The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country's space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology.
The top 10 scientific issues of human society development 2021 were released at the third World Science and Technology Development Forum.
CGTN Think Tank, the National Communication Center for Science and Technology, of the CAST, and the World's Top Scientists Association held a live broadcast on Nov 2.
Fuel loading has started at China's second nuclear power unit using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, after the first one entered commercial operations earlier this year.
China launched a science satellite on Friday morning to help realize the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Zhao Dongyuan, a chemistry professor at Shanghai's Fudan University, said that it is still incredible to think that his lifelong passion for "poking holes in materials" could lead to a breakthrough worthy of China's most prestigious prize in basic sciences.
A study by a Shanghai-based research institute has revealed a central regulatory mechanism in legume nitrogen fixation, which provides a chance to improve nitrogen fixation in legumes and a theoretical basis to transfer nitrogen fixation in non-legumes plants, such as rice and maize.
China will host the third World Science and Technology Development Forum in Beijing from Nov 6 to 7, with a goal of establishing an open, inclusive and mutually beneficial collaboration platform for scientific exchange and cooperation.
