Shanghai projects win prizes

A TOTAL of 55 projects headed by or involving local experts won State Scientific and Technological Awards yesterday.

Local projects won six prizes in natural sciences, four in technological inventions and 45 in science and technology progress.

Twelve projects were in the field of health care.

"In the past five years, more than 50 city health care projects, mostly involving prevention and control of common diseases and early detection and intervention on cancer, have been honored in these awards reflecting Shanghai's capability in diagnosis and treatment on major diseases," said Yin Bangqi of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission.

Solar power all the year round

A system developed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University uses solar energy all year round to keep us cool in summer, warm in winter and provide ventilation in spring and autumn. The system uses water heated by building solar collectors on buildings to drive refrigeration for cooling.

Since solar energy is not constant in different seasons and weather conditions, the system can work with regular air-conditioners to save energy and improve efficiency. The system was used at World Expo pavilions.