Drone used to smash ice off power lines in China's Sichuan

STORY: Drone used to smash ice off power lines in China's Sichuan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of installing the drone 2. various of the drone de-icing STORYLINE: A drone developed by China's leading drone manufacturer DJI has been used to smash ice off power lines in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The delivery drone, DJI FlyCart 30, can smash ice off power lines in sub -10°C conditions with a 23 kg de-icing stick. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

Hitachi develops portable gene-analyzing germ detector

Hitachi develops portable gene-analyzing germ detector

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. has developed a portable germ detector (in photo) which can detect germs such as E. coli bacteria within an extremely short period of time through gene analysis and will start selling it next spring, the company said at a press conference on Oct. 12. The device, which consists of a 4.5-kilogram collector and a 23-kg analytical instrument, can detect such germs in about 40 minutes to 2 hours, compared to the current times of about one week by incubation and half a day by gene analysis, Hitachi said.

Police dog detects 23 kg of methamphetamine in Chinese border province

STORY: Police dog detects 23 kg of methamphetamine in Chinese border province DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the police operation 2. various of police dog eating ham sausages STORYLINE: With the help of a police dog, border police in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province have seized 23 kilograms of methamphetamine from two backpacks abandoned by drug dealers in a mountain on Saturday evening. The police later fed the dog its favorite ham sausages as a reward. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

Hitachi develops portable gene-analyzing germ detector

Hitachi develops portable gene-analyzing germ detector

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. has developed a portable germ detector (in photo) which can detect germs such as E. coli bacteria within an extremely short period of time through gene analysis and will start selling it next spring, the company said at a press conference on Oct. 12. The device, which consists of a 4.5-kilogram collector and a 23-kg analytical instrument, can detect such germs in about 40 minutes to 2 hours, compared to the current times of about one week by incubation and half a day by gene analysis, Hitachi said. (Kyodo)