· A skyscraper being constructed in Shenzhen, China will be able to produce 270 tons of food through hydroponics. In the 650-foot tower, 100,000 square feet (10,000 sq. meter) of the glass exterior is dedicated to producing food—590,000 pounds of it per year. The windows of the building curve outward and can capture sunlight for the plants of the building and help maintain a comfortable temperature inside. To grow the food an AI will facilitate hydroponic farming which feeds the plants through nutrient-rich water vapors instead of soil. The massive tower will also in including around a million square feet of office space, a supermarket, gardens, and a food court. The building concept was created to be the headquarters of Wumart, a new supermarket chain in the region, to provide an example for sustainable farming in urban areas and a comfortable place for leisure.
A capsule containing moon rocks (shown) collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission landed back on Earth in December 2020.
· China’s lunar rock samples show lava flowed on the moon 2 billion years ago. Lava oozed across the moon’s surface just 2 billion years ago, bits of lunar rocks retrieved by China’s Chang’e-5 mission reveal. A chemical analysis of the volcanic rocks confirms that