Ancient Hand Warmer: a Hot Item

The hand warmer, a small, often square or round mini portable furnace filled with burning charcoal, with a hollow lid on top, is one of the innovative winter heating devices used in ancient China. Usually made of copper or enamel, the hand warmer could fit in the hand or be placed in the sleeve for heating, similar to the heating pads used today.

Chinese Scientists Make Breakthrough in fNIRS Imaging Technology

A research team from Beihang University (BUAA) has developed fNIRS brain imaging equipment with over 100-channels. Based on fNIRS imaging technology, an intelligent disease diagnosis and treatment model has also been established.

Spring's Embrace: A Journey to Heart of Innovation

Bringing Mangrove Forests Back to Life

China's 'Zhifei' Revolutionizes Smart Shipping

'Smart Mines' Herald One-Person Coal Mining

Biggest Cargo Carrier Tianzhou-7 Delivers Experiment Kits to Space Station

Ecological Monitoring Safeguards Beautiful China

China will establish an ecological quality monitoring network, and has identified the first batch of 55 National Ecological Quality Comprehensive Monitoring Stations

Harmony Between Railway Construction and Natural Protection

early 90 percent of the Huangshan-Nanchang section is elevated above lakes, plains, and hills. It passes through Poyang Lake, a habitat for Yangtze finless porpoises, Junshan Lake, a pollution-free aquatic products breeding base, and Jinxi Lake, a habitat of white swans. Protecting the beautiful ecological environment along the line has become an important task in the construction of the railway.

TJU Researchers Develop High-performance Hydrogen Fuel Cell

A team of researchers at Tianjin University (TJU) in north China, headed by Prof. Kui Jiao, has successfully developed a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with ultra-high power density, surpassing the performance of its mainstream counterparts by over 80 percent. The paper on the work was published in the international energy research journal Joule.

New Power Storage Tech Bolsters Green Future

Currently, China has established a complete energy storage industry chain, including batteries, inverters, and energy storage systems.

2023 Chinese Top 10 Sci-tech News

In 2023, China has made major original achievements in basic research with breakthroughs in key technologies while scientific and technological self-reliance has supported high-quality development.

Southwestern Natural Frontier for Ecological Research

World's Deepest, Largest Underground Lab Begins Operation

2023 World 5G Convention Seeks Deepening Industrial Applications

The opening ceremony of the 2023 World 5G Convention, themed "5G+ By All For All," was held in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province, on December 6.

Water Technology Helps Build a Sustainable Future

Besides domestic projects, China is stepping up efforts in assisting global water infrastructure projects.

Reviving Dunhuang Frescos Through Sci-tech

In Dunhuang, there are more than 100 mural restorers. The existing murals in the Mogao Grottoes are 45,000 square meters. After nearly 80 years of practice, the Dunhuang Academy has formed a complete set of techniques and scientific processes for the protection of murals, and relies on science and technology to prolong the life of the Mogao Grottoes.

Green Electricity Shines at CIIE

Bright lights blazing, large screens flashing and electric vehicles on the move — the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) shone brightly as it played host to the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from November 5 to 10.The power source behind every light, screen and electric vehicle in the venue was green energy, providing irrefutable proof that China is witnessing the development of an energy revolution.

Quantum Tech: China's Scientific Pride

China’s 40th Antarctic Scientific Expedition Sets Sail