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SITC News Analysis
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Supercomputing and Energy in China:
How Investment in HPC Affects Oil Security
Jordan WILSON
Researcher, Study of Innovation in China Project
UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
China has raced to the forefront of the global high performance computing (HPC) industry over the past decade, but there remain questions about how fully its supercomputers are being utilized. Oil exploration is a sector that has exhibited a high demand for HPC, with developments in geophysical data processing software closely tracking developments in HPC architecture. This analysis focuses on the application of HPC to oil exploration to examine China's overall progress in supercomputing.
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China News Digest, January 9-16, 2014
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China's Annual Top Science Award Ceremony Held in Beijing
January 10, the 2013 Science and Technology Award Ceremony was held in Beijing. Two Chinese scientists, physical chemist Zhang Cunhao and nuclear weapons expert Cheng Kaijia, won China's top science award for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation. Addressing the ceremony, Premier Li Keqiang said, "China has entered a new stage in which the country must rely more on sci-tech innovation to guide and support its economic development and social progress." Several other scientists and scientific research programs were awarded at the ceremony, and Chinese leaders Liu Yunshan and Zhang Gaoli were also present at the event.
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Satellite Mapping and Application Project Won Science and Technology First Prize
The "Nuclear Commander" in China: Academician Cheng Kaijia-- Winner of 2013 China's Top Science Award
中国"核司令"
--记二○一三年度国家最高科学技术奖获得者程开甲院士
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China Conducts First Test of New Ultra-High Speed Missile Vehicle
China's military last week conducted the first flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile vehicle aimed at delivering warheads through U.S. missile defenses, Pentagon officials said. The hypersonic vehicle represents a major step forward in China's secretive strategic nuclear and conventional military and missile programs.
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China Confirms Hypersonic Missile Carrier Test
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Official: China's Space Policy Open to World
Xu Dazhe, the new chief of China's space industry, is seeking more international cooperation in Washington less than a month after his country's first successful soft landing on the moon. A space scientist by training, Xu was promoted less than three weeks ago to head the China National Space Administration. Previously, he led China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
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China's Moon Rover Performs First Lunar Probe
Chang'e-3 Lander Smoothing Transits to Long-Term Management Mode
Metal Matrix Composites National Key Laboratory Made Important Contributions in Lunar Exploration Project
金属基复合材料国家重点实验室在探月工程中做出重要贡献
Mainland Scientist Wins Prestigious Space Science Award
Chinese Scholars Announce Breakthrough in HIV Virus Study
China Establishes Advanced Science Research Centers
China to Produce Hybrid High-Speed Trains
New-Energy Vehicles "Turning the Corner"
China Succeeds in First-Time 300-Meter Saturation Diving
Exclusive: U.S. Investigating Honeywell Over Export, Import Controls
Chinese Scientific and Technological Highlights of 2013 |
