Embracing the New Era of the Deep-sea Exploration

<正>Oceans cover about 71%of the Earth’s surface,have the huge capacities of storing and exchanging caloric,CO2 and other active gases,and play an important role in regulating the global environment changes including climate change.Oceans contain rich resources,have special strategic position,and have attracted international attentions.As people are increasingly aware of the value of oceans,which are important for different countries to expand their interests,the marine science and technology has been the significant indicator of a country’s comprehensive strength.With the development of science and technology,the human is exploring the oceans from onshore to offshore and from shallow sea to deep sea.Nowadays,the deep-sea exploration,the deep earth exploration and the deep-space     

Working with miraculous microbes against corrosion

Microorganisms, despite of their simple structure and tiny size, are often vital to humans and the environment. You mightknow about their contributions to the Earth＇s carbon cycle and amazing ability to decompose waste products. But have you ever heard of microbes that eat away undersea metal, or those who protect iron from corrosion？ Some may even wow you with the feat to generate electricity and clean up polluted water!     

Inverse Conversion of CO2 into Diamond： Implications for the Origin of Natural Diamond

In prehistoric times carbon wasknown in the form of soot andcharcoal. Ever since AntoineLavoisier in 1792 and Smithson Te-net in 1797 demonstrated that dia-mond and graphite are allotropicforms of carbon[1], people have beeninterested in converting the relativelyabundant carbon materials into muchrarer diamond. It is found that dia-mond burnt in oxygen yields exactlythe same amount of carbon dioxideas that produced by burning the sameweight of carbon, proving diamondconsists of pure carbon.S…     

Some Considerations on Developmental Strategies in the Fields of Resources and the Environment

The science and technology (S&T) of resources and the environment are the indispensable groundwork for realizinga country’ssustainable socio-economicdevelopment and one of vital components in contemporaryscience and technology. Their research features includeimmensity in their research scope and involvement, com-plexity in the problems and issues they have to deal with,interdisciplinary cross-breeding and openness of researchsystems. China faces a lot of challenges and problematic…     

“Per aspera ad astra”

<正>"’Per aspera ad astra’.The Latin prov erb fits well my experience of 35 years o work in the exchange program of CAS and MPG.In the winter of 1979 my Chi nese colleagues and I shivered in cold unheated rooms in our winter jackets Now the offices and lecture halls are ele gant and modern.The eagerness and high motivation for research have re mained the same.Astronomy is not one of the fields of science that has immedi ate practical applications.But‘in this ba     

Reading Skills Plays an Important Role in English Improvement

One of the best ways to make progress with English is to read.Readind text in English can help students in many aspects of their learning.When they read in English they learn new words and grammar strucures.If the students repeatedly see that new vocabulary they’ll learn it by heart and then they’ll be able to use it when writing or speaking in English.     

Precipitation Decline Significantly Reduces Productivity of Savannas

正Savannas are a crucial terrestrial biome.They are typically more sensitive to changes in precipitation than other biomes.Therefore,precipitation declines are expected to impact their carbon sequestration ability.However,no studies have assessed the effects of precipitation declines on the productivity of savannas in China,and quantifying savannas’productivity variation under precipitation declines is critical.     

Rewriting and the Original Work——An analysis of the adapted version of Outlaws of the Marsh

One of the best known and best loved of the ancientChinese novels to have come down through the ages, ShiNai’an’s Outlaws of the Marsh is based on a peasant up-rising which took place in the reign of Hui Zong, a SongDynasty emperor who ruled from 1101 t…     

Quantitative Measurement of the Intrinsic Electric Fields in Ionic Liquids Using VSE Spectroscopy and MD Simulation

Owing to their unique properties,ionic liquids(ILs)nowadays are very fascinating in various fields,including organic synthesis,catalysis,inorganic chemistry,electrochemistry,and materials.The determination of the strength of the intrinsic electric fields in ILs is of fundamental importance to the understanding of the properties of ILs and their applications.Unfortunately,until now the intrinsic electric fields in ILs have remained poorly understood,and their identification and quantification are very challenging.Researchers at R&D Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis,CAS Lanzhou     

Breakthroughs in Mesoporous Composite Materials

Mesoporous materials have attracted a great deal of attention due to their extremely high surface area, uniform and tunable pore structure (2-50nm in diameter), and have been investigated extensively since its invention. Unfortunately, their catalytic properties are far away from the expectation due to their amorphous and inert framework and poor stability. This research project is aimed at the design and synthesis of mesoporous-based composites, their catalytic properties and application exploration. As the main contributors to the achievements,     

Greetings from the State Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been cooperating very successfully for 30 years. With their innovative collaboration, they have contributed considerably to intensifying bilateral relations and to the progress of science in both countries. An essential aspect of such efficient cooperation is creativity. In this context creativity means now and then following paths which deviate from the norm, departing from established patterns. Individual scientists who achieve creative results fulfil these essential criteria: They command a profound knowledge of their own discipline as well as possessing enormous curiosity.     

Challenges and approaches of single-crystal Ni-rich layered cathodes in lithium batteries

High energy density and high safety are incompatible with each other in a lithium battery, which challenges today’s energy storage and power applications. Ni-rich layered transition metal oxides(NMCs) have been identified as the primary cathode candidate for powering next-generation electric vehicles and have been extensively studied in the last two decades, leading to the fast growth of their market share, including both polycrystalline and single-crystal NMC cathodes. Single-crystal NMCs appea...     

Creating a Better Future Together

Supported by the Chinese and German governments, with the joint efforts of the leaders and research staffs of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the assistance of people from all walks of life, the scientific and technological cooperation between the two organizations has been successfully carried out for thirty years. Recalling the past, we are gratified by what we have achieved; looking to the future, we are even more excited at what we are going to do. Invited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a delegation from the Max Planck Society led     

Lipids differentially degraded during tissue freezing and thawing

Plants cope with freezing and thawing by altering the lipid composition of their cell membranes. Such cellular responses go through three phases - cold acclimation, freezing and post-freezing recovery. Lipid changes during the first two phases have been well studied, but those of the third phase are poorly understood. LI Weiqi from the CAS Kunming Institute of Botany and co-workers found that lipids are differently degraded and that two types of enzymatic phospholipase D (PLD) have important but opposite...     

Wulfeniopsis Hong———喜马拉雅山玄参科一新属

 While we were investigating the world Veroniceae we found  the  genus  Wulfenia  Jacq. discontinuously distributing. W. carinthiaca and W. baldaccii are found in south-eastern Europe and W. orientalis in Turkey and Lebanon, whereas W. amherstiana is a native of W. Hima- laya. Such a pattern of distribution, discontinuous between the Mediterranean and W. Himala- ya, as far as we know, is hardly frequent. After comparing carefully the specimens from these two places and examining their pollen grains we got the impression that the difference between the plants occuring near the Mediterranean and those in Himalaya is so big that they should no longer be placed in the same genus. It would be necessary, therefore, to describe W. amhe- rstiana as a new and separate genus (we name it Wulfeniopsis Hong). Its corolla is not  2- lipped, but with four lobes (not five) lanceolate, acuminate and erect (not spreading).  The stigma is very small, not 2-lobed. Pollen grains are much smaller, with colpi more narrow and lacking of membranes, and their exines are smooth (not reticulate). It’s  chromosome numberis 2n = 16 (not 18).     

Mobile devices have changed the way people watch video programs

正Mobile devices have changed the way how films and television programs are created and presented in front of the audience,said Chris D.Nebe,CEO of Monarex Hollywood and director of"Mysterious China"at a sub forum in Wuzhen.Taking the documentary"Mysterious China"as an example,he said people have trouble watching documentary on mobile phones if it is more than 10 minutes,which requires them to shorten the length of the program.     

Older Adults Use Brain Regions Involved in Speaking to Compensate for Bad Hearing

正Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions in older adults that affects 90% of seniors who are 80 years and older.A loss of hearing greatly affects their ability to socialize and their quality of life,and even those with clinically normal hearing often experience different levels of difficulties in understanding conversations in a noisy environment,such     

Good News from Giant Panda: Population Size Might Be Bigger than Thought

Recent research by a SinoUK team led by WEI Fuwen from the CAS Institute of Zoology brought about a good piece of news to the millions of people who are concerned about the fate of the giant panda.As reported in the June 20 issue of Current Biology, an international journal of biochemistry and molecular biology, the researchers revealed that the number of the rare and endangered animal in a key panda reserve is about 100%higher than previously thought.     

Study on Deep Structure of Humor

Humor is the common favorite of people in all walks of life and at all ages. Studying the deep structure of humor, that is, the psychological and cognitive foundation in producing and comprehending humor, is quite practical in helping people first to recognize, understand and appreciate others＇ humor and then to apply their own humor to their daily communication.     

CAS Botanist's Adventures in African Jungles

正When Professor WANG Qingfeng, a Chinese botanist, visited Kenya for the first time 17 years ago, he was amazed to find the secret of"toothbrush trees"to brush their teeth,instead of a toothbrush and toothpaste.Seventeen years later,WANG’s team and Chinese companies in Kenya have succeeded in making toothpaste with extracts from the tree native to Kenya.Their products are sold in Kenya and will debut in China at the first China International Import Expo to be