A group of Chinese scientists confirmed that multimodal large language models (LLMs) can spontaneously develop human-like object concept representations, providing a new path for the cognitive science of artificial intelligence (AI) and a theoretical framework for building AI systems with human-like cognitive structures.
Mauritanian Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Messouda Baham Mohamed Laghdaf has said that the China-Africa Green Technology Park is not just a bilateral project, calling it "a green revolution in the making." The project provides a replicable and scalable model for combating desertification and advancing green development in sub-Saharan Africa, she told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Chinese scientists have made progress in power generation and storage on Mars in terms of how to effectively use resources there to ensure the energy supply for conducting long-term research and stationing researchers on the planet in the future. Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have proposed a new idea of using the Martian atmosphere as a medium for power generation.
A pioneering international initiative for hadal zone exploration, led by Chinese scientists, has received official approval from the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). The Global Hadal Exploration Programme (GHEP), spearheaded by Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), aims to transform fragmented hadal research into a coordinated global mission to explore, understand and protect the planet's most inaccessible marine ecosystems.
Last year, Chen Liquan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was awarded the CAS Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, a recognition for a lifetime of groundbreaking contributions. From developing China's first all-solid-state lithium metal battery to mentoring a new generation of scientists and entrepreneurs, Chen's work has been instrumental in transforming China from a follower to a global leader in battery technology.
While China's green energy transition appears to have a heavy focus on electric vehicles, solar, wind and hydro power, another clean energy source being developed is hydrogen. Zhou Wu, an expert on hydrogen catalysis has been a driving force behind China's research into the process that could revolutionize the clean commercial production of hydrogen.
At the end of 2024, Chinese scientist Wei Yuansong, a leading expert in water pollution control, received an extraordinary honor: a set of commemorative stamps issued by Sri Lanka featuring his portrait. This rare tribute recognized his decade-long commitment to providing communities with safe drinking water and fostering scientific collaboration between China and Sri Lanka.
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