Youth on Tech | Preventing the Next Pandemic

During the 2023 World Immunization Week (April 24 to 30), four guests in different specializations offered their insights on how to prevent the next pandemic, covering vaccine development, traditional Chinese medicine practice, international scientific collaboration, and guide for individuals.

Inflatable Silos Embark on Low-carbon Grain Storage

To improve grain storage capacity, four giant grain silos were built in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. With a height of 36.1 meters and a diameter of 23 meters, each silo can store 7,500 tons of grains, equivalent to the annual consumption of 70,000 adults.

Tea Harvest Gets on Track with AI

High-temperature Superconducting Maglev System Completes Trials

China's first high-temperature superconducting electric levitation system completed its first trial operation in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province on March 31.

China's Vehicles Take on Global Market

In 2022, China surpassed Germany to become the second largest vehicle exporter, most notably of its new energy vehicles (NEVs).

Composing New Chapter of China-Russia Sci-tech Cooperation

China and Russia are each other's biggest neighbor and comprehensive strategic partners of coordination. Under this all-round and multi-tiered cooperation framework, the two sides have had a long and fruitful history in science and technology cooperation spanning several decades.

China's Einstein Probe to Observe Changing Universe

China plans to launch a new X-ray astronomical satellite, Einstein Probe (EP), by the end of this year. The satellite project has entered the final stage of development, according to the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Top 10 Sci-tech Advances in 2022 Unveiled

China's Ministry of Science and Technology released a list of 10 representative domestic sci-tech advances that took place in 2022.

Muography: Cosmic Rays Revolutionize Relic Investigations

Many cultural relics in China have stood for hundreds of years, and it is often difficult to detect the damage deep inside them. Now, however, through the adoption of muography, a research group from Lanzhou University (LZU) has managed to conduct a detailed and high-resolution survey on a rampart of a 600-year-old city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Hand in Hand, to Build a Shared Future

Over the past decade, the vision has responded to the common aspiration for peace, development and cooperation of people from all over the world, pointing out the fundamental path and direction for solving a global crisis.

Sci-tech Drives Next Level Transport Sector

China has impressed the world with its rapidly expanding transport sector, known for the super huge networks of highways, railways and ports, and the high interconnectivity has brought considerable economic opportunities.

BDS Epitomizes Reliable Navigation

China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been consistently reliable since the introduction of BDS-1.

In-orbit Test Ushers in More Space Experiments

The first in-orbit ignition test in the combustion cabinet of the Mengtian space lab signaled completion of the combustion science experiment system of the Chinese space station, as well as the accuracy of space experiment procedures.

Exploring and Protecting Our Oceans

To build China into a maritime power has not been possible without the modern era backbone of science and technology. From exploring the deepest spot on Earth and making use of oceanic resources, to protecting the oceanic environment, China has found its own way to carry out these achievements.

Evolution of Homegrown Oil-Gas Drilling Technology

Over more than 12 years' development, Xuanji, China's homegrown oil and gas drilling system has worked well in 1,000 wells, with an accumulated drilling distance of one million meters, said its developer China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on March 3.

Tiangong Space Lab A Research Haven

Tiangong, China's national space station, has become the country's largest space lab platform, and thousands of scientific experiments will take place in its experiment cabinets.

Sci-tech Innovation Forges Ahead in New Era

China ranks 11th among the 132 economies featured in the 2022 Global Innovation Index, jumping from 34th in 2012. This progress reflects the improvement of the country's innovation inputs and outputs, with contributions from government, enterprises and international cooperation.

Shipbuilding in China Riding the Wave of Success

China's progress in becoming an important player in the global shipbuilding industry.

More than Half of China's Farmland Upgraded

China's upgraded farmland surpassed 66 million hectares in 2022, accounting for more than half of the total cultivated land areas nationwide, which is producing over 500 billion kilograms of food a year.

Spinning Mechanism of Spider Dragline Silk Unveiled

Chinese scientists have performed a systematic molecular atlas of spider dragline silk production, which provides the key theoretical basis for synthetic dragline silk, according to the study recently published in the journal Nature Communications.