China’s Chang’e-6 collects 1,935.3 grams of samples from the moon’s far side

China’s Chang’e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the moon’s far side, the China National Space Administration announced. The samples were handed over to researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Scientists discover spin supersolid and its giant magnetocaloric effect

A team led by Professor Su Gang from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Professor Sun Peijie from CAS’s Institute of Physics, and Professor Li Wei from CAS’s Institute of Theoretical Physics, has reported the signatures of the spin supersolid state in the triangular lattice magnet Na₂BaCo(PO₄)₂.

North China fossils show eukaryotes first acquired multicellularity 1.63 billion years ago

Researchers led by Professor Zhu Maoyan from CAS’s Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology reported their recent discovery of 1.63-billion-year-old multicellular fossils from North China.

LHAASO discovers giant ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble, identifying the first super PeVatron

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has discovered a giant ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble structure in the Cygnus star-forming region, which is the first time that the origin of cosmic rays with energy higher than 10 Peta-Electronvolt has been discovered.

China develops optical disk memory with petabit capacity

A three-dimensional nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity has been developed at CAS’s Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics. The researchers managed to increase the capacity of optical data storage to the petabit level by extending the planar recording architecture to three dimensions with hundreds of layers, while also breaking the optical diffraction limit barrier of the recorded spots.

Chinese scientists achieve significant advancement in quantum simulation technology

A Chinese research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has realized the fractional quantum anomalous Hall state of photons for the first time by using an independently developed quantum experimental system.

World’s largest compressed air energy storage power station launched

The world’s largest of such power station has achieved its first grid connection and power generation in China’s Shandong Province. The power station, with a 300MW system, is claimed to be the largest compressed air energy storage power station in the world, with highest efficiency and lowest unit cost as well.

Chinese scientists create multi-node entanglement in metropolitan quantum network

A team of Chinese scientists have created the world’s first memory-memory entanglement in a multi-node quantum network over a metropolitan area. The advancement increased it from a mere ten of meters to a substantial distance of tens of kilometers — an enhancement spanning three orders of magnitude.

Queqiao-2 spearheads diverse scientific exploration for future lunar missions

Queqiao-2, or Magpie Bridge 2, was launched by a Long March-8 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China’s Hainan Province, with the task of providing Earth-Moon communications services.

Antiferromagnetic phase transition observed in fermionic Hubbard quantum simulator

A research team from USTC has, for the first time, observed the antiferromagnetic phase transition within a large-scale quantum simulator of the fermionic Hubbard model.

China’s resistive magnet sets new world record

A resistive magnet in China produced a steady magnetic field of 42 tesla on September 22, 2024, setting a new world record for magnets of its kind. It is another major breakthrough by High Magnetic Field Laboratory of CAS’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, following its success in the world’s most powerful 45.22 tesla hybrid magnet in 2022.

Chinese scientists extract world’s longest ice core outside polar regions

Chinese scientists announced that they had extracted a 324-meter ice core from the thickest glacier on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau — the longest ice core ever drilled on the plateau and the longest globally outside the polar regions.

China’s Einstein Probe astronomical satellite sheds new light on universe

China’s Einstein Probe astronomical satellite, sent into space in January 2024, has achieved several initial discoveries, including a mysterious uncommon transient phenomenon, assisting further understanding of the universe and extreme physical processes.

Source: Chinese Academy of Sciences