The National Natural Science Foundation of China on Thursday announced the country's Top 10 sci-tech achievements of 2024, covering cutting-edge fields such as space exploration, information technology, life sciences and physics.
The list was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, showcasing the country's major breakthroughs and innovative strengths in multiple scientific-technological research fields.
These include the Chang'e-6 lunar probe mission, which revealed volcanic events on the lunar far side 2.8 billion years ago; the large-scale photonic chiplet Taichi, which empowers artificial general intelligence; and the transport mechanism of nonoamine neurotransmitters for the treatment of mental illness.
The list also includes an important breakthrough in nano-optics; a new solution for helium-free ultra-low-temperature refrigeration; a CAR-T therapy that uses donor-derived CAR-T cells to treat rheumatic and autoimmune diseases; and an additional X chromosome leading to male infertility.
In addition, the 2024 list features a major discovery for understanding new correlated quantum physics; an innovative result in the field of new energy; and a key evidence for understanding galaxy formation and evolution. The Top 10 sci-tech achievements of 2024 were determined on the basis of competitive selection by more than 2,700 experts and scholars, including nearly 440 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, after two rounds of review and voting on a candidate list of 700 basic research results.
This 2024 list is the 20th of its kind issued by the foundation.
China unveils Top 10 sci-tech achievements in 2024
