By reviewing and improving previous empirical works on this topic, the present paper investigates the dynamic externalities of agglomeration in China. Taking China's top three municipalities (i.e., Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin) as sample regions, it assesses empirically and compares how three...

Africa is a continent full of untapped natural resources ranging from biodiversity to vast water bodies but faced with food and energy crises. Prices of fuel are also escalating. With researchers and experts scrambling for the solution, biodiesel from vegetable oil will receive more attention....

Inorganic superionic conductors hold great promise for all-solid-state lithium batteries because of their superior ionic conductivity. However, their application as electrolytes is limited by trade-off between ion conduction and stability. Here, a thin composite solid electrolyte, vermiculite-Li...

There has been a marked growth in recent years in outward direct investment (ODI) by developing countries, and in particular, by China. Previous studies have examined the impact on developing countries productivity of foreign direct investment (FDI) from developed countries. This paper looks at...

An experimental rig of a combined refrigeration/power generation system was built and investigated. This rig uses an ammonia–water binary working fluid, is driven by low-grade heat, and can function under the absorption refrigeration model and absorption power generation model. When the system...