Artist Frank Bowling, 92, reflects on his life and career, from his early days in British Guiana to his current exhibition "Seeking the Sublime." He discusses happiness, fears, regrets, and his artistic process, emphasizing his drive to create larger and more impactful works.
Academician Alexander Sergeev believes molecular and genetic medicine could enable humans to live up to 120 years. He stressed the importance of preventative health and correct lifestyle choices, especially for younger generations, to overcome limiting factors and achieve this extended lifespan.
A project to create a digital copy of a human to predict diseases is progressing well, with funding secured for an AI center in medicine at Lobachevsky University. The initiative involves Rosatom and the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, using healthy individuals to identify aging and disease markers.
Du Xiangwan, a nuclear physicist and CAE academician, confirms his team's role in China's 'zero-waste cities' project, linking nuclear expertise to environmental strategy.
A 62-year-old CAS academician, Zhou, has reportedly been taken away by disciplinary inspectors in late April. His details have since been removed from the official CAS website. Zhou's research areas include spatial data mining and hydrology.
A 62-year-old CAS academician, identified as Zhou, was reportedly taken away by disciplinary inspectors in late April. His details have since been removed from the official CAS website. His research areas include spatial data mining and hydrology.
Gu Songfen, chief designer of China's J-8 fighter jet family and an aerodynamics expert, has died at 96. He was a key figure in China's aviation development and received numerous prestigious awards for his contributions.
The first phase of the 5th Academician Expert Guangdong Campus Tour and Science Popularization Reading Enters Campus series activities concluded in Guangzhou, Yunfu, and Zhanjiang, reaching 87 schools and 20,000 young people with lectures from 15 experts on cutting-edge scientific fields.
Supreme Court assures academicians it will delete harsh observations made against them in an earlier order regarding a removed NCERT chapter on corruption in the Indian judiciary
Academician Qian Depei proposes building a computing power network as core national digital infrastructure, akin to "computing Taobao" or "JD.com," to provide on-demand computing services and applications, changing traditional licensing models and fostering a supercomputing internet.
Academician Robert Nigmatulin believes economic factors, censorship, and Soviet citizens' envy of Europe's living standards caused the USSR's collapse. He noted that citizens desired to visit Europe and acquire goods like VCRs, leading to envy of Germany, a nation they had defeated.
A leading Chinese aviation engineer has set out a detailed blueprint for building a fully self-sufficient supply chain for large passenger jets. The paper, written by Zhang Yanzhong, a senior academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and the former chief scientist of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, acknowledged there was a very real risk that the country could be cut off entirely from components made in the West. Known as the “father of China’s large aircraft” for his...
A leading Chinese aviation engineer has set out a detailed blueprint for building a fully self-sufficient supply chain for large passenger jets. The paper, written by Zhang Yanzhong, a senior academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the former chief scientist of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, acknowledged there was a very real risk that the country could be cut off entirely from components made in the West. Known as the “father of China’s large aircraft” for his decades...
The estimated fire area exceeds 1,100 hectares
The number of academicians from China's leading scientific and engineering institutes in the Communist Party's Central Committee has doubled over a decade, rising from 15 (3.5%) in the 18th Committee in 2012 to 30 (8%) in the 20th Committee in 2022, including seven full members. This marks a significant shift, as scientists historically had limited direct representation and typically served as consultants rather than decision-makers.
