Breakthrough in China's Next-generation 'Artificial Sun'

　　China has reached another milestone in the development of its next-generation "artificial sun," with one of its key systems passing expert review and acceptance procedures on March 9. This means it has achieved an internationally advanced development and operational capability standard.

　　Scientists Create Monkey Blastoids from Stem Cells

　　Chinese researchers have created monkey blastoids using stem cells. Blastoids are 3D stem cell-based models resembling pre-implantation human embryos. This paves the way for new advancements in regenerative medicine. The study was published in Nature Communications.

　　Communication Technology Test Satellite Launched

　　China sent a new test satellite for communication technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province on March 10. It has entered the planned orbit and will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation.

　　Water Formed Soon After Big Bang

　　Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have discovered that water was present in the universe 100-200 million years shortly after the Big Bang. The discovery means habitable planets could have started forming billions of years earlier than was previously thought.

　　Most Powerful Ultrashort Electron Beam Created

　　Scientists from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created an ultrashort electron beam with five times more peak current than any other similar beam on Earth. It addresses one of the grand challenges of particle accelerator and beam physics and opens the door for new discoveries in a broad realm of scientific fields, including quantum chemistry, astrophysics and material science.