Background Station Aids Global Pollution Control

At the Waliguan Mountain top in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau stands the Waliguan Background Station. As the only global atmospheric background station of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established in the hinterland of Asia and Europe, it aims to monitor background concentration levels of air polluting substances significant for the globe as a whole, and measure long-term changes in the composition of the atmosphere.

China's Drive to Combat Desertification

After more than 40 years of unremitting efforts, China has made remarkable achievements in the prevention and control of desertification, and achieved a historic transformation known as "sand advancing and people retreating" to "green advancing and sand retreating" in the key areas.

Sci-tech Empowers Inheriting Culture

Science and technology have always been important contributors to the passing on of culture, be it tracing the past, protecting the literature or displaying the relics. Now, with advanced technology, this contribution has been made much more efficient and accessible, bringing in a wider audience to connect with culture in a way that has never been possible before.

Asia's Largest CCUS Project Begins Operation

Crossbow: Ancient Chinese Machinery Invention

The use of bow and arrow for hunting and warfare dates back to the Paleolithic period in many parts of the world. Thousands of years ago, the crossbow was then invented by Chinese on the basic bow design, expanding the use of mechanical and hand-held weapons, and revolutionizing the battlefield.

C919 Comes with Flying Colors

C919 concluded its first commercial flight, making China the third in the world to have produced its own commercial large passenger aircraft, after the U.S. and Europe.

Ramping up Sci-tech Popularity

China's 29th National Science and Technology Week ran from May 20 to 31 across the country. It featured China's major sci-tech achievements in recent years including a series of activities such as science popularization events, by liaising with relevant departments and localities.

China's Contributions to Global Health

The Chinese delegation to the World Health Assembly (WHA) held a media briefing in Geneva on May 20, saying that it will fully participate in the deliberations on more than 70 topics this year, including prevention and response to public health emergencies, universal health coverage, non-communicable diseases, and the 2024-2025 planning and budgeting programme.

Scientific Expedition to Protect Roof of the World

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 8,830 meters above sea level, stands the world's highest weather station. Set up in May 2022 by Chinese scientists a few steps away from Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, the station had its first visit from a scientific expedition on May 23, to gather information and conduct maintenance.

Nature Index: China Ranks First

The latest Nature Index data show that Chinese authors made the greatest contribution to high-quality natural science research in 2022, ranking first for the first time in terms of share of publications in high-quality journals, surpassing the United States.

STB Project: Replicable Model for Agricultural Cooperation

Science and Technology Backyard (STB) was originally put forward by China Agricultural University (CAU) in 2009 as a new model for nurturing postgraduate students who study agriculture within the country. One of the criteria was that students had to stay in rural areas for two years to deal with grass roots situations farmers face daily.

Saline-Alkali Land to Yield More Crops

China has been gathering advantageous resources for efficient management of saline-alkali land. Its efforts have witnessed progress in terms of the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land nationwide.

EAST: Potent Future Energy Source

In April, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), China's "artificial sun," realized a 403 -second steady -state long -pulse high confinement mode plasma operation, a world record and a concrete step forward towards the exploration of clean energy generated by nuclear fusion.

Ecological Restoration Path with Chinese Characteristics

Thumbs Up for Young Researchers

The forum showcased young researchers' achievements and vitality.

Impressive Contributions of Three Gorges Project

Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station, or Three Gorges Project, on Yangtze River, serves as a critical water-control system with a range of functions including flood control, electricity generation, shipping and water-resource utilization, according to data released by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG).

Frontier Technologies Lead VR's Tangible Development

VR, AR and mixed reality (MR) provide users with a virtual experience, but there are some technical differences: VR is the use of a computer's simulation ability to create a three -dimensional space of a virtual world.

Deepwater Gas Production Becomes Smarter

The world's first 100,000-ton-level deepwater semi-submersible gas production and storage platform, Deep Sea No.1, has been operational since June 2021. To date, it has produced over 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and transported over 450,000 cubic meters of gas condensate.

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.