China science, technology news summary -- Aug. 11

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SCIENTIFIC MISSION

A scientific expedition team of Chinese and foreign scientists set sail on Saturday from Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, to conduct a 45-day scientific mission in the Western Pacific Ocean.

According to Xu Xuewei, chief scientist of the mission and deputy director o