Iraq WMD lies.

His statement, in my honest opinion, is rather correct. Too much copying and not enough R & D.

What oversimplification. "Copying" in its own right requires ample R&D since the concepts used in producing that widget need to be understood and absorbed. What many people refer to in regards with China is not straight out copying, but rather form following function, which is a universal concept that knows no borders.

 

[antonius123]

If Biden said China currently is not working on any innovative project, he need to read this:

Get ready for the upcoming china technology innovation:

China working on 3000km/h vacuum Maglev trains

China working on 3000km/h vacuum Maglev trains | EUTimes.net



Chinese Loop Vacuum Tech Allows Super-Maglev Trains to Reach 1,800 MPH

Read more: Chinese Loop Vacuum Tech Allows Super-Maglev Trains to Reach 1,800 MPH | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

With regular maglevs, more than 83 percent of traction energy is wasted through air resistance at speeds higher than 400kph (250mph). Dr Deng Zigang, associate professor of the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory at Southwest Jiaotong University, developed a tube that lowers air pressure in the running environment to 10 times less than normal. According to Dr Zigang, the ETT (Evacuated Tube Transport) systems might allow HTS Maglev trains to reach speeds of up to 1,800 mph. The technology could be first applied in military and space launch systems.

The next step in Dr Zigang’s research, whose target was achieved in February 2013, was to develop a ring of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev vehicle that can accelerate to a certain speed, 25 km (15 miles) per hour. The vehicle was designed to accelerate to 50 mph (30mph) without passengers. Currently, the limiting factor regarding speed in the small radius of the ring (only 20 feet), but the team is conducting tests on a new system.

China working on 3000km/h vacuum Maglev trains | EUTimes.net

 

[antonius123]

China currently is not working on any innovative project?

Straddling Bus – The Incredible Way of Future Transportation
19 Sep 2013 by admin
People who don’t circulate with their private cars will be thrilled of what’s next! The Chinese company TBS launched a new type of means of transport, which is really innovative. And because the perspective of sitting on a bus stuck in traffic, tens of minutes, is not very encouraging, the Chinese have come up with an ideal solution. It is a bus-tunnel for vehicles to circulate underneath. The giant means of transport occupies two lanes and runs on tracks.

Isnt this not an innovation?
http://www.innovativechina.com/2014/05/worlds-energy-efficient-light-bulb-comes-china/
The world’s most energy efficient light bulb comes from China
by Fabian Nijlant on May 2, 2014

The Nanoleaf Light Bulb

The Chinese startup company Nanoleaf invented a new light bulb that saves 88% of electricity, and last 20 times longer compared to existing LED bulbs. And with 133 lumens-per-watts, it almost doubles the efficiency of a Philip’s 22-watt bulb. And with more efficiency the bulb stays relatively cool as well.


The one thing Nanoleaf didn’t solve yet is the perceived ‘harsh’ light. Some customers say they find the light being a little bit blue. Nanoleaf is therefore preparing the introduction of a warmer-colored light bulb.

Hongkong based Nanoleaf originally saw the light via a campaign on Kickstarter (the project was called NanoLight). They received immense support and enough funding to turn their idea into mass production. At a later stage Horizon Ventures, a capital firm owned by Asia’s richest man Li Ka-Shing, provided additional funding (exact amount is undisclosed).

The Nanoleaf light bulb is already available for sale at Amazon US for the price of $ 35,-
The world’s most energy efficient light bulb comes from China - InnovativeChina

 

[antonius123]

Chinese scientists discover a new way of getting connected to the Internet: Li-Fi
by Thijs van der Toom on October 18, 2013

Will Li-Fi over time replace Wi-Fi?

The Times of India reports that Chinese scientists have succeeded in developing a new and cheaper way of getting connected to the Internet.

This new technology, dubbed as ‘Li-Fi’, uses signals sent through light bulbs instead of radio frequencies which is currently used in Wi-Fi.

This new discovery is expected to radically change the process of online connectivity. According to the scientists four computers can be connected to Internet through a single one-watt LED bulb. By doing so the LED bulb will be used as a carrier. This light bulb, that has been provided with embedded microchips, can produce data rates as fast as 150 megabits per second, according to Chi Nan, an information technology professor at Shanghai’s Fudan University.

The Li-Fi technology is much more cost-effective as well as efficient compared to the currently used Wi-Fi technology. As professor Chi puts it: “Wherever there is an LED light bulb, there is an internet signal. Turn off the light and there is no signal.”

However he also states that there is still a long way to go to make Li-Fi a commercial success. The technology is still in a early stage of development.



Chinese scientists discover a new way of getting connected to the Internet: Li-Fi - InnovativeChina

Chinese innovative concepts:

Chinese Train that Never Stops
Jane Stewart | November 30, 2013 Chinese Train that Never Stops2014-02-24T03:15:43+00:00

Train that Never Stops (Source: http://goo.gl/PTz9u8)

Stopping and accelerating again at each station will waste both energy and time. But in this brilliant new Chinese train innovation No time is wasted- get on & off the bullet train without the train stopping. The bullet train is moving all the time.

A mere 5 min stop per station (elderly passengers cannot be hurried) will result in a total loss of 5 min x 30 stations or 2.5 hours of train journey time!

How it works (view the movie):

1. To board the train : The passengers at a station embarks onto to a connector cabin way before the train even arrives at the station. When the train arrives, it will not stop at all. It just slows down to pick up the connector cabin which will move with the train on the roof of the train.

While the train is still moving away from the station, those passengers will board the train from the connector cabin mounted on the train’s roof. After fully unloading all its passengers, the cabin connector cabin will be moved to the back of the train so that the next batch of outgoing passengers who want to alight at the next station will board the connector cabin at the rear of the train roof.

2. To get off the train: As stated after fully unloading all its passengers, the cabin connector cabin will be moved to the back of the train so that the next batch of outgoing passengers who want to alight at the next station will board the connector cabin at the rear of the train roof. When the train arrives at the next station, it will simply drop the whole connector cabin at the station itself and leave it behind at the station. The outgoing passengers can take their own time to disembark at the station while the train had already left. At the same time, the train will pick up the incoming embarking passengers on another connector cabin in the front part of the train’s roof. So the train will always drop one connector cabin at the rear of its roof and pick up a new connector cabin in the front part of the train’s roof at each station.
Chinese Train that Never Stops | Technology | TechandFacts.com

 

[Jackdaws]

This is true for all Asian countries with the exception of perhaps Japan. I think what he means is "disruptive" technological innovation - not "gradual" innovation. The last 2 disruptive innovations to come from Asia were - The Walkman by Sony in the 1970s and the Wii Remote for Video Games by Nintendo.

Asia has not come up with anything innovative besides these since the last 40 years; maybe more. Not in the field of technology, not in the field of medicine - nothing. I haven't lived in China but I have lived in India, USA and Europe and I can say that if there is one country where creativity takes flight - then it is the US. In all honesty, the Germans and the Scandinavians probably churn out better engineers but these still don't the same creativity. India is a laggard and will continue to remain so till its overhauls its education system and pushes creativity. I think this is probably the same problem in China.

 

[LeveragedBuyout]

China had been the largest economy in the world prior to the industrial revolution, so it's actually natural that China once again assume this position, now that it has had several decades to catch up under competent leadership. With ten times Japan's population and four times America's, it would be strange to expect anything else. The real test will come when China's GDP per capita approaches that of the US. Will it then lose its dynamism, like Japan in the 1990s, or continue to forge ahead? It's easy to become Number 1. It's not so easy to stay Number 1.

That said, I am greatly amused that much of this is being debated by Asians living in the West.

 

[Jackdaws]

Actually Apple's innovation is IN the marketing. The technology is average, the marketing is what makes their economic performance spectacular.

I would say it is their design - rather its simplicity. I remember Creative and a company called Archos had MP3 players in the market before the iPod hit the market. They were moderately successful - but it was the iPod with its brilliant design which changed the market of music.

China had been the largest economy in the world prior to the industrial revolution, so it's actually natural that China once again assume this position, now that it has had several decades to catch up under competent leadership. With ten times Japan's population and four times America's, it would be strange to expect anything else. The real test will come when China's GDP per capita approaches that of the US. Will it then lose its dynamism, like Japan in the 1990s, or continue to forge ahead? It's easy to become Number 1. It's not so easy to stay Number 1.

That said, I am greatly amused that much of this is being debated by Asians living in the West.

The reason Japan fell by the wayside also had to do with a rapidly aging population and the absence of significant immigration. The US tops this one - it always has immigrants coming in from all corners of the planet. It is difficult to see USA hit the kind of plateau that Japan has. Will China become the world's largest economy? Yes - unless a major and unlikely upheaval happens. Will it catch up with the US in military might or influence with its own soft power? Not in the next 100 years at least.

 

[antonius123]

I name another china work on innovation:


University unveils new air purifier technology
By WANG HONGYI in Shanghai (China Daily) Updated: 2014-01-07 01:07
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A member of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University research team that invented a new air-purifying device demonstrates the machine. The device’s technology can prevent secondary pollution that existing air purifiers can create if not used properly. Du Xin / for China Daily


Innovation removes pollutants by electrostatic and catalytic processes

Chinese researchers have developed a new technology to clean up indoor air pollution that avoids secondary pollution that existing air purification products in the market can create if used improperly.

The new air purifier, developed by a research team from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, removes indoor pollutants from air through physical and chemical methods.

Professor Shangguan Wenfeng, who led the research project, said at a news conference on Monday that current air purifiers clean the air mainly by absorption and filtering, but this technique has problems.

“For example, the filter needs to be replaced regularly because it will easily reach the saturation point, which might lead to further pollution,” he said.

Also, while some machines cannot filter smaller pollutants well, the school’s new technology overcomes that shortcoming, he said.

The new technology removes indoor pollutants through high-voltage electrostatic and catalytic purification.

The electrostatics process the PM2.5 — airborne particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers that can go deep into the lungs — and other air pollutants from outdoors.

During this process, volatile organic compounds and a small amount of ozone are produced. The second, catalysis module transforms these harmful organic compounds and ozone into harmless carbon dioxide and water.

A test was conducted during the news conference. Because Shanghai air quality was classified as “good” at the time, researchers made a smoggy indoor environment in a 30-square-meter room by lighting six cigarettes. The PM2.5 reading soon reached 700 micrograms per cubic meter, far exceeding the index limit level of 500.

When the machine was switched on, the particles in the room gradually disappeared, with the reading less than 100 within an hour.

Another innovation of the air purifier is that it allows air circulation between indoors and outdoors. Indoor air is circulated with outside air through a ventilation pipe at the bottom of the machine.

“Even in heavy smoggy weather, the indoor air will continue circulating and be cleaned. This technology is not available in existing machines on the market,” Shangguan said.

Yang Xin, an environmental expert at Fudan University, expressed optimism about the invention.

“In recent years, air cleaners have become more and more popular among residents. A well-designed air purifier will undoubtedly play an important role in improving air quality,” he said.

Poor air quality has been heatedly discussed by the public recently as smog enveloped many cities in autumn and winter. PM2.5 has become the country’s primary polluter and also the main source of indoor air pollution.

In Beijing, the average PM2.5 reading in 2013 was more than double the national standard, according to a Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau report earlier this month.

On average, heavy air pollution occurred every six or seven days in the city, said Zhang Dawei, director of the Beijing Environmental Monitoring Center.

Shanghai, a city whose air was once considered clean, saw its Air Quality Index reach nearly 500 on Dec 6. An index reading over 300 is considered “hazardous”, the highest in a six-tier rating system of air quality.

Persistent smog across the country has prompted a surge in sales of dust masks and air cleaners. Sales of air-cleaning machines in 2013 increased 420 percent year-on-year, according to JD.com, China’s e-commerce giant.

“So far, this technology is very developed, and it has already been awarded a patent. We are now looking for manufacturers to help bring this product to market,” Shangguan said.

The research team said the retail price of the new air purifier would be competitive with similar machines on the market from big international brands like Blueair, Daikin, Philips and Siemens. The price is expected to be 3,000 yuan ($496) to 6,000 yuan depending on the size of the room it’s used for.
University unveils new air purifier technology - China - Chinadaily.com.cn

 

[senheiser]

hes full of sh#t

 

[antonius123]

Hello Biden, I mention other 2 chinese innovations:

Chinese Scientists Develop Fire Resistant Paper
2014-02-15 06:20:11 People's Daily Online Web Editor: Fei

A comparative test shows the fire resistant paper is well-preserved after being put over an alcohol lamp flame for 30 seconds, while ordinary paper is burnt to ashes in six seconds. [Photo: Taiyuan Evening Newspaper]

Fire has been a nightmare for paper historical relics. Researchers with Shanghai institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a new paper which is resistant to fire. Even under 1,000 degrees Celsius, the paper will not burn. They made this new substance from calcium phosphate compound. The research was published in "Chemistry - A European Journal" on Jan. 27, 2014.

This novel kind of inorganic paper is flexible and incombustible, but still feels like ordinary paper. It can be torn, folded, and destroyed by strong acid. It can be used for important documents - preserving them for prolonged periods of time.
Chinese Scientists Develop Fire Resistant Paper


and


Chinese researchers find low cost method to produce ethylene from ethanol
Meghan Sapp | August 5, 2013

http://www.biofuelsdigest.com

In China, researchers from Tianjin University Research and Development Center for Petrochemical Technology found that one particular device has the potential to make a highly pure ethylene product from ethanol with high efficiency and low cost. The device, called a fluidized bed reactor, works by suspending the chemicals needed to make ethylene inside the walls of a chamber. Newly produced ethylene exits through a pipe, while the rest of the material remains to continue production


More here:

Progress in using ethanol to make ethylene
By American Chemical Society | August 02, 2013

http://www.ethanolproducer.com

Ethanol from corn and other plants could become the sustainable, raw material for a huge variety of products, from plastic packaging to detergents to synthetic rubber, that are currently petroleum-based. This was the conclusion of an article published in the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Yingzhe Yu and colleagues point out that a chemical called ethylene, now produced from petroleum, is one of the most important raw materials for everyday products. Ethylene is used to make hundreds of products, including polyethylene, the world’s most widely used plastic. Scientists have been seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum for making ethylene, and Yu’s team reviewed progress in the field.

They found that one particular device has the potential to make a highly pure ethylene product from ethanol with high efficiency and low cost. The device, called a fluidized bed reactor, works by suspending the chemicals needed to make ethylene inside the walls of a chamber. Newly produced ethylene exits through a pipe, while the rest of the material remains to continue production. Yu’s team discusses progress toward commercial use of such devices, noting that there would be “great significance” for promoting economic development.

Bidden should burry his head now, I mention another Chinese innovation:


Potty Mouth: Chinese Researchers Make Teeth From Urine

July 30, 2013

A team of researchers from China’s Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health have demonstrated human teeth can be generated by stem cells from a very interesting source: Urine. The Chinese team says they can also generate other solid organs and tissues from human waste.

It’s been observed before that stem cells are found in urine. Furthermore, when these stem cells are collected, scientists can coerce them to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) which are capable of generating other types of cells. These cells can then be genetically molded and coaxed into other organs and tissues, including heart muscle cells and neurons.

Duanqing Pei and the rest of the team from Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health now say they’ve developed a way to coerce these iPSCs into teeth-like structures. Though these collections have the essential components of human teeth, the final product isn’t quite as hard as the teeth humans are naturally born with. Their study is published this week in the open-access journal Cell Regeneration.

Just as it’s been observed in normal tooth development, the new system created by the Chinese team makes use of the interaction between the epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells. The former cells are responsible for producing the enamel which coats the teeth while the latter builds out the internal components inside the tooth. These include the cementum, dentin and pulp.

Pei and crew first gathered the stem cells from urine and mixed them with chemicals to encourage the epithelial cells to lay flat from the iPSCs. They then took these flat cells and mixed them with embryonic mesenchymal cells from mice. The final product was then transplanted into the mice.

Though the stem cells from urine were mixed with embryonic mouse cells and implanted into the rodents, structures began to grow which, according to the team, closely resembled human teeth. They claim they have a very similar makeup, but have only one-third the hardness of a typical human tooth.

Their method is also a bit inconsistent at the moment and is capable of reproducing human teeth only 30 percent of the time. The new method is still a breakthrough say the researchers, and they’re already working on ways to improve their system.

For instance, they claim they might better grow human teeth if they use human mesenchymal stem cells as opposed to mouse cells. The controversial nature of stem cell research, however, could make it difficult for the team to move forward in this regard. Additionally, Pei and team say they could continue modifying the tissue culture to grow a stronger tooth. In this instance, the bud of a tooth could be grown in the lab before being transplanted into a human jaw to finish its development.

Though this new system is a breakthrough in the field of regenerative cell growth, some say there are better places to be looking for the crucial iPSCs than urine.

“It is probably one of the worst sources, there are very few cells in the first place and the efficiency of turning them into stem cells is very low,” explains professor Chris Mason, a stem cell scientist with the University College London in an interview with BBC News.

“The big challenge here is the teeth have got a pulp with nerve and blood vessels which have to make sure they integrate to get permanent teeth.”

Urine Stem Cells Used To Grow Teeth In The Lab - Science News - redOrbit

 

[antonius123]

This is true for all Asian countries with the exception of perhaps Japan. I think what he means is "disruptive" technological innovation - not "gradual" innovation. The last 2 disruptive innovations to come from Asia were - The Walkman by Sony in the 1970s and the Wii Remote for Video Games by Nintendo.

Asia has not come up with anything innovative besides these since the last 40 years; maybe more. Not in the field of technology, not in the field of medicine - nothing. I haven't lived in China but I have lived in India, USA and Europe and I can say that if there is one country where creativity takes flight - then it is the US. In all honesty, the Germans and the Scandinavians probably churn out better engineers but these still don't the same creativity. India is a laggard and will continue to remain so till its overhauls its education system and pushes creativity. I think this is probably the same problem in China.

Dont you think its not going to be disruptive in medical world?



2013-07-10 11:12

Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University



China made biodegradable cardiovascular stents will enter clinical trials

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, director of Cardiology Junbo Ge, a few days ago in Paris, France Euro-PCR Conference "Innovative stents and Platform" at the venue made a presentation entitled "The new generation is completely biodegradable stent platforms: Xinsorb bracket," the special report .

It is the Chinese self-developed fully biodegradable stents (Xinsorb) for the first time at the international conference announced. Currently, the holder has passed the approval of the Ethics Committee, will conduct clinical trials in Zhongshan Hospital.

According to reports, is completely biodegradable stent coronary intervention called "fourth revolution" is expected over the next decade will likely dominant coronary stent market. Currently, only a handful of multinational companies internationally to grasp the stent technology.

Following developed the world's first biodegradable stent coating after Junbo Ge team after three years of research, with the relevant enterprises, successfully developed a new generation of localization is completely biodegradable stents "Xinsorb". The bracket is constructed of polylactic acid polymer drug delivery platform, implanted in the body 2 to 3 years is completely degraded and absorbed.

Unlike conventional metal stents, the design philosophy is: after stent implantation in a period of time, the narrowed blood vessels to mechanical support, while the release of the drug to prevent restenosis after stent that is slowly degraded and completely organized absorption, vascular structures, and systolic and diastolic function fully restored to a natural state.

Xinsorb bracket preclinical animal research data showed that the supporting force and metal stents (Firebird2) similar. Quantitative analysis of coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography follow-up six months confirmed that its ability to suppress intimal proliferation and Firebird2 similar, and in endothelial and inflammatory reactions of metal stents with no significant difference. Participate in Euro-PCR meeting of international experts fully affirmed the stent preclinical findings, and China's homegrown completely biodegradable stents expressed great concern.

It is understood, Euro-PCR conferences in Europe and the world's most influential annual meeting interventional cardiology, cardiovascular intervention has championed innovative technology dissemination and promotion. Fully biodegradable stent clinical and basic research, is one of the hotspots this year's conference.

Junbo Ge said at the meeting, the localization is completely biodegradable stents will accelerate the development of cardiovascular medical devices, our pace of innovation.

Subsequently, the research team will continue to develop and optimize the design and performance of the stent, and will focus on "Cardiovascular stent system research", "structural heart disease, interventional techniques and equipment research," "renal sympathetic nerve ablation technology and equipment research "and other three directions involved in translational medical research, the formation of a core technology of high levels of cardiovascular medical products research and development capabilities, and strive to promote and push our own intellectual property research and development of new cardiovascular interventional devices.

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