VLBI:A Sharp Eye on Tianwen-1

正On the night of February 10,a time when the Chinese people are awaiting the advent of the Year of the Ox,Tianwen-1,the first Mars probe of China,brakes and slows down to enter the Red Planet’s gravity field safe and sound.Days ago,it just hit headlines once again by sending back the first photo of Mars it shot when approaching the destination,     

Nobel Laureate Encourages Young People to Pursue Their Interest

正"The electromagnetic phenomenon is an incredible miracle of our universe,and to reveal mysteries behind it will need the efforts of younger generations of scientists,"said Chen-Ning Yang,who shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of parity non-conservation of weak interaction.In his New Year talk"Conceptual Origins of Maxwell Equations and of Gauge Theory of Interactions"     

Distinction between Trademark Right Cancellation and Invalidation Systems and Its Significance

Both cancellation and invalidation of the trademark right cause termination of a trademark right.Most national trade- mark laws clearly distinguish the system of trademark can- cellation from that of trademark invalidation.In the current Chinese Trademark Law,however,the concept of"trade- mark right invalidation"is absent.Instead,the term of"can- cellation"is used to refer to the above two circumstances.In fact,"cancellation"as provided for in Article 41 of the     

CAS Convenes 17~(th) General Assembly in Beijing

<正>The 17th General Assembly of the Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was convened from June 9 to13,2014 in Beijing.572 Members and 16 Foreign Members of CAS participated in the conference.On June 9,Chinese President XI Jinping addressed the assembly’s opening at the Great Hall of the People and urged independent innovation in science and technology in China."We should follow the strategy of innovation as an impetus for development.Independent innovation should be the essence of this strategy,and the most urgent thing to do is to eliminate the system and mechanism obstacles to free up the huge potentials of science and technology as the primary force of productivity,"he said."We shall not dress up our tomorrow in other peoples’     

The LAMOST-Kepler Project:A Model of Win-Win Astronomical Cooperation——An Interview with Peter De Cat

<正>When astrophysicist Peter De Cat from the Royal Observatory of Belgium visited Xinglong Observatory in2008,he learned from his Chinese colleague FU Jianning that LAMOST,the new 4m-aperture,5 degree field-ofview telescope capable of acquiring 4,000 stellar spectra at a time,would be open to the Chinese community only."What a pity,"he thought.However,when his research with NASA's Kepler satellite went deeper,De Cat felt the urge to bring LAMOST in.The significance of such a space-ground     

DBAR Initiative: Big Earth Data for “Belt and Road” Development

正"The 65 countries within the‘BeltRoad’regions are facing some common challenges,"introduced Prof.GUO Huadong,Member of both CAS(the Chinese Academy of Sciences)and TWAS(the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries),at the opening of the"International Symposium on Earth Observation for One Belt and One Road(EOBAR)".GUO welcomed the delegates on May 16 as     

To Safeguard Century-old Rice-fish Farming Practice

"… dig six mu of land into a pond … put 2,000 fry into the pond …sell the rest in the market," wrote ancient Chinese scholar Fan Li about 400 BC in The Canon for Fish Culture, the oldest known fish culture document.     

Promoting HIV vaccine research and development in China

Anational strategy for the HIV vaccine research and development (R&D) should be formulated as soon as possible so as to ensure a sound progress in this field, urges a report by the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASAD), the top national advisory body in science and technology. Entitled "A Proposal on China's Strategy of the HIV Vaccine Research and Development,"the report has recently been submitted to the State Council, the country's cabinet.     

Get to Know CAS Research through the Lens of the “Annual Top 10 Science Advances” of 2018

<正>"Zhongzhong" and "Huahua," the two monkey clones produced by CAS biologists, entered the limelight on February 27, 2019, when the related research was ranked first place in the 2018 top 10 scientific advances of China.Along with the monkey clones were some other CAS projects well-known to the public, such as "Wukong," the satellite named after the monkey king, which was sent into space to detect possible dark matter particles. The winners were announced at a ceremony held by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology in Beijing.     

From Artemisinin to Antimalarial Drugs:A Role Model of Scientific Collaboration——An Interview with Academician CHEN Kaixian on China's First Nobel Prize in Sciences

<正>On December 10,pharmocologist TU Youyou from the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was awarded the 2015Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm,"for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria".As the first Chinese citizen to receive a Nobel Prize in sciences,she has been under the spotlight and her stories celebrated by many.BCAS reporter XIN Ling had the privilege to talk to     

IAU Beijing Meeting： A Landmark for Chinese Astronomy

The year 2012 will probably be one of the most memorable years in the history of Chinese astronomy. In this year, astronomers across the nation celebrated the 90^th birthday of the Chinese Astronomical...     

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     

Last Tribute to Professor Zheng Chengsi, Renowned IP Law Scholar

On 10 September 2006, Professor Zheng Chengsi, the renowned Chinese IP law scholar, Chairman of the IP Law Society of the China Law Society, Vice-President of the Copyright Society of China, and member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, passed away in Beijing at the age of 62.     

A Portable Multi-scale Ultrasound System for Brain Detection

正A group of researchers led by ZHENG Hairong from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(SIAT)have recently made major progress in developing multi-scale ultrasound neuromodulation systems.Their paper,"A Portable Ultrasound System for Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Neuro-Stimulation",was published in IEEE     

China's 10 most significant S&T developments in 2007

Under the auspices of the Academic Divisions of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)and the Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE)and Science Times,a selection of the 10 most significant S&T developments in China in 2007 was recently made in Beijing.Some 540 Members of CAS and CAE took part in the voting.Its results were released on 20 January.     

Female Researchers Awarded Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship

Dr. MA Xucun from the Institute of Physics (IOP) and Dr. LU Lei from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences received the Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship, together with other eight recipients of the fellowship, at a special ceremony in Beijing on December 11, 2012.     

CAS Elects New Members and Foreign Members

<正>In November,61 Chinese and 16 foreign scholars were elected into the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),bringing the total Chinese and foreign membership to 800 and 92,respectively.Among the 61 new members,11 are from the Division of Mathematics and Physics,nine from the Division of Chemistry,13 from the Division of Life and Medical Sciences,10 from the Division of Earth Sciences,six from the Division of Information Technology Sciences,and 12 from the Division of Technological Sciences.Their average age is about 54,the youngest being the46-year-old biophysicist XU Tao from the CAS Institute     

Draft Sequence of the Rice Genome:A Milestone Publication

Following China's announcement of its completion of the draft genome sequence of the rice indica subspecies on October 12,2001 (page 126, Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Vol. 15 No.3), Chinese scientists published their findings in the April 5 issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In the same issue, a team of scientists with the Switzerland-based Syngenta company reported a similar achievement for another major rice subspecies,japonica.     

Top 10 S&T Advances in China in 2001

A total of 556 members from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) recently selected China's top 10 news events of scientific and technological progress for the year 2001. The selection was jointly organized by Science Times, and the Academic Divisions of both CAS and CAE.     

China＇s 10 most significant S＆T developments in 2007

Under the auspices of the Academic Divisions of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS） and the Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE） and Science Times, a selection of the 10 most significant S＆T developments in China in 2007 was recently made in Beijing. Some 540 Members of CAS and CAE took part in the voting. Its results were released on 20 January.