Laboratory building delivered for super hyper-gravity experiment facility

The laboratory building of the Centrifugal Hyper-gravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility, a key state sci-tech infrastructure, was delivered for operation in Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang in east China on Jan 3.

Equipment installation and debugging are underway in the building, with trial operation expected in March.

With a total investment of 2.1 billion yuan (around 286 million U.S. dollars) and covering an area of over 59,000 square meters, the Centrifugal Hyper-gravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility will be the world's largest and most powerful of its kind upon completion.

The whole project is scheduled to enter full operation by the end of 2026.

Laboratory building delivered for super hyper-gravity experiment facility

China's animated film box office surpassed 25 billion yuan (about 3.54 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, making it the highest-grossing year for animated movies in the country's history, according to data from online ticketing platforms.

Among animated releases this year, "Ne Zha 2" topped the box office chart, followed by "Zootopia 2" and "Nobody," which ranked second and third, respectively.

China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high