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- 1Chinese Scientists Unveil Modified-Clay Technology Against Algal Blooms▼Chinese Scientists Develop Modified-clay Technology, Helping Countries Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms
Scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a modified-clay technology designed to combat harmful algal blooms, which threaten water supplies, fisheries and coastal ecosystems worldwide. The approach works by flocculating algae in affected waters, and researchers say it can help other countries deal with outbreaks. The announcement is drawing attention as algal blooms intensify globally due to warming waters and nutrient pollution.
- 2Smile mission releases first ultraviolet images of auroral substorm●Smile’s first ultraviolet footage shows auroral substorm This is the first footage to be released from the ultraviolet c
The European-Chinese Smile mission has released the first images from its ultraviolet camera, capturing an auroral substorm. The footage shows the full ring of northern lights around the Earth's polar region, something no spacecraft has recorded since 2008. Scientists say the observations will help study how solar wind drives sudden, dramatic brightenings of the aurora.
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The European Space Agency has announced that its Smile mission has started its science phase. Smile, short for Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, is a joint ESA and Chinese Academy of Sciences mission designed to study how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field. The announcement confirms the spacecraft has completed commissioning and has begun returning data for scientific analysis.
- 4Chinese Academy of Sciences launches frontier breakthrough program▼CAS launches program for breakthroughs at science frontiers
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced a new program aimed at supporting breakthrough research at the frontiers of science. The initiative is intended to drive major scientific advances, though details on funding, priority fields and timelines have not yet been made widely available. Further information is expected as the academy rolls out the program.