[China releases first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery]On May 18, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China released its first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery. Based on the unmanned agricultural machine as the final product form, the roadmap proposes nine cutting-edge and key technologies, including a smart whole machine architecture, a general digital chassis, a new power system, a fusion perception and information collection system, an integrated operation tool, and a new energy system. Editor / Xu Shengpeng
On June 22, 2026, a team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenzhen University proposed a polymer locking mechanism to achieve efficient solar powered seawater desalination, with a daily water output of 20 liters, which can irrigate farmland and meet drinking water needs.Editor/Gao Xue
On June 18, 2026, State Grid and Southern Power Grid completed the first market-oriented transmission rights transaction in China at Yunxiao DC, with a transaction volume of 21.16 million kilowatt hours, breaking down inter provincial barriers and accelerating the construction of a unified electricity market.Editor/Gao Xue