Reported by Xinhua News last weekend, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering unveiled the following top ten science and technology progress of China for the year 2012 . Three Chinese astronauts on June 24 successfully completed a manual docking between the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module, the first such attempt in China’s history of …
FOM DIFFER renews collaboration agreements in China
Last week, the NWO Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (FOM-DIFFER) visited several research partners in China to discuss research collaboration in the field of fusion energy and solar fuels. During the visit to Hefei, FOM DIFFER renewed its cooperation agreement with the CAS Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) and the University of Science and Technology (USTC). The scientific cooperation between …
3D printing challenges China’s manufacturing industry
An article in Caijing magazine on 3D printing starts with a rather strong quote: “The pressure on the 3D printing industry in China comes primarily from a lack of high-end generic technologies. The root cause is domestic enterprises’ weak R&D capabilities.” According to the reporters of Caijing, the industrialization of 3D printing seems to be budding in Jiangsu and Zhejiang …
Research Report Available on Joint Research Centres and Laboratories in China
Recently NOST China published a research report on joint research structures (joint centres, institutes or labs) in China following the research project ‘Sino-Dutch Joint Research Structures in China’, which was carried out by a Dutch intern from Leiden University. The aim of the project was to analyze the experiences with establishing joint research centres and labs in China. In total …
Webinar on IP protection for ICT businesses in China
On Thursday January 17th, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CET, the China IPR SME helpdesk is organizing a webinar on Intellectual Property Protection in China for European ICT Businesses. The webinar addresses the practical steps necessary to protect and enforce IPR in China, including:” How to register your intellectual property as patents, trade marks and copyright IP issues in China …
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) forms alliance with 17 academies
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the country’s top research institution, formed an alliance with 17 provincial academies of sciences to share resources and improve innovation. Through the alliance, the provincial institutions can take part in nationwide or regional research programs and contribute their expertise, CAS President Bai Chunli said at the founding ceremony. The state and provincial institutions will …
Dutch Professor Runner-up in Peking University Young Teachers Competition
Dutch professor Thijs Kouwenhoven is the first foreigner to ever win a prize at the Peking University Young Teachers Competition. At the twelfth edition of this Young Teachers Competition, he won the second prize for Science and Engineering. Thijs Kouwenhoven is a Bairen Research Professor from the Netherlands at the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University (KIAA-PKU). …
China’s Ministry of Education improves research project management
last week China’s Ministry of Education issued an Administrative Note, aiming at improving Chinese university’s research project management. According to the note, a profound research project management system should be strengthened in each university that carries out research projects, under which the university, relevant departments involved in research management and individual research team leaders are all held responsible for high …
China completes this year’s launches
Turkish earth observation satellite GK-2 is launched on a Long March 2D carrier on Dec. 19, 2012 12:13 a.m Beijing time. (Source: Xinhua) Just a few hours ago China’s Long March carrier rocket series marked its 174th -and this year’s final- flight with the launch of a Turkish earth observation satellite. In total, China completed 19 successful launches this year, …
Chinese space probe flies by asteroid Toutatis
The State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) announced last weekend that Chang’e-2, a repurposed Chinese lunar orbiter, has flown by asteroid Toutatis on December 13 at 16:30:09 Beijing Time. During the flyby, it came as close as 3.2 km from the asteroid. Images taken by Chang’e-2 of the asteroid Toutatis(Source: SASTIND microblog) Chang’e-2 is part …