BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

HIGH-TECH ZONE

The high-tech industrial development zone of the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province entered operation Thursday.

The official approval for the establishment of the high-tech zone was announced by the provincial government at the end of last year.

Development of high-end modern service industries that focus on scientific and technological services, business services, and comprehensive free trade services will be prioritized, while five parks featuring space, information, biotechnology, new material and future science and technology have been planned, according to the government.

POLLUTION DATA

Chinese scientists recently launched a comprehensive bilingual data sharing platform, named the China Air Pollution Data Center (CAPDC), for air quality research and management.

Accessible at www.capdatabase.cn, the CAPDC is the first data sharing platform focused specifically on atmospheric pollution complexities in China, according to an introduction paper of the CAPDC that has been published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

Eight data categories are available on the platform, including emission inventory, chemical reanalysis, field observation, satellite observation, laboratory measurement, and source profile, containing 258 datasets and 15 technical reports in total.

EXOPLANETS

A group of Chinese researchers has offered a perspective on the atmospheric escape processes of low-mass exoplanets, specifically a process known as hydrodynamic escape, according to a research article published in the journal Nature Astronomy on Thursday.

This research revealed various driving mechanisms affecting the hydrodynamic escapes and proposed a new classification method to understand the escape processes.

Exoplanets refer to planets outside the solar system and are a popular subject in astronomical research. The atmospheres of these planets can leave the planet and enter space for various reasons. One such reason is hydrodynamic escape, which is the process of the upper atmosphere leaving the planet as a whole. Enditem

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