2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Announced
U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live.
2024 Physics Nobel Laureates Named
U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions in machine learning that paved the way for the artificial intelligence boom.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Scientists
U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and British Demis Hassabis won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development.
Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Passes Test
China's domestically produced 300-megawatt F-class heavy-duty gas turbine completed its first ignition test in Shanghai on October 7, marking a significant advancement in the country's gas turbine technology.
In-orbit Satellite Tests AI Large-model
ADA Space, a Chinese AI satellite Internet technology company, announced on October 6 that its recently-launched satellite has successfully verified its AI large-model technology during in-orbit operation.
Main Telescope Antenna Installed in Xizang
The main antenna of China's 40-meter-aperture radio telescope was recently installed in Shigatse, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. Developed by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the basic construction of the fully movable, high-precision, multi-purpose telescope is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024, with an initial observation capability in early 2025.