Chinese Academy of Sciences
Coverage of Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Nexus archive.
- China’s ‘Green Great Wall’ tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
China's Three-North Protective Forest Program, known as the Green Great Wall, has reduced desertified land by over 1,000 square kilometers annually since 2000 through techniques like straw checkerboards. Scientists acknowledge progress but warn sustained efforts are needed to maintain gains.
- China’s 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
China's Three-North Protective Forest Program, also known as the Green Great Wall, has reduced desertified land in northern China by over 1,000 square kilometers annually since 2000 through techniques like straw checkerboards and tree planting. Scientists acknowledge progress but warn sustained effort is needed to maintain gains against desertification.
- ‘Token economy’ emerging as AI use soars in China, experts tell conference
Chinese tech industry experts state rising AI token usage is creating a token-based economy, with AI tokens evolving beyond technical metrics to underpin AI service delivery and pricing. Yin Hao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences highlighted this transition at a conference, noting the shift from data and computing economies to a token economy.
- Chinese scientists’ brain-mimicking chip ‘up to 478 times faster than Nvidia A100 GPU’
Chinese scientists have developed a brain-mimicking chip capable of modeling complex brain structures in real time, with potential applications in Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics, brain-machine interfaces, and surgical assistance. The chip is reported to be up to 478 times faster than the Nvidia A100 GPU and was developed by researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- China fires up world’s biggest superconducting magnet for nuclear fusion project
China's CRAFT 'artificial sun' project has activated the world's largest superconducting magnet, consisting of a toroidal-field magnet and central solenoid, passing final tests and surpassing international benchmarks. This achievement by the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, clears a major engineering hurdle for nuclear fusion research.
- $1.4 trillion investment helps China restore freshwater ecosystems’ oxygen
China's $1.4 trillion investment in wastewater treatment, sewer systems, and pollution control has reversed oxygen depletion in freshwater ecosystems, with a study showing dissolved oxygen levels rising in rivers and lakes despite warming waters. Infrastructure advancements reduced nutrient and organic pollution, offsetting oxygen loss from climate warming.
- China in hot pursuit of a wave-skimming hypersonic edge
China is developing a sea-skimming hypersonic missile that could transform naval warfare in the Pacific, though significant technical and operational challenges remain. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has initiated a low-altitude hypersonic flight research program, as reported by the South China Morning Post.
- Could China make a sea-skimming hypersonic missile a real nightmare for the US?
China's Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has launched a research program to develop low-altitude hypersonic flight technology, potentially enabling sea-skimming missiles that could challenge US Navy defenses. The program aims to create a hypersonic missile traveling over five times the speed of sound while evading radar detection.
- For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die
Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered the largest whale-fall site in the Indian Ocean, the deepest and most extensive accumulation of whale fossils and carcasses, with some fossils dating back 5.3 million years. The study was published in the journal Nature.
- Top Chinese map-making scientist detained in anti-corruption sweep
China’s leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu, former deputy director of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been detained by anti-corruption authorities. He is under investigation for suspected serious violations.
- Gu Songfen, pioneering designer of Chinese supersonic fighter jets, dies at 96
Gu Songfen, the chief designer of China’s J-8 fighter jet family, died at 96. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. The J-8 was the first home-grown supersonic fighter jet designed to counter US high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
- How a decade-long bet on photonics handed this Chinese venture capital firm an AI windfall
CAS Star, a Chinese venture capital firm founded by Mi Lei, has seen a return on its decade-long investment in photonics as the technology gains traction for addressing AI-driven data center limitations. The firm's focus on light-based computing aligns with growing global interest in photonics as the next computing frontier.
- New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone
A Chinese research ship tested a new undersea cable-cutting device at 11,483 feet depth during a deep-sea expedition, raising security concerns over potential sabotage of global communications and power cables. The Haiyang Dizhi 2, equipped with advanced tools like a 150-ton crane and fiber optic winch, demonstrated capabilities to deploy deep-sea remotely operated vehicles. The test was reported by the South China Morning Post, citing a China Science Daily article.