China science, technology news summary — July 20

BEIJING, July 20– The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. China will ramp up efforts to help stimulate the innovation vitality of female scientific and technological talents, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. The study highlights the importance of assessing the cryosphere as a whole, and provides a way to…

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SPACE-TRACKING SHIP

Space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 departed from a port in east China’s Jiangsu Province on Monday for a maritime monitoring mission in the Pacific Ocean.

This is the third voyage of the ship in 2021 during which it has spent more than 150 days at sea.

SUPPORTING FEMALE SCI-TECH TALENTS

China will ramp up efforts to help stimulate the innovation vitality of female scientific and technological (sci-tech) talents, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The ministry and the All-China Women’s Federation, as well as other 11 departments, have launched a series of measures to support female researchers in playing a greater role in sci-tech innovation.

CRYOSPHERE SHRINKING

The global cryosphere shrank by around 87,000 square kilometers per year on average during the 1979-2016 period as a result of global warming, showed the latest study by Lanzhou University.

The study highlights the importance of assessing the cryosphere as a whole, and provides a way to quantitatively estimate its overall changes, said Zhang Tingjun, a professor with the College of Earth and Environmental Sciences of Lanzhou University. Enditem