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Nobel Prize in Biomedicine awarded to three founders of optogenetics

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the American scholar Deisseroth and the German scholars Hedgman and Nagel for their pioneering of optogenetics, which uses light to control nerve cells and opens up new ways to understand brain function and treat visual impairment.

Three scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, announced on Monday that this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded to Deisseroth, Hegermann and Nagel in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the field of optogenetics, kicking off this year's Nobel Prize winning series.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "Optogenetics": Precisely controlling brain nerves and thinking with a beam of light

This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine focuses on "optogenetics". Using green algae photosensitive proteins and genetic engineering, scientists have successfully used a beam of light to precisely control nerve cells in the animal brain within a thousandth of a second. This has been extended to human ophthalmology clinical trials to restore the sense of light to blind people.

2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics Research

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

The 10th anniversary of the opening of China’s Sky Eye FAST: The giant eye stares into the deep space and engraves the mark of China

The 500-meter spherical radio telescope "China Sky Eye" celebrates its tenth anniversary. Over the past ten years, the scientific research team has overcome difficulties and discovered more than 1,300 pulsars, producing a number of original results with global influence, pushing my country into the forefront of radio astronomy research.

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Halson's research helps solve the mystery of the creation of the universe

American scholar Halson won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for his work capturing cosmic neutrinos in the Antarctic ice. The Institute of Physics of Academia Sinica collaborated with his team to develop open source software to assist in data analysis. Taiwanese experts said that the research will help solve the mystery of the origin of the universe, and emphasized that it was not easy to build an observatory in Antarctica and that Halson was humble enough to share the results.

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American scholar who conceived the IceCube Neutrino Observatory wins Nobel Prize in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to Belgian-born American particle physicist Francis Halzen in recognition of his key contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Halson, 82, proposed the idea of capturing neutrinos in the Antarctic ice in 1988. He led the construction of the IceCube Observatory and successfully captured neutrinos known as the "space ghost messengers", providing new horizons for exploring the distant universe. The chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee praised his persistence and scientific vision, while Harson said that the honor was due to the international team, and pointed out that there are more practical problems to deal with at present.

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Belgian-American particle physicist Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison won the Nobel Prize in Physics for leading research at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, revealing "ghost particles" and ushering in a new type of astronomy. The award is selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and carries a cash prize of 12 million Swedish kronor.

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The team of Distinguished Professor Lin Zhilong of National Cheng Kung University developed a chronic wound healing system based on light and multispectral imaging and won the National Research Gold Award for Excellence.

The National Research Institute awarded the National Research Gold Award for Excellence on October 6, 2026, recognizing the light and multispectral imaging chronic wound healing system developed by the team of Distinguished Professor Lin Zhilong from the Department of Electrical Engineering of National Cheng Kung University. This system improves the diagnosis efficiency of burns and skin wounds, reduces medical burden, and will be used in remote care and diabetic wound management. It has obtained multiple patents and is actually used in Chengda Hospital.

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my country's Himalayan extreme geological disaster emergency cross-border scientific expedition team sets off for Nepal

On October 4, my country’s Himalayan “8·26” extreme geological disaster emergency cross-border scientific expedition team set off from Chengdu to Nepal. More than 50 scientific researchers will conduct a joint cryospheric and lithospheric catastrophe emergency joint scientific expedition to trace the origin of the cross-border debris flow disaster caused by glacier collapse on the northern border of Nepal in the entire basin.

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Yin Hongfu: Original innovation requires the courage to deny mistakes and adhere to the truth even if you are alone

Yin Hongfu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a stratigraphic paleontologist, still persists in scientific research and teaching at the age of 91. He proposed the tiny Hinde conodont as a new marker of the Permian-Triassic boundary, pushing my country to nail the important "golden nail" in the global geological history to the Changxing Meishan Mountain in Zhejiang, China. He also advocated the cross-integration of paleontology and earth science and cultivated the discipline of earth biology. His life experience reflects the combination of the scientific spirit and the national mission.

Chinese researchers successfully drew a spatiotemporal cell map of the entire rice life cycle

Yazhou Bay National Laboratory teamed up with a number of scientific research institutions to construct a three-dimensional spatio-temporal cell atlas covering the entire process of rice from seed germination to flowering and fruiting. It acquired more than 850,000 high-quality cell nuclear data and 340,000 spatial data units, annotated 119 cell types and 133 cell subtypes, revealed the fine spatial division of labor within the endosperm, and provided new resources for rice growth and development research and grain quality improvement.

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Chinese team creates ‘lifelike’ hydrogel that changes shape for smart devices

Researchers in China have created STERS, a light-triggered hydrogel that uses liquid metal particles to undergo self-sustaining structural changes. The material is designed to evolve alongside living tissue for potential use in robotics and biomedicine.

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National Taiwan University research team discovered IDD7, a key regulator of symbiosis between rice and fungi

After nearly eight years of research, Yang Shuyi's team, associate professor at the Institute of Plant Science at National Taiwan University, discovered that the transcription factor IDD7 is a key switch in maintaining the symbiotic relationship between rice and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Its absence will reduce the degree of fungal symbiosis and affect the development of nutrient exchange structures. The research results have been published in the international journal "Nature Communications".

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Meteorological Administration promotes Township Forecast 2.0, combining AI and manual judgment to improve severe weather warnings

Ye Shixuan, head of the Typhoon and Severe Weather Forecast Section of the Forecast Center of the Central Meteorological Administration, said that the Meteorological Administration has launched the Township Forecast 2.0 service and will develop township-scale disastrous weather warnings and strengthen real-time warnings for severe weather such as thunderstorms and hail. Forecasters need to make manual judgments based on global, regional, collective and AI models. In the future, they will also provide impact information such as urban flooding and road closures to assist disaster prevention decisions.

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The China Meteorological Administration released the latest El Niño monitoring: The sea temperature index is expected to peak at 3.2 to 3.5 degrees Celsius in November, which will form the strongest super El Niño event on record.

The China Meteorological Administration released the latest El Niño monitoring situation on September 29. Sea temperatures in the equatorial central and eastern Pacific have continued to warm since September, and the climatic and decadal scale sea temperature index has exceeded 3 degrees Celsius for the first time. The sea temperature index is expected to peak at 3.2 to 3.5 degrees Celsius around November, which will form the strongest super El Niño event in the history of monitoring records. It will have a significant impact on my country's flood season, autumn and winter, and next spring and summer climate.

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Scientists develop low-cost 'living' building material for Martian conditions using engineered yeast

Researchers in Hong Kong have created a low-cost, 3D-printable 'living' building material from genetically engineered yeast, gelatin, and sand that achieves compressive strength comparable to conventional materials under simulated Martian conditions, as reported in Chem Circularity.

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The Shenzhou 24 crew performs a number of scientific experiments and space station maintenance work in orbit

During the National Day holiday, astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Li Jiaying of the Shenzhou Crew 24 were on duty at the China Space Station, carrying out space Raman spectrometer urine metabolism testing, bacterial flora and nutritional metabolism research, multi-task brain-computer adaptation experiments, completing the installation of inertial particle experiment modules, replacement of fluid physics samples, maintenance of life and ecology experiment cabinets, and inspection and maintenance of the regenerative life support system and medical examinations such as neck ultrasound, bone density, and intraocular pressure to continuously monitor the physical condition on orbit.

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China Meteorological Administration: The strongest super El Niño event in the history of monitoring records will form

The China Meteorological Administration held a press conference in October and announced that the current El Niño is continuing to develop and is expected to form the strongest super El Niño event in the history of monitoring records, which will have a significant impact on my country's autumn and winter climate and next spring and summer climate.

Sunlight-radiated mineral water boosts crop yields in Chinese field trials

Chinese scientists report that large-scale field trials across China using irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight dramatically increased crop yields, including up to 40.6% for rice and 45.7% for sugar cane.

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Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

A Chinese company has achieved high-parameter hydrogen-boron plasma control in a commercial reactor, marking a significant advance in neutron-free magnetic confinement fusion research.

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New species of feathered dinosaur discovered in Northeast China

Researchers discovered a new species of feathered dinosaur Norysaurus barbari in the strata of Northeast China that were about 145 million to 100 million years ago. The fossil is completely preserved and is 57 centimeters long, with part of the feather structure visible. The study shows differences in the evolutionary order of flight-related traits in microraptor and bird lineages, challenging the idea that the two dinosaur groups shared a common flight architecture.

Latest research: Nature says butterfly wing patterns can create optical illusions to ward off attacks

A recent ecological study published in the international academic journal "Nature" points out that high-contrast patterns on butterfly wings can create optical illusions during flight, making it more difficult for predators to judge their flight speed and direction, thereby jointly forming a mechanism to resist attacks.

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Belgian-American particle physicist Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics

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my country's Himalayan extreme geological disaster emergency cross-border scientific expedition team sets off for Nepal

Yin Hongfu: Original innovation requires the courage to deny mistakes and adhere to the truth even if you are alone

Chinese researchers successfully drew a spatiotemporal cell map of the entire rice life cycle

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National Taiwan University research team discovered IDD7, a key regulator of symbiosis between rice and fungi

Meteorological Administration promotes Township Forecast 2.0, combining AI and manual judgment to improve severe weather warnings

The China Meteorological Administration released the latest El Niño monitoring: The sea temperature index is expected to peak at 3.2 to 3.5 degrees Celsius in November, which will form the strongest super El Niño event on record.

Scientists develop low-cost 'living' building material for Martian conditions using engineered yeast

The Shenzhou 24 crew performs a number of scientific experiments and space station maintenance work in orbit

China Meteorological Administration: The strongest super El Niño event in the history of monitoring records will form

Sunlight-radiated mineral water boosts crop yields in Chinese field trials

Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

New species of feathered dinosaur discovered in Northeast China

Latest research: Nature says butterfly wing patterns can create optical illusions to ward off attacks