World's Deepest, Largest Underground Lab Begins Operation

2023 World 5G Convention Seeks Deepening Industrial Applications

The opening ceremony of the 2023 World 5G Convention, themed "5G+ By All For All," was held in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province, on December 6.

Water Technology Helps Build a Sustainable Future

Besides domestic projects, China is stepping up efforts in assisting global water infrastructure projects.

Wang Mang Caliper: A Mysterious Ancient Invention

One of the priceless exhibits at the National Museum of China in Beijing is a 2,000-year-old caliper unearthed in an Eastern Han tomb in Hanjiang, a county in Jiangsu province, east China. Almost identical to the calipers used today, it was named the Wang Mang caliper after its inventor Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), who was the emperor of the nAew Han dynasty, as well as a reformer and statesman.

Reviving Dunhuang Frescos Through Sci-tech

In Dunhuang, there are more than 100 mural restorers. The existing murals in the Mogao Grottoes are 45,000 square meters. After nearly 80 years of practice, the Dunhuang Academy has formed a complete set of techniques and scientific processes for the protection of murals, and relies on science and technology to prolong the life of the Mogao Grottoes.

Green Electricity Shines at CIIE

Bright lights blazing, large screens flashing and electric vehicles on the move — the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) shone brightly as it played host to the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from November 5 to 10.The power source behind every light, screen and electric vehicle in the venue was green energy, providing irrefutable proof that China is witnessing the development of an energy revolution.

Quantum Tech: China's Scientific Pride

China’s 40th Antarctic Scientific Expedition Sets Sail 

Southward-pointing Cart Mechanics

The southward-pointing cart was a historic mechanical device, which was invented and used earlier than the compass. More than five thousand years ago, ancient Chinese had utilized it to indicate direction.

China's Manned Spacecraft Blazes Innovations in Space Exploration

World's Largest Synthesis Radiotelescope Advancing Solar Research

The telescope array is a milestone in the country's space environment ground-based comprehensive monitoring network (phase-2 Meridian Project) and will provide high-quality observation data for solar physics and space weather research in China.

BRI Projects Commit to Environment Protection

For the past decade since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed, China has been working closely with partner countries to actively promote green and low carbon transformation of the energy sector. In particular, the cooperation in renewable energy has made massive achievements. Some examples of these can be found in South Africa, Cambodia and Argentina.

Growing Together With BRI

The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing on October 17 and 18. In a recent program filmed by Science and Technology Daily, themed Youth on Tech, four distinguished young experts shared their BRI experiences and insights with audiences.

Baodun Culture Fills Gap in History

The Baodun Culture is a late Neolithic culture that developed in the Chengdu Plain in southwestern China and its adjacent region from 2500-1700 B.C.

Jakarta-Bandung HSR: Chinese Tech Travels Overseas

As the first High-speed Railway (HSR) in Indonesia, the Jakarta-Bandung HSR officially went into operation on October 2, cutting the 142.3 km trip between the two cities from three hours to a blistering 40 minutes.

SKA Milestone Displays China's Scientific Dedication

The first mid-frequency dish antenna designed for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope began assembly in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei province, on September 20.This is also the first of the 64 mid-frequency dish antennas China will contribute to the SKA, based on an agreement reached in December 2022 between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO).

Green and Hi-Tech Asian Games: A Platform for Unity

On September 23, the day of Autumn Equinox, one of the traditional Chinese solar terms, the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, offered the spectators?from the world?a Chinese-style romance integrating the ancient civilization and hi-tech elements.??

Tech-driven Hangzhou Asian Games Coming

The Hangzhou Asian Games, set to open on September 23, will showcase layers of advanced technologies, similar to China's previous sporting spectacles of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

Scientific Management Guarding Yangtze River

The Yangtze River is regarded as China's mother river, and much effort has been made in the past to protect its ecology, with a particular focus on its water quality. That effort has led to good results.

Louche: Ancestor of the Modern Seed Drill

The louche, also known as a drill sowing vehicle, was a mobile animal-powered agricultural sowing machine invented by Zhao Guo, a Chinese agronomist and official in charge of agricultural production during the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AC).