The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has released the final list of major achievements in scientific and technological innovation and industrial applications of research findings for the second quarter of 2017, as recommended by related CAS departments and experts and online voters.

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CAS's six major achievements in scientific and technological innovation in Q2 2017 were as follows:

1. Research and development of core equipment for exploring resources in deep Earth, a major national project, passed acceptance tests.

2. The Micius satellite became the first of any country to achieve quantum entanglement distribution over a distance of the order of 1,000 kilometers.

3. Scientists found a mutation in the human Piwi gene to be the cause of male infertility.

4. A project on the construction of ground stations for receiving data from land observation satellites passed national acceptance tests.

5.  The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) satellite was successfully launched and in-orbit testing was conducted.

6. Chinese scientists discovered a new type of three-component fermion.

Industrial applications of CAS research findings in Q2 2017 were as follows:

1. China built the world's largest Kinase target-based cell screening library.

2. Preheating combustion technology was introduced for clean and efficient use of low-ranked coal.

Source: cas.cn