1, smog
Smog re-election is the last hot word we want to see and have to face in this list.
65438+February 1, the severity of smog in Beijing reached the peak of that year. Of the 35 monitoring stations in the city, except for two that are not shown, all the other 33 have reached the level of severe pollution, and the total weight of fine particles in the air exceeds the weight of 5,000 adult elephants. On 7th18th, emergency headquarters, a city with heavy air pollution in Beijing, issued an announcement to raise the warning level of heavy air pollution from orange to red, which was the first time that Beijing started the red warning. In the eyes of some insiders, this is an important event that can be written in the history of China, marking that China has reached a new node in environmental issues. Today's Beijing is reminiscent of the foggy city of London in the 1950s.
How to solve such environmental problems? The vigilance of the public, the determination of the government, the means of science and technology, the change of life, the transformation of economy and long-term persistence are the reliable guarantees to finally overcome the smog.
2. Tu Youyou
Before 6543810.5, Tu Youyou was a strange name to most people in China, although the discovery of her and her colleagues saved millions of lives. After June+10/October 5, 5438, the scientific research experience, acceptance speech and participation in the forum of this 80-year-old man became the focus of media attention at home and abroad. No matter for Tu Youyou or China, 65438+10.5 is a historic day, and local scientists in China won the Nobel Prize for Natural Science for the first time. This is a tribute to China's century-long scientific efforts, and it is an extremely meaningful beginning: in the highest hall of science in the world, China people have come and will come frequently in the future.
3. trisomy
On August 23rd, the science fiction novel Three-body and its author Liu Shuangshuang reached the peak: At the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, Three-body won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
This is not only China, but also the first time that Asia has won the most prestigious science fiction award, marking the recognition of China's writers and works by the world science fiction community. "Three-body" tells the story of human contact with alien civilization, which has become the pinnacle of Liu's creation and promoted the level of China's science fiction literature. Compared with Tu Youyou, Liu achieved a zero breakthrough for China in another field.
In fact, 10 years before this time, three-body? It has always been a word that appears frequently. Through this novel, countless readers have learned about the unfathomable astrophysics and become interested in original scientific problems such as quantum, time and space. Excellent science fiction and science fiction movies are excellent carriers of science communication, and China needs more Three-body and Liu.
4. internet plus.
,? Internet plus? Rise to the national strategy. At the Third Session of the 12th National People's Congress held in March, the Prime Minister first proposed in the government work report? Internet plus? Action plan? Promote the integration of mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things and modern manufacturing, promote the healthy development of e-commerce, industrial Internet and Internet finance, and guide Internet companies to expand into the international market? .
From March to 65438+February, more than 100 internet plus-related monographs were published, with more than150,000 online links. More importantly, this word has entrusted the people of China with their dreams for the future. China's society, economy and culture will be reshaped as never before.
5. Precision medicine
In June 5438+10, US President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union address that he would launch a campaign called? Precision medicine? By analyzing the genetic information of more than 654.38+0000 volunteers, we hope to better understand the pathogenesis, so as to develop corresponding drugs and realize? Accurate application? Pave the way. In March, China's Ministry of Science and Technology held the first? National Meeting of Experts on Precision Medicine Strategy? , put forward China's precision medical plan, which may be included? Thirteenth Five-Year Plan? Major scientific and technological projects have become national strategies.
The two countries in the world attach great importance to precision medicine, which directly points out the development direction of future medicine. From empirical medicine to evidence-based medicine to precision medicine, we may soon usher in a brand-new medical era. In this era, everyone has the opportunity to get the best medical care.
6、MERS
No matter how well prepared human beings are, the public health system cannot completely defend against the invasion of highly complex pathogens. The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) once again confirmed this point. This is the sixth human coronavirus found so far, which ravaged the Middle East and South Korea in May and June. In South Korea, more than 1000 people are isolated, and the mortality rate exceeds 20%. Nearly 600 kindergartens and schools were closed, and 177 schools shortened their holidays because they did not complete their teaching plans. Due to the resolute prevention and control measures, South Korea's public health system has been questioned in this crisis. As a neighboring country, China was on high alert during the MERS epidemic.
Fortunately, people's ability to understand such diseases is constantly improving: at the end of June, Chinese scientists discovered antibodies to MERS virus; Unfortunately, the ability of human beings to prevent this disease has not been enhanced: due to the lack of commercial prospects, the existing medical system still lacks resources to invest in the research and development of vaccines and other related drugs.
7. Industry 4.0
German economic thought resonated in distant China. At the Hannover Messe, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology put forward a famous concept? Industry 4.0? . Because it meets China's expectation for a strong manufacturing industry, this concept has caused more ripples in China than in German.
In the era of 4.0, industry will fully conform to the new trend of interconnection, digitalization, integration, innovation and change, and a large number of new technologies representing automation and intelligence will be integrated into traditional manufacturing. The importance of this concept has been amplified in at least two channels: the cooperation between the heads of state of China and Germany on Industry 4.0 began to be implemented, and the "Made in China 2025 Plan" began to be implemented. In order to have a deeper understanding of this term, China organized tens of thousands of seminars to explore its connotation and path, and Industry 4.0 attracted wide attention.
A big country is a heavy weapon, and dreams do whatever they want. In ten years, maybe we will see a completely different manufacturing industry in China.
8. Mars
In the history of mankind, no year has brought us so close to this mysterious planet like that. April? Curious? Mars has found signs of liquid water under the surface of Mars. In July, NASA discovered hydrated salts in four dark stripes extending along the slope of Mars, thus proving the existence of liquid water. As a result, human migration to Mars began to become possible from pure imagination. Of course, it was "Mars Rescue" that drew a particularly brilliant exclamation point for this year's magical trip. This sci-fi movie has made a great contribution to the box office in Chinese mainland. Mars is really hot this year.
9. Gene editing
Gene editing, a biotechnology storm that began two years ago, has swept the world and begun to show its powerful power to the world. 165438+1October 3, Editas Medical Company, founded by many scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced that its experiments showed that CRISPR gene editing technology could be used to treat Lieber's congenital amaurosis (a hereditary vision loss disease), and Editas Company would conduct human experiments on CRISPR gene editing. Two days later, more exciting news came: Wasim, a scientist from University of London, UK? Waseem Qasim announced that they successfully relieved an incurable acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) of a baby girl by using ZFNs gene editing technology. These two news have aroused people's strong concern, and they are just the tip of the iceberg of many reports on gene editing technology.
Science will not develop by leaps and bounds, but it needs imagination by leaps and bounds. What does this technology mean for the future of mankind? No one can predict.
10, Wuzhen
Wuzhen, a thousand-year-old town and a picturesque water town in the south of the Yangtze River, seems to be closely linked with literature. However, in 65438+February, Wuzhen became the focus of global media and deserved to be the finale of the annual list of hot words in science and technology.
At the permanent site of the World internet conference, global politicians, Internet and technology leaders gather together to show the latest Internet technologies and achievements, and to stir up and share ideas and opinions facing today and in the future. Wuzhen, an ancient water town, has been completely digitized and transformed into a global Internet holy land and a new high-tech landmark.
12 16 the head of state of China delivered a keynote speech in wuzhen, calling on the whole world to join hands to create a better, cleaner and safer internet common home, and to raise the thinking of internet development and cyberspace governance to a new height.
China is moving from an Internet power to an Internet power, and Wuzhen is a milestone in this great process.
Zhejiang Province, located in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta in the southeast coast of China, is named after the winding Qiantang River, the