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  World's First Quantum Satellite to Run Official Exp...

  The Chinese Academy of Sciences says the world's first experimental quantum communication satellite is running well and official experiments will begin in November following completion of all in-orbit tests.

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  Scientists Hope to Document over 7,000 Plant Specie...

  The venture brings together Chinese and Kenyan scientists who hope to document more than 7-thousand plant species there.

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  What Sets FAST apart from Other Telescopes

  Compared with other giant telescopes, what makes FAST so special?

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  Quick Facts about FAST Giant Telescope

  FAST overtakes the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico as the biggest telescope of its kind. Here's some more about the giant. FAST costs about 180-million US dollars, and one of its missions is to search for extra-terrestrial life. FAST has a fixed primary reflector located in a natural hollow in the ground.

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  FAST Telescope is Put into Operation

  China has completed the installation of its 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, known as FAST. It's the largest such radio telescope in the world.

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  China's Giant Radio Telescope Ready to Probe Universe

  China is set to complete installation work on its 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, known as FAST, the largest such radio telescope in the world.

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  Local Scientists Map Rice Genes

  Researchers report large-scale genomic mapping for yield related traits and evaluation of the heterotic effects by analyzing over 10,000 rice lines produced from 17 elite rice lines. The hybrids with yield heterosis resulted from an optimal combination of multiple yield-related components, meaning better performance of overall yield in crop productions.

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  China Makes New Breakthrough in Quantum Computation

  China has made a new breakthrough in the field of quantum computation. For the first time ever, Chinese researchers have prepared and measured six hundred pails of entangled quantum.

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  China Unveils Designed Concept of Mars Probe

  China on Tuesday released images of a Mars probe and rover which the country plans to send to the Red Planet within five years.

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  Unmanned Chinese Vehicle Drops 10,767m below Sea-le...

  An unmanned Chinese submersible has set a new national record by sinking 10,767 meters below sea-level in the Mariana Trench in the West Pacific.

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  Chief Designer Talks about Challenging Mission

  The Mars exploration mission will be another milestone for China's deep-space project, after its lunar orbiter and lander programs. But Zhang Rongqiao, the chief architect of the mission, says it will be a very challenging one.

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  China Receives First Batch of Data from Quantum Sat...

  Chinese scientists have received the first batch of data from the world's first quantum satellite, which was launched Tuesday.