BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China:
GRAPHENE SEMICONDUCTOR
A collaborative team of Chinese and U.S. scientists have created a viable semiconductor with an on-off switch made of graphene, a carbon material far superior to silicon in terms of its electronic potential.
The researchers from Tianjin University and Georgia Institute of Technology have successfully managed to open the bandgap by producing a graphene on single-crystal silicon carbide (SiC) substrates with a bandgap of 0.6 eV.
SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM COMPUTER
Origin Wukong, China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer, went into operation at Origin Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. in east China's Anhui Province.
The quantum computer is powered by Wukong, a 72-qubit indigenous superconducting quantum chip. It is China's latest and most advanced programmable and deliverable superconducting quantum computer, according to researchers.
NEV INDUSTRY DESIGN
China has stepped up the design of its new energy vehicle (NEV) industry to facilitate the sector's high-quality development and consolidate its strong growth momentum.
Most recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and three other authorities released a guideline to strengthen the integration of NEVs into the country's power grid.
By 2025, China's preliminary technical standards system for this integration will be established, and its time-of-use electricity pricing mechanism for NEV charging will be implemented fully and optimized. ■
