Digital Earth Symposium Opens in Chongqing with Focus on SDGs

The 14th International Symposium on Digital Earth opened on Monday in Chongqing, drawing nearly 700 delegates from 30 countries and regions to discuss how digital technologies can help accelerate progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Apr 25, 2025

China Focus: China Strengthens Space Technology Cooperation with Global South Nations

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- In the second week of April, Lusaka became a hub of agricultural innovation as technicians from Southern African countries gathered for a unique three-day training session. Unlike typical workshops, this one provided a customized experience. Participants brought data from their own countries and practiced on the satellite remote sensing agricultural monitoring platform developed by Chinese scientists, tailoring their learning to fit local needs. This exemplified China's increasing collaboration with Global South countries in space technology -- not merely through memorandums or broad agreements, but by translating cutting-edge innovation into tangible, real-world applications.

Apr 25, 2025

Space 2.0: Big Data, Big Debris, and the Battle for Sustainability

As the space race hots up once again, representatives of over 50 countries are at the Farnborough International Space show to focus on sustainability. Just how can science, data, and technology drive sustainable progress, not just on Earth but beyond?

Apr 01, 2025

Chinese Scientists Lead Construction of High-precision Monitoring System for Near-global Surface Solar Radiation

Chinese scientists, in collaboration with several international research institutions, have led the construction of a high-precision surface solar radiation monitoring system on a near-global scale. The joint research led by researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from Japan, France the UK has recently been published in the international academic journal The Innovation.

Apr 01, 2025

Initiative for Boosting Sustainable Development via Digital Sci-tech Released at Zhongguancun Forum

Participants at a parallel forum of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing unveiled an initiative on Thursday, calling for global collaboration to leverage digital science and technology to accelerate sustainable development and address global challenges.

Mar 28, 2025

Breakthrough in Deep Ultraviolet Laser Technology

As reported in Advanced Photonics Nexus, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently made a significant advancement by developing a compact, solid-state laser system capable of generating 193-nm coherent light. This wavelength is crucial for photolithography, a process used to etch intricate patterns onto silicon wafers, forming the backbone of modern electronic devices.

Mar 24, 2025

Chinese Research Institute Unveils Aerial Balloon Platform to Bolster Energy Development

A tethered balloon, developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully deployed on Wednesday to assist in the construction of ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission lines in Tai'an city, East China's Shandong Province. This marks China's first use of an aerial platform for energy projects, the CMG reported.

Mar 20, 2025

China's Space Exploration Shows Spirit of Openness and Cooperation

Recently, we have been hearing good news from China's Mars exploration mission. The Mars radar research team, led by Fang Guangyou from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has discovered multi-layered tilted sedimentary structures beneath the surface of the landing area of Zhurong, China's first Mars rover, in the northern hemisphere of the planet. This provides the most direct underground evidence to date of the existence of an ancient ocean in Mars' low- and mid-latitude regions.

Mar 10, 2025

China Focus: China's First Helicopter-borne Electromagnetic Detection System Deployed

plateau railway construction project, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) said on Tuesday.

Feb 18, 2025

Improved Soil Monitoring Boosts Climate and Agriculture Research

Scientists have determined that about 63 percent of existing soil moisture observation stations globally accurately reflect soil moisture conditions at the satellite pixel scale, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Feb 12, 2025

Chinese Researchers Use Earth Science Satellite to Monitor Offshore oil, Gas Platforms

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have unveiled a novel application of the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 for observing offshore oil and gas platforms. The study, led by researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was recently published in the International Journal of Digital Earth.

Feb 08, 2025

Chinese Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Terahertz Wave Study

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team has developed a novel terahertz wave polarization modulator that can be used in multiple fields such as high-speed wireless communication, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute said on Wednesday.

Jan 23, 2025

China Conducts First Glacier Inventory Survey Using Airborne Ice Radar

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have conducted a glacier inventory survey in northwest China, using their independently developed airborne ice radar technology, the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced.

Dec 26, 2024

Satellite Ground Stations Provide Key Link in Stable Data Flow

The satellite data receiving station network, composed of these five stations, boasts 38 large-diameter data receiving antennas and over 10 high-speed optical fiber data transmission links, leading the world in scale and technical specifications, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dec 24, 2024

Revolutionizing Digital Imaging: Researchers Achieve Resolution Breakthrough with Hyper-Sampling Imaging

A research team led by ZHANG Ze from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a groundbreaking Hyper-sampling Imaging (HSI) technology that dramatically enhances the image quality and resolution of the digital imaging system. The advancement, detailed in the journal Laser & Photonics Reviews​ on November 11, 2024, overcomes the long-standing technical limits of conventional image sensor manufacturing, opening new frontiers in imaging technology.

Nov 28, 2024