BEIJING, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Can you imagine developing new materials and devices for use in a spacecraft with a liquid 100,000 times smaller than a drop of water? This was the subject of research by a post-1980 Chinese scientist Xu Nuo in the aerospace sector. Material as tiny and microscopic as it is difficult to capture with the naked eye tells how this young Communist Party member from China (CPC) integrated its scientific activities into the great cause of building a modern socialist system China.
This innovative cutting-edge technology equips China micro-nano satellites with advanced and efficient power systems to build satellite networks. Xu’s team developed a palm-sized micro-electric thruster that had much better performance than traditional models. The thruster is a key piece of equipment that ensures the spacecraft can carry out its operations.
An inspiring scientific concept stimulates creations
In the recent past, the ion-liquid micro-electric thruster developed by Xu’s team was launched into orbit with test satellites, achieving technological breakthroughs all over the world.
Behind these achievements is the practice-oriented scientific and technological innovation concept of CPC that continues to inspire Xu.
“Over the past century, the Party has led the cause of science and technology from a dismal start, and the Chinese people, with their wisdom, have forged a path of self-reliance and self-improvement. in science and technology, which has become a world leader in various important fields. It is the pride of every Chinese person, every CCP member,” Xu told the Global Times.
“We can handle the rapidly changing global situation well largely due to our technological prowess and confidence,” Xu said. She suggested that as a Party member in the field of aerospace, she could particularly appreciate the confidence brought by breakthroughs in science and technology, as she personally experienced and witnessed the growth of China the space industry.
From the Tiangong space station, the BeiDou navigation satellite system, the Chang’e lunar probe, to the central module of the Tianhe space station, the Tianwen Mars probe and the Xihe sun observation satellite, during the nine last years, China The Aerospace team continued to make history.
What lies behind these glories is the CCP’s pursuit of truth, advocacy of science, hard work, self-reliance and self-improvement, and determination to overcome many scientific and technology, Xu added.
In the aerospace sector, China has seen the emergence of a large number of major innovations and the country is today a leader or among the world leaders on certain borders.
As a senior expert of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Xu has long been committed to basic and cutting-edge technology research of intelligent micro-electromechanical field, and has led more than 10 young doctoral students to make breakthroughs in technologies. basic. In March, she won the 2021 honorary title of Bearer of the Red Flag on 8 March.
The microsystem technology that Xu is committed to developing is a typical advanced scientific research field in the world. Can microsystems make stealth technology a reality and deep space spacecraft power systems more efficient and accurate? These innovations and applications first fascinated her.
“It is fair to say that whoever masters the most advanced space energy solutions can be more competitive in the commercial space sector,” Xu was quoted as saying by Chinese newspaper China Youth Daily.
In order to find hidden problems during the research, Xu’s team repeatedly carried out tests around the clock. They spent a lot of time sleeping in the labs in order to track and analyze the test results. . She has successfully applied these new materials and devices to space propulsion, as well as medical diagnostics, environmental sensing and other fields.
Evolution of scientific and technological innovation over the last decade
Noting that China has a large number of scientific professionals and significant R&D expenditure, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed improving the science and technology innovation ecosystem and building platforms for scientists and scientific professionals to apply their talent in an optimal way, in order to make scientific and technological innovations grow like mushrooms. in constant flux, at a symposium attended by scientists September 2020Xinhua news agency reported.
Xi said science and technology development should target global scientific frontiers, meet major economic needs, and strive to meet the country’s important needs and benefit people’s lives and health.
Over the past 10 years, fundamental and pioneering innovation has been highly valued, as has interdisciplinary integration. The microsystem technology studied by Xu is a typical product of multidisciplinary integration, and its application can be translated from aerospace to the medical field, Xu said.
Over the past decade, as self-sufficiency and self-improvement in science and technology have gradually become the strategic support of the country’s development, front-line researchers have moved from a logic of monodisciplinary technological innovation to a multidisciplinary mindset, and the management system has changed from a complex mechanism to one that is more open, healthy and innovation-driven, Xu said while highlighting the changes.
In the last decade, China has experienced great scientific and technological progress and the most rapid improvement in strength. A large number of core technologies have made breakthroughs, making great strides towards the grand goal of China become a leading global power in science and technology, Xu said.
Young contemporaries must ignite their enthusiasm to struggle and progress China the space industry into the new era to pick up the torch of scientific and technological innovation, she said.
SOURCE World Time
