Tianjin, China - July 22, 2024

Laboratories in north China's Tianjin at forefront of transformative tech research, development

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North China's Tianjin Municipality is home to several laboratories for the research and development of areas, including human-machine interaction technology, high-yield crop agriculture and fire-resistant construction materials.

At the Brain-Computer Interaction and Human-Machine Integration lab, scientists are testing brain electrode caps, which allow people to control a computer using their minds.

Other technology, like a wearable exoskeleton device, is being developed to be used by people with physical disabilities.

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Ming Dong, Vice president, Tianjin University:

"In the next five to ten years, there are likely to be hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars' worth of markets worldwide. What we need to do is to take the right path, and to make the Brain-Computer Interfaces benefit more people."

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Another lab in the area that focuses on agriculture is testing cucumber varieties, having cultivated more than 100 so far.

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Han Yike, Researcher, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences:

"The technologies have been widely promoted in very wide-ranging areas, playing a great role in grain output and income increase for farmers."

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Still other labs are used to test fire resistant construction equipment.

At the lab there is plenty of space for researchers to set large, controlled fires and study the results.

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