The Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently hosted a symposium focusing on frontier nuclear physics related to the High Intensity Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF). The event also incorporated the Annual Conference of the State Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Science and Technology.

During the ongoing "two sessions," the annual meetings of China's top legislature and top political advisory body, several scientists have shared exciting updates about the country's major science and technology infrastructure projects. These facilities, which include massive telescopes and deep underground laboratories, are entering a new phase of development during the country's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

As millions of families in China come together to celebrate the Lunar New Year, countless scientists and engineers are still hard at work in their laboratories, the Gobi Desert, freezing observation stations, and on engineering sites. They're pushing forward with crucial projects that will shape the future of energy, materials, and space missions.

On October 28, 2025, the "Global Environment Outlook" course of the International College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), organized a visit for 19 international students to the National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure — the Earth System Numerical Simulation Facility (also known as “Huan”), located in Huairou Science City, Beijing.

The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Consortium for the Construction, Equipping and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Source (CELLS) signed a cooperation agreement on July 26, 2025. The signing ceremony took place in Beijing on the occasion of visit of Mr. Salvador Illa, President of Catalan Government, marking a new chapter in the collaboration on the synchrotron science and technology between China and Spain.

On June 25 and 26, representatives from MCTI, CAS, IHEP and CNPEM convened in Campinas to officially launch the China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Synchrotron Science and Technology (CBJSync). The inauguration included a plaque unveiling ceremony attended by Andrea Brito Latgé, Secretary of Strategic Policies and Programs at MCTI; Glaucius Oliva, Vice President for São Paulo of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Antonio José Roque da Silva, CNPEM’s Director-General; WU Zhaohui, Vice President of CAS; LIU Weidong, Director-General of the Bureau of International Cooperation of CAS; DONG Yuhui, Deputy Director of IHEP.

In the frame of the official visit of Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, to China, on April 11, both countries announced a new cooperation in synchrotron light source development.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand and her delegation visited the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), a major national science and technology infrastructure in Beijing, on April 13.

A key scientific facility in Beijing that can generate ultra-extreme experimental conditions is now operational,enabling scientists to conduct groundbreaking research with internationally advanced equipment, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday.

The Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF), located in Beijing's suburban Huairou District, is opening a portal for scientists to observe the bizarre phenomena of matter under such extreme environments.