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Chinese Scientist Nieng Yan Assigned as Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory

Well known Chinese structural biologist Nieng Yan was appointed as the director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory on March 22.

Nanjing University Overturns American Research on Room Temperature Superconductivity

On March 15th, Haihu Wen's team submitted a 16-page research paper authored by nine different experts on the preprinted website arXiv, which denied Dias's research conclusion. The paper concludes: "Our experiments clearly show that there is no superconductivity in lutetium nitrogen hydrogen material LuH2 xNy from ambient pressure to 6.3 GPa and temperature as low as 10K (about-263 degrees Celsius)."

China’s First High Energy Photon Source Accelerates an Electron Beam

Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) accelerator, a major national science and technology infrastructure under the "13th Five Year Plan", has successfully accelerated the first electron beam with full energy. As a result, HEPS entered the parallel phase of scientific research equipment installation and beam adjustment.

Chinese Research Team Devises Method for Hydrogen Generation Directly From Seawater

On November 30, a Chinese research team published a paper entitled "A membrane-based seawater electron for hydrogen generation" in Nature, which has solved an important problem of hydrogen production by direct electrolysis of seawater.

Chinese Gene-Editing Scientist He Jiankui Sets Up Beijing Lab Following Prison Release

He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist who announced in 2018 the successful birth of the world's first genetically-edited babies, declared the establishment of a new laboratory in Beijing, where he plans to engage in scientific research on gene therapy for rare genetic diseases.

Alibaba Says It Assumes Greater Responsibility With Advanced Technology

Daniel Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba, affirmed at this year's Apsara Conference that technology serves as the cornerstone for the internet giant to maintain its long-term development. Alibaba says that its pursuit of technological advancement remains unchanged.

Structural Biologist Nieng Yan Comments on Return to China From US

Nieng Yan, a well-known Chinese structural biologist, announced on November 1 that she would resign as a tenured faculty member at Princeton University and return to China. On November 2, Yan responded to the matter.

Structural Biologist Nieng Yan to Quit Princeton University to Establish Medical Academy in China

On the morning of November 1, Chinese structural biologist Nieng Yan, the Shirley M. Tilghman Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, announced that she will resign from the university and set up the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation in China.

China’s FAST Telescope Discovers Largest Known Atomic Gas Structure

China's FAST Telescope detected the largest atomic gas system in the universe, and the achievement was subsequently published in the international academic journal Nature on October 19.

China Launches CAS-Developed Chuangxin-16 Satellite

China successfully launched the Chuangxin-16 ("Innovation-16") test satellite into space on August 23, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and propelled by the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket.

Chinese Radio Telescope FAST Has Discovered 500 Pulsars

On Wednesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences held a press conference to provide updates on the operation of the country's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), and to discuss a series of its important scientific achievements.

Bilibili Launches Satellite to Inspire Interest in Science Among Chinese Youth

Chinese video platform Bilibili is to launch a multi-functional remote-sensing educational satellite, aiming to arouse interest among the youth in China.

Four Scientists Awarded 2019 Future Science Prize for Innovative Contribution

The 2019 Future Science Awards ceremony was successfully held on Sunday, November 17, in Beijing to congratulate the various breakthroughs and achievements made by the Chinese scientific community.

How Science and Technology Industrial Parks Invigorated Western China’s Economy

During the past two decades China has undergone an economic miracle with rising living standards permeating all levels of society.

The “Lazy Economy” Causes Small Home Appliances Prevail in China

Since following the trend and buying a popular portable juicer online, Yu Jing thinks her breakfast has improved a lot, “Each morning, I could make banana milk within seconds and it only takes simple operation. The taste is much fresher than imported Korean banana milk and the juice has no additives. Before, I only have […]

Baidu Established Rumor-Refuting Platform

Users are likely to see some information will be marked as “rumor” when searching in Baidu searching engine. Today, Baidu officially launched its rumor-dispelling platform（百度辟谣平台） and hosted the launching ceremony with the national network police. 372 Net police law enforcement accounts from all over China will release information about the rumors on the platform and […]

Well-known Quantum Technology Scientist Yaoyun Shi Joined Alibaba

Yaoyun Shi, a world-renowned quantum computing scientist, tenured professor of the University of Michigan and winner of Career Award, National Science Foundation, USA, has officially worked for Alibaba and now serves as the chief quantum technology scientist for Alibaba Cloud Computing Co. Ltd. Shi is another top scientist that works for Alibaba since the company […]

China’s 2017 Future Science Prize announced in Beijing

On September 9, the recipients of Future Science Prize, known as China’s version of Nobel Prize, were announced in Beijing. This is the second session of the conference. Shi Yigong— professor and structural biologist from Tsinghua University, Pan Jianwei—professor and chief scientist for Mozi quantum communications satellite from University of Science and Technology of China, […]

Pony Ma Says Tencent Will Invest Vigorously in Cloud Computing, AI and Big Data

Outline: Anything linked to cloud computing and AI will be involved with big data. The development of these technologies are undoubtedly where the future is headed towards. On September 8th, the Chairman and CEO of Tencent, Pony Ma, delivered a speech at the Tsinghua University Insight Forum. On the topic of the integration of business […]

Lei Jun says Xiaomi is a retail business and the goal is to be another MUJI

“I believe for most people, the “MI” brand is quite familiar. But few of them know Xiaomi well.” Lei Jun said so in a public speech on August 31. On August 31, at 2017 China Consumption Transformation and Upgrading Summit held by Shanghai International Business Conference, Lei Jun delivered a speech named Enhancing Efficiency is […]

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