Chinese scientists have devised a detailed map of wild and cultivated rice genes, providing resources for the development of superior and more productive crop varieties to tackle global food shortages and environmental challenges. Published in Nature this week, the study compiled 145 representative rice samples, most of which were wild species.
China has become the first non-European country to successfully deploy and integrate the services necessary to establish a node for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory in its initial phase. The Chinese node, built by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, passed the integration test organized by SKA Observatory headquarters on Monday.
Scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new forecasting tool called iDust that enhances predictions of dust storms, addressing a critical challenge for renewable energy, particularly in desert regions where dust can drastically reduce solar panel efficiency.
Space enthusiasts in Shanghai will have the chance to see a life-size model of China's next-generation cargo craft Qingzhou, designed for future in-orbit supply delivery, during the upcoming Space Day celebrations. Developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the new launch vehicle weighs about 5 tonnes and is capable of sending at least 1.8 tonnes of supplies into space.
Astronomers from China's National Astronomical Observatories, Peking University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and the Netherlands' Leiden University have found over 1,300 new quasars behind the Galactic plane by using China's Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), and the scientists said the results shed new light on some hot issues of cosmic research.
Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar cells more efficient and durable by enhancing the adhesion of top layers to the bottom layers of the cell, according to a recent research article published in the journal Nature Energy.
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