On Dec.26, Long March-4C carrier rocket was successfully launched. Together with it were three sets of metallic damping components for orbit HD optical imaging satellite. They will help to deal with the strong-vibratory shock damage and micro-vibratory interference in the control moment gyro (CMG) of high-definition satellite during rocket launch and in-orbit operation.
1,056 seconds, a new pulse length world record for high temperature tokamak plasma has been achieved on the "artificial sun" in Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP). On December 30th, the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) set this milestone of tokamak operation for longer than 1,000 seconds by the end of 2021.
Many scientists of science island, young and old, gathered on a big assembly on Dec. 20 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of HFIPS. Some government officers were also invited. In the meeting, people looked back the accomplishments of HFIPS in the past 20 years, summarized past experience and drew up a blueprint for the future.
This week is the big moment for China’s domestic fusion community since the China Fusion Energy Conference (CFEC) kicked off on Dec.5 in Hefei.