Safety Guard

Identification monitoring systems have been widely installed in Niujie Street, Xicheng District, even in 46 underground spaces. The system is connected to wireless door magnetic sensors that are triggered by activity around doors and windows, which     

Hi-Tech Living

Beijing residents’ lives improve through a pilot science and technology application project     

MOON MISSION MOVING FORWARD

China launches a new lunar orbiter to prepare for the future landing of a lunar vehiclechina’s second unmanned lunar probe, Chang’e-2, successfully completed its third and final     

Multipurpose Orbiter

China's first civilian mapping satellite will be launched next year China will launch its first highresolution,stereoscopic mapping satellite for civilian use,ZY-3,in 2011.According to the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping(SBSM),the debugging and testing on the launch mechanism,launching site,ground receiving system and application system have already been completed.The satellite will be lifted     

Simulated Mission

A Chinese astronaut trainer is selected for an endurance trial to prepare humans for a real landing on the Red Planet on June 3, 27-year-old Chinese astronaut trainer Wang Yue walked into a mock spaceship at a Moscow research institute with     

The Glory and the Dream

Shanghai is a city that has many sto-ries, and Jia Zhangke, a celebrated film director, is about to tell some of them in his new film, I Wish I Knew.The documentary film is dedicated to the 2010 World Expo, and will be screened at the World Expo site. The Chinese director spent three years preparing for the movie and one year actually filming it.     

The Right Way to Fitness

Physical fitness tests help choose suitable physical activities and diet Yin Shi and his wife Ding Li fretted over their son’s height.     

IPR Protection in Action

Initiatives are being taken to protect Expo-related intellectual property rights Human ingenuity is on display at the World Expo. Creativity is showcased in many eyecatching pavilions, exhibition     

The Science of Life

When Rao Yi,once a chair professor of Northwestern University in the United States,returned to China to become the Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Peking University in 2007,he said it was because he didn't want to just look on the epoch-making changes that are taking place in his homeland.     

Putting the Brakes on Carbon

Han Xiangyu hesitates every day on whether he should climb the stairs or take the elevator to his 12th-floor apartment.He also ruminates on what temperature to set the thermostat and whether he should take a car or bus to go shopping.