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‘Mathematical microscope’ could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease early
The tool could help in understanding memory disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia by revealing what goes wrong in the brain during these conditions.
First-of-its-kind armored dinosaur discovered – and it’s only as big as a house cat
The Cretaceous period dinosaur would have been well-protected with rows of bony disc-shaped armor along its neck, back, and down to its tail.
赵明昊：“芯片联盟”与中美博弈
一些美国等西方国家的战略界人士近年开始鼓吹“中国崛起到顶论”，试图从发展预期层面塑造中美竞争议题。
Musk says Starlink will be activated in Iran in response to US Secretary of State statement
Elon Musk reacted to Secretary Blinken’s statement “to advance internet freedom to Iranians”
Fruit flies shed light on genitalia evolution driven by sexual selection
Researchers found that posterior lobes in Drosophila simulans and D mauritiana, vital for mating, evolved rapidly, with D simulans having larger lobes.
Researchers came up with a new method to make the brain organoid “Brainier”
The brain organoids are only one to five millimeters in diameter.
Hubble catches shadows on planet-forming disk around infant star
Hubble has been watching the 10 million-year-old red dwarf TW Hydrae for years, and researchers have identified shadows on its planetary disk likely caused by a pair of growing planets.
Colon cancer on the rise among young Americans, early detection is key
Early-stage cancerous tissue can be removed without undergoing surgery.
A huge team of scientists finally finishes decoding the last 8% of the human genome
They deciphered hard-to-read parts of DNA that had eluded researchers for decades
A Rare Deep-Sea Fish With a Transparent Head Can See Through Its Forehead
And it lives in the ocean twilight zone.
Oldest skin fossil, dating back 21 million years, found in Oklahoma
A fossilized skin dating back 21 million years has been identified, likely belonging to an early species of Paleozoic reptile.
朱锋：全球地缘政治格局与态势
共建“一带一路”理论研究为汇聚各方共识、凝聚各方力量、推动实际工作提供了理论支撑、智力支撑、话语支撑，具有重要理论意义和实践价值。
Largest ever crab claw, dating back 8 million years found
A well-preserved remains of an ancient giant crab have been found in New Zealand.
The Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ was one hell of an aircraft
Developed in the early days of the Cold War, the B-36 “Peacemaker” was never used in anger but was never forgotten.
World’s most powerful X-ray free electron laser soon online
The device’s applications are many including uses in clean energy and pharmaceuticals.
Mysterious sharks can walk on land without legs -thanks to evolution
Sharks that can walk without legs.
400,000 ‘solar balconies’ boost German home energy harvesting capacity
The solar balcony generates only a tenth of the power output of a rooftop solution, but it is portable if the homeowner wishes to relocate.
Webb Will Unlock New Secrets of the Cosmos. 5 Experts Explain What to Expect
They’ve been waiting a long time for this.
【美国大选观察】疫情中大选，邮寄投票对特朗普和拜登谁有利？
2020年11月3日，美国将选举产生新一届总统、副总统以及国会所有众议员和三分之一参议员，其中世人最为关注的是总统选举。随着大选投票日临近，人们对于美国总统选举会否顺利举行、选举结果能否当天出炉的讨论也在增加。
Crew-5 takes off on time, with a hair’s breadth scare just for good measure
It only takes a hair to stall a space mission.
Fukushima wastewater will have ‘negligible effects on people’
Interesting Engineering spoke to one of the authors of a new paper, Professor Jim Smith, and asked him if the fears around the release of wastewater are unfounded.
Experimental Brain Implant Boosts Memory by 15 Percent
New research from the University of California San Diego shows promise in boosting human memory through electrical impulses via a brain ‘pacemaker.’
Russia-Ukraine war triggers global tectonic shift toward green energy
Significant changes are underway.
赵华胜：美国阿富汗新战略及中国的应对（完整原文）
7月2-4日，以“后疫情时代的国际安全合作：维护和践行多边主义”为主题的第九届“世界和平论坛”年会在清华大学举办。原驻乌兹别克斯坦大使，中国论坛特约专家于洪君在大会的主题发言中表示，冷战已过去30余年，但弱肉强食的丛林法则、以大欺小、以富暴贫的帝国思维依旧横行国际，那些背负帝国政治包袱、在广大发展中国家和整个国际社会积怨甚深的世界大国，迫切需要全面而客观地梳理本国同外部世界的关系。以下为于洪君发言全文，供读者参考。
MIT joins a major startup backed by Bill Gates to build a viable fusion machine
The goal is to build the world’s first burning plasma net energy machine.
Climate change is messing with our sleep. Here’s why it matters
The effect is more pronounced in people from developing countries.
‘Vikings disease’ is inherited from Neanderthals
Dupuytren’s contracture is an example of how genetic admixture with Neanderthals has shaped regional differences in disease prevalence.
Soyuz capsule lands safely, wrapping up ISS mission with crew of 3
Novitskiy, Vasilevskaya, and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 23 aboard a separate Soyuz spacecraft.
A woman who can smell Parkinson’s inspired researchers to produce test for diagnosis
It has the potential to be the first diagnosis method for Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers identify gene variations that could revolutionize hereditary diseases
Hereditary diagnosis about to become more accurate
吴士存：“西方只是更习惯中国打不还手、骂不还口”
应中方邀请，美国总统气候问题特使约翰·克里4月14日至17日访华，昨晚（北京时间14日晚）已经抵达上海。访华期间，中国气候变化事务特使解振华将同克里在上海举行会谈，就中美气候变化合作、《联合国气候变化框架公约》第二十六次缔约方大会等交换意见。克里此行料将邀请中国参与美国主办的全球气候峰会。毫无疑问，这一举措是美国在对华关系中实施多面战略的具体体现，美方将全球气候治理视为中美可以合作的国际领域。然而，围绕着全球气候治理的大国博弈绝不仅仅是“合作共赢”一词可以简单概括的，这一领域对未来全球产业结构的调整、经济增长的模式与发展话语权的构建具有极为深远的战略意义。
Picking your nose could put you at risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia
‘If you damage the lining of the nose, you can increase how many bacteria can go up into your brain.’
A New Coronavirus Variant Could Just Be the Most Dangerous to Date
Vaccines might not work due to the extremely high number of mutations.
新冠疫情后的中美俄三角关系发展趋势展望
截至目前，所有中东国家均已出现新冠肺炎确诊病例，伊朗、土耳其、以色列三国突破万例，已成为此次疫情的重灾区。中东形势长期动荡不安，这次疫情一方面弱化了地缘对抗态势，为长期以来热点问题的解决提供了窗口；另一方面制造了一些新的矛盾与对立，特别是为恐怖组织提供了生存空间。中东整体安全形势依然不容乐观。
Swedish scientists smash solar cell efficiency ‘world record’
CIGS solar cells can also be used a bottom layer in the tandem solar cell design helping reduce production costs
New fossil evidence could rewrite the history of life on Earth. 300 million years earlier?
This could help us find life on alien worlds.
Scientists test AI laser-drone system to uncover ocean blind spots
Ocean Eye will illuminate the hidden realms of marine biodiversity and pave the way for unprecedented insights into the ocean using lidar technology and advanced sensors.
The Future of Medicine: 3D Printers Can Already Create Human Body Parts
Do you feel like you are living in a sci-fi version of the future? Because you probably should.
汤蓓：中国力推全球抗疫的真正原因
日前，《南华早报》刊发中国论坛特约专家、上海外国语大学副教授汤蓓的评论文章。汤蓓认为，中国支持多国抗疫，并非要寻求更大的影响力或所谓“疫苗外交”。相反，北京认识到，只有全世界团结一致，成功击退疫情，中国才能保障人民安全，保证经济复苏。清华大学战略与安全研究中心特将全文转发如下。
Battlefield Earth: The war tactics of ants and humans compared
While ants and humans are separated by millions of years of evolution, not to mention size, some things, like war, unite them.
Superman-like semiconductor survives 900 Fahrenheit for 48 hours, finds MIT
High operational temperatures of gallium nitride could help us send spacecraft to Venus.
Google Assists in Publishing the Largest High-Res Image of Brain Connectivity
It’s the brain of a fruit fly, but it’s impressive nonetheless.
Humans transmit more viruses to animals than vice versa, study finds
A new study says we transmit diseases to animals than we do the other way around
Giant hole on Sun unleashes solar winds at 1.8 million miles per hour
A second giant hole has been observed on the Sun’s surface, sending powerful solar winds towards Earth at staggering speeds of 1.8 million miles per hour.
Scientists break 30-year-old record in electron beam spin measurement
The team achieved an impressive precision of 0.36 percent in measuring electron beam polarization using Compton polarimetry.
NASA’s Earth space instrument spots methane ‘super-emitters’
Some methane plumes identified stretch more than 20 miles with flow rates of about 111,000 pounds.
Scientists identified the earliest known mammal by its teeth
Brasilodon is the oldest extinct vertebrate with two successive sets of teeth.
Heart-Attack Patient Saved by a Defibrillator Delivering Drone in Sweden
In what is a first in medical history.
How the James Webb Telescope will reveal the birth of alien worlds
We could find evidence of water, organic chemistry, and much more.
Here’s Why Exploding Satellites Are a Danger to the Space Station
And how it could become a global catastrophe.
Serene Geminid meteor shower has a rather catastrophic origin
The Geminids put on a stunning night spectacle as they pass by Earth every December.
Earth’s water is actually a natural byproduct of the planet’s fast formation
This challenges our fundamental understanding of planet formation and increases our chances of finding other habitable planets in the Universe.
Infected while treated? No more, thanks to adapted space technology
Dealing with hospital infection with the help of space technology? Could be possible thanks the University of Southampton project.
朱荣生：互联网治理能确保多边主义吗?
在各国前途命运紧密相连的今天，不同文明包容共存、交流互鉴，在推动人类社会现代化进程、繁荣世界文明百花园中具有不可替代的作用。
陈琪：如何认识和应对美欧对华电动车调查
中国应致力于倡导构建公平、合作、共赢的国际核安全体系，共同推进全球核安全治理，打造核安全命运共同体，推动构建人类命运共同体。
China takes lead over NASA, picks Shackleton Crater for lunar landing
China is gearing up to land on one of the lunar landing sites shortlisted by NASA — the Shackleton Crater near the Moon’s south pole.
NASA’s InSight lander discovers possible evidence of Mars’ liquid core
What lies underneath Mars’ surface? Space scientists have long been curious about whether Mars’ core is solid or liquid.
James Webb Space Telescope observes massive kilonova explosion for first time
The galaxy identified as the brightest, and thus the most probable location of this explosion, is situated approximately 8.3 million light-years away from Earth.
A massive solar storm may take satellites out of their orbit, including Starlink
Sending satellite operators into a tizzy and spacecraft into the unknown.
Eastern Mediterranean stratifies like a cake because of warming, scientists say
Carbon-spewing crystals change form because of warming.
New report reveals China’s military vision for on-orbit refueling
In 2020, a Chinese company in the satellite development and applications field, Intersteller Walk, signed a launch deal with a Chinese commercial launch company.
Watch the terrifying power of HIMARS with this footage from RIMPAC 2022
HIMARS gets a lot of attention in the news lately, and for good reason. Check out this latest footage of the system at work.
Fossil teeth marks decode ancient marine lizards’ selective diet
Humans aren’t the only picky eaters; ancient mosasaurs exhibited this tendency as well.
Can We Terraform Mars? NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says ‘Yes’
Venus is a possibility, too.
Climate envoy John Kerry urges oil industry to curb emissions through tech
The U.S. official said he had “serious questions” as to whether that can happen.
A protein in human sweat may cure Lyme disease
Scientists believe a skin cream made of sweat protein may provide relief to Lyme disease patients for whom antibiotics don’t work.
Study finds bamboo shoots full of high protein, similar to cow’s milk
The findings could help prevent diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
40,000 years ago Australia was home to giant kangaroos, here’s proof
Three new fossil species give scientists a unique opportunity to study the lives and hopping behavior of giant ancient kangaroos.
王缉思：身份政治，美国民主危机的重要根源
在近日结束的G7峰会上，拜登政府推动各方提出“重建更美好世界”（B3W）倡议。该倡议强调发达民主国家将合作为发展中国家的基础设施建设提供支持，以应对超过40万亿美元的基础设施融资缺口。“重建更美好世界”倡议被认为是旨在抗衡“一带一路”合作的重大战略举措。
Engineers Develop Low-Cost Prosthetic Foot That Can Be Tailored to an Individual
MIT engineers have created a low-cost passive prosthetic foot that can be tailored to individuals.
5 Medical Innovations That May Help Cure Blindness
We look at 5 medical advancements that help to prevent, reverse, or even cure blindness.
New evidence shows acoustic resonance behind Devil’s Church ‘witchcraft’
The 34-meter-long crevice cave in Finland’ is believed to be a sacred space where local sages convened to connect with the spirit world, and has long been a constant feature in local folklore.
Hammerhead sharks hold their breath to stay warm in cold ocean depths
These flat-headed predators typically thrive in warm-temperature coastal and tropical waters.
UK army to get their first laser weapon thanks to Raytheon
The Ministry of Defense will receive its first directed high-energy laser weapon system thanks to a collaboration with the UK wing of defense giant Raytheon.
Russia spotted using old Soviet wargear as VBIEDs again in Ukraine
Russia has been spotted jerry-rigging old Soviet-era vehicles once again to use them as mobile, uncrewed, vehicle-bound improvised explosive devices.
Take a closer look at NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will fly to the moon and back
NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I moon flyby will pave the way for missions to Mars.
傅莹：超越狭隘的地缘政治思维，亚洲处理分歧的方式提供了经验
站在新的历史转折点，中日需要更积极和建设性的对话交流，日方需要正确看待中国崛起，继续遵守过去50年两国形成的一系列重要共识，展现战略眼光。
Johnson and Johnson’s HIV Vaccine Fails to Demonstrate Efficacy
While the vaccine showed great results in animals, it fared poorly in humans.
Hubble tension: new study proposes solution to great cosmology mystery
A novel theory could see the Hubble tension disappear once and for all.
This robotic arm will help return Martian samples back to Earth
But is biocontamination a possibility?
余翔：耶伦称一次访问难解中美关系挑战，中方有耐心美方应有诚意
就算大国合作时代已经终结，高质量的沟通也是大国博弈不可或缺的组成部分。美方的据傲不收敛、不改变，注定了中美之间即使有沟通，中方也无法采信于美国。
Schneider’s electric trucks surpass 1 million eco-friendly miles
Schneider’s electric vehicles have helped prevent 3.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
You can now use a wireless patch to deliver your drugs, shows study
Explore the Spatiotemporal On-Demand Patch (SOP), a user-friendly solution for controlling chronic diseases wirelessly.
In a first, scientists record shockwaves in the cosmic web
First evidence of magnetic fields in the Universe’s galactic web.
Astronaut tweets ‘absolutely unreal’ images of an Aurora from space
ever wondered what auroras look like from space? Look at this.
Where did Martian gullies come from? High obliquity could hold the answer
The enigmatic origin of Martian gullies, narrow channels resembling ravines, continues to captivate scientists since their discovery in the 1990s.
Sunblocks provide a false sense of security leading to more cancers
“People can and should enjoy the outdoors, but without getting a sun burn or a suntan.”
Scientists finally find why spinning magnet causes 2nd magnet to levitate
Physicists have deciphered the underlying physics of a perplexing “magnet levitation” phenomenon first reported by a Turkish researcher in 2021.
A glaring mistake: New research reveals the truth about stars’ age
30 years old, or the 31st year running? Turns out we messed up calculating the age of stars as well.
Light can triple the evaporation rate of water, MIT study shows
MIT scientists have found that light can evaporate water without any heat, a phenomenon they call the photomolecular effect.
Particles from vehicle traffic are messing with our sense of smell
The research is the first to examine the impact of various diesel fuels and exhaust after-treatment systems on emissions in an olfactory mucosa cell model obtained from humans.
A major problem with fusion is solved leading us closer to a perpetual energy source
The dynamics inside a fusion reactor are so complex sometimes the walls melt.
4 main stages of Earth’s water cycle: Here’s all you need to know
IE discusses the water cycle, its different steps, why it is essential, and some facts about it.
Worst bird flu in US history led to nearly 58 million poultry deaths
Three grizzly bears also contracted the virus in the U.S., the first such reported case.
World’s first bladder transplant will be performed by both human and robot surgeons
For the first time in human history, doctors will transplant a human bladder from a deceased person to an alive patient using surgery robots.
Zero G to offer ‘zero-gravity music concerts’ on board modified Boeing 727
Florida firm looks to diversify its range of zero-gravity experiences.
CISS主任达巍在《华盛顿季刊》发文
本篇文章是报告的第四篇，由上海国际问题研究所研究员赵隆撰写。
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