EarthLab Supports First-Ever Joint Presentation of Multiple Indigenous Chinese Products and International Data Revealing Full Picture of 2025 Ocean Warming
Recently, an international research team comprising 55 scientists from 31 global research institutions—including the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAP/CAS), the National Meteorological Information Center, the National Satellite Meteorological Center, and the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center—published a research report on global sea temperature changes in 2025 in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The report indicates that in 2025, the heat content of the upper 2000 meters of the global ocean has set a new record high for nine consecutive years since observations began. Meanwhile, the global average sea surface temperature (SST) ranks as the third highest in history, demonstrating a clear global warming trend. This SST assessment utilized multiple observation data products independently developed by China, including the 1-meter water depth temperature data from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAP/CAS). This study was supported by the Earth System Science Numerical Simulator Facility (EarthLab), among other facilities.
Source: Earth System Science Numerical Simulator Facility (EarthLab)
CMP Phase II IPS Telescope Captures “First Light”
Recently, the project team for the Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS) monitoring telescope of the Ground-based Space Environment Monitoring Network (CMP Phase II) systematically reviewed the core technologies tackled during the equipment development phase and conducted observational analysis on the first batch of captured IPS signals. By capturing dual-polarization IPS signals from the quasar 3C446, the team achieved ground-based remote sensing of interplanetary solar wind velocity, verifying the software functions for raw data calibration of the CMP-IPS system. The publication of these observational validations and first-light observations marks that the CMP Phase II IPS telescope has entered a new stage of emerging original scientific research outputs. The project team will subsequently carry out extensive data sharing and exchange cooperation, providing autonomous data support for aerospace security and space environment protection, and facilitating breakthroughs in research on the three-dimensional structure of solar wind and space weather warning and forecasting.
Source: National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
SECUF Enables the Discovery of Novel Quantum Effects in Rhombohedral Graphene
Recently, supported by the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF), a research team led by Researcher LU Jianming from the Liaoning Academy of Materials, in collaboration with Wuhan University, the Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, experimentally observed for the first time a quantum anomalous Hall state with odd Chern numbers at even electron fillings in a rhombohedral graphene moiré superlattice system. The extreme low-temperature, ultra-low electromagnetic noise measurement environment provided by SECUF and its sub-millikelvin experimental station provided essential conditions for detecting such weak quantum signals, playing a key role in the success of this research. The study offers new perspectives for resolving longstanding key scientific questions in this field, and the relevant results have been published in Physical Review Letters.
Source: Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF)
Stem Cell Institute Develops NEAT Bio-3D Printing Technology for Neural Tissue Repair
Recently, Researcher GU Qi from the Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine/Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Researcher HU Baoyang, Researcher FENG Guihai, and Researcher ZHENG Xiongfei, successfully developed and systematically validated a new bio-3D printing strategy based on shear stress field regulation—NEAT—providing an engineering solution for the manufacturability of cross-scale oriented structures in ultra-soft, high-water-content collagen systems. The core of the NEAT strategy lies in directly embedding the hierarchical assembly process of collagen fibers into the printing manufacturing process. The shear stress-guided hierarchical assembly process proposed by the research effectively mimics the cross-scale consistency structural characteristics found in natural tissues, from nanofibers to macroscopic scales. This research received technical support from the Human Organ Physiopathology Emulation System (HOPE), and the relevant findings have been published in Cell Stem Cell.
Source: Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
LEQM Resolves Longstanding Puzzle of Nanoconfined Water Structure
Recently, JIANG Ying, BIAN Ke, WANG Enge, and collaborators from the International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, and the Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Elements Quantum Materials (LEQM) utilized an original scanning quantum sensing microscopy system to discover for the first time the liquid-solid phase transition of nanoconfined water at room temperature, cracking the longstanding puzzle of nanoconfined water structure. This provides a unified physical picture for the root causes of many anomalous physical properties of nanoconfined water, successfully resolving a key controversy that has persisted in the field of nanofluidics. The findings indicate that fluids in nanochannels are no longer simple liquid flows but may form “solid-like” frictionless transport, potentially triggering disruptive technological transformations in seawater desalination, water harvesting, nanofiltration, and energy harvesting. The relevant results were published online in Nature Materials.
Source: School of Physics, Peking University
Seamless Prediction System of Institute of Atmospheric Physics Supports Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention
Recently, the IAP-CAS Seamless Prediction System developed by an expert team led by Researcher BAO Qing and Dr. ZHU Tao from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was successfully deployed at the Information Center of the Ministry of Water Resources, where it has played an important role by leveraging core technical modules such as the mid-to-high latitude intraseasonal oscillation index. The system has been highly recognized by the Information Center. Relying on the Earth System Science Numerical Simulator Facility (EarthLab), it provides a reliable basis for accurately assessing flood and drought trends and has effectively supported scientific response efforts for multiple extreme weather events. The system not only achieves significant technical breakthroughs but also demonstrates tremendous social value, enhancing China’s capabilities in flood and drought disaster prevention and providing Chinese experience for global climate change research and response.
Source: Earth System Science Numerical Simulator Facility (EarthLab)