The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), commonly known as China’s "artificial sun," has achieved a remarkable scientific milestone by maintaining steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for an impressive 1,066 seconds. This accomplishment, reached on Monday, set a new world record and marks a significant breakthrough in the pursuit of fusion power generation.
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made tremendous achievements in the third quarter of 2024.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is at the forefront of China's effort to explore and harness advanced technology and natural sciences for the betterment of humanity. In honor of the founding of CAS and the People's Republic of China 75 years ago, we present 75 milestones of innovation that have marked CAS's magnificent history as China's science and technology leader.
For the past decade, scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made remarkable achievements through thick and thin, forging ahead and exploring into the unknown.
On March 2, 2022, the Chinese Academy of Sciences released its strategic action plan to support scientific and technological efforts toward China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has completed its innermost acrylic sphere and is assembling the outer stainless steel structure and photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), meaning that the JUNO construction has entered its final stage. All installation tasks are expected to be completed by the end of this November.
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