Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chen Liquan, Founding Father of China's Battery Industry

Chen Liquan, laureate of China's top sci-tech award for the year 2025 as announced in Beijing on Wednesday, is recognized as the nation's founding father of solid-state ionics and a pioneer in lithium battery research.

Jul 09, 2026 Learn more

Redefining Cold: A Woman Who Gave China a Cryogenic Temperature Ruler

Cryogenic temperatures are defined as those below 120K (-153.15°C), but scientist Gao Bo's research reaches even further into the extreme, focusing on temperatures below 24.5561K (-248.5939°C). Measurement technologies at this range provide critical support for frontier scientific research, major scientific facilities, deep-space exploration, and the development of green energy.

Jul 03, 2026 Learn more

A Satellite Maker's Lesson on Delivering Innovation

From one satellite built in a decade to hundreds rolling off an assembly line. In this episode of Pledges in Action, we meet CPC member and satellite-maker Hu Haiying, whose team is rethinking how satellites are made: scaling up production to support China's growing space ambitions.

Jul 01, 2026 Learn more

Wisdom's Breath: The Living Tradition of Chinese Medicine

For "plant hunters" like PEI Shengji, fieldwork can last anywhere from two months to half a year. While the expeditions are filled with fascination, they demand immense courage. Leeches burrowing into ears, clinging all over their bodies, or venomous snakes coiled on their beds – these are all commonplace occurrences for them.

Jun 24, 2026 Learn more

Station Monitoring Chief Devoted to Scientific Research in Mount Qomolangma Region

Located about 40 kilometers from Mount Qomolangma, the National Field Observation and Research Station (Xizang Dingri) for Qomolangma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Change is the closest scientific observation facility to the world's highest mountain. It undertakes the observation and research of the unique climatic environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, while also carrying out hydrological, glaciological, ecological, and geological monitoring tasks. Xi Zhenhua is the monitoring chief of the station, responsible for instrument monitoring and maintenance, data downloading and processing, as well as the daily operation of the station. Since 2013, he has been devoted to scientific research in the Mount Qomolangma region for 13 years.

Jun 09, 2026 Learn more

Chinese Researcher on Multimodal Model

Wang Jinqiao, a researcher and deputy chief engineer at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has spent more than two decades studying visual recognition. He also heads Wuhan AI Research (WAIR) and chairs a company focused on commercializing Zidongtaichu technologies.

Jun 02, 2026 Learn more