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Nobel Laureate Prof. Giorgio Parisi Shared Views on Amazing Science at SARI

On November 5, Prof. Giorgio Parisi, the 2021 Nobel Laureate in Physics and Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, delivered an insightful and engaging lecture for the 3rd “SARI Lecture”, titled “In a Flight of Starlings: Amazing Science”. He shared his inspirational stories and insights on the intersections of complex systems in his talk and attracted more than 200 attendees.The event started with a welcome address from President of SARI Prof. Huang Zhengren, who extend his warmest welcome and sincerest gratitude to Prof. Parisi on behalf of SARI, followed by the Awarding Ceremony of the Distinguished Scientist of Chinese Academy of Sciences for Prof. Parisi.Prof. Parisi started the talk with reviewing his research background of elementary particles and quantum field theory to statistical physics, condensed matter and complex systems. He noted that cross-disciplinary research can stimulate one’s potential to make important discoveries.He introduced his team’s work on investigating the principles of physics by observing the flight of flocks of birds. Studying the movements of these communities, he realized and proved an illuminating way into understanding complex systems of all kinds—collections of everything from atoms and planets to other animals. Prof. Parisi particularly emphasized the crucial roles of disorder and randomness in complex systems, explaining that “the response to a strong external perturbation is strongly affected by inhomogeneities. The weakest link in the chain determines the strength of the chain.”He noted that the study of complex systems is very interesting and also provides an important reference for the hot topic of artificial intelligence.Prof. Parisi also discussed the importance of interdisciplinary research in the in pursuit of scientific truth: the importance of serendipity to the discovery of new ideas, the surprising kinship between physics and other disciplines, and the value of science to a thriving society. He expressed hope that young researchers could contribute further theoretical insights and innovation to interdisciplinary research.During the Q&A session, the audience engaged with Prof.r Parisi actively on topics ranging from research methods in complex systems to the future of AI.The lecture not only delivered frontier scientific knowledge, but also inspired deep interest and reflection on complexity and interdisciplinary research among audience.President Huang Zhengren, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Prof. Zhao Zhengtang, Vice President Tai Renzhong attended the event and held talks with Prof. Parisi. On November 5, Prof. Giorgio Parisi, the 2021 Nobel Laureate in Physics and Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, delivered an insightful and engaging lecture for the 3rd “SARI Lecture”, titled “In a Flight of Starlings: Amazing Science”. He shared his inspirational stories and insights on the intersections of complex systems in his talk and attracted more than 200 attendees.The event started with a welcome address from President of SARI Prof. Huang Zhengren, who extend his warmest welcome and sincerest gratitude to Prof. Parisi on behalf of SARI, followed by the Awarding Ceremony of the Distinguished Scientist of Chinese Academy of Sciences for Prof. Parisi.Prof. Parisi started the talk with reviewing his research background of elementary particles and quantum field theory to statistical physics, condensed matter and complex systems. He noted that cross-disciplinary research can stimulate one’s potential to make important discoveries.He introduced his team’s work on investigating the principles of physics by observing the flight of flocks of birds. Studying the movements of these communities, he realized and proved an illuminating way into understanding complex systems of all kinds—collections of everything from atoms and planets to other animals. Prof. Parisi particularly emphasized the crucial roles of disorder and randomness in complex systems, explaining that “the response to a strong external perturbation is strongly affected by inhomogeneities. The weakest link in the chain determines the strength of the chain.”He noted that the study of complex systems is very interesting and also provides an important reference for the hot topic of artificial intelligence.Prof. Parisi also discussed the importance of interdisciplinary research in the in pursuit of scientific truth: the importance of serendipity to the discovery of new ideas, the surprising kinship between physics and other disciplines, and the value of science to a thriving society. He expressed hope that young researchers could contribute further theoretical insights and innovation to interdisciplinary research.During the Q&A session, the audience engaged with Prof.r Parisi actively on topics ranging from research methods in complex systems to the future of AI.The lecture not only delivered frontier scientific knowledge, but also inspired deep interest and reflection on complexity and interdisciplinary research among audience.President Huang Zhengren, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Prof. Zhao Zhengtang, Vice President Tai Renzhong attended the event and held talks with Prof. Parisi.

2024-11-14 more+

Prof. Alessandro Sepe Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2024-07-05 more+

Chinese Scientists Call for Using Consumption-based Accounting of Carbon Emissions to Increase Fairness

　　A new study by Chinese scientists, released on May 29 in Shanghai, has called for the use of consumption-based accounting (“CBA”) emissions in calculating global carbon emissions in order to help make allocating responsibility for reducing emissions just and fair.
　　The study,"Research Report on Consumption-based Carbon Emissions (2024)" ("the Report"), was jointly completed by scientists from Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, CAS, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS and Tsinghua University.
　　The Report presents the latest research results on global carbon emissions from the consumption perspective. The scientists analyzed the evolution of CBA emissions in major developed and developing countries from 1990 to 2019, with focus on assessing the carbon transfer effects of key trade products.
　　"Carbon emission accounting is the key basis for global emission reduction and climate change governance," said WEI Wei, one of the lead authors of the Report and also a researcher at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of CAS. WEI noted that the widely adopted PBA (production-based accounting) method does not consider the implicit contribution of economic activities-especially international trade-to carbon emissions. WEI said that the CBA method could help clarify how the responsibility for global emissions reduction could be fairly attributed to producers and customers.
　　The Report points out that from 1990 to 2019, the CBA emissions of major developed countries were higher than PBA emissions throughout the period, while the opposite was true for major developing countries.
　　For major developing countries, the gap between CBA and PBA emissions gradually increased from 1.47 Gt in 1990 to 4.17 Gt in 2019.
　　According to the Report, China’s CBA had been lowering than its PBA from 1990 to 2019. The gap between China’s PBA and CBA emissions increased from 0.7 Gt in 1990 to 1.8 Gt in 2019. Meanwhile, China’s embodied carbon intensity in exported products decreased by 83.3% during this period, showing that China is providing more and more green and low-carbon products to the world.
　　In 2021, China bore 100 million tons of net carbon emissions from trade in steel products and 250 million tons from trade in photovoltaic products for other countries.
　　In addition, the Report suggests to improve CBA emission methods with broader products range and to establish a CBA methodology that combines top-down and bottom-up approaches that focus on region-level emissions and product-level emissions, respectively, with the goal of obtaining more in-depth, accurate and comprehensive results.The Report also noted that in order to achieve global carbon reduction goals, all countries across the world should work together to promote science and technology advancement. Countries need to jointly deal with climate change by taking common but differentiated carbon reduction responsibilities.

2024-05-29 more+

China Upgrades Shanghai Synchrotron Light Source to Support Sci-tech Development (Xinhua)

　　China has upgraded the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), a key sci-tech infrastructure to reveal the mysteries of the microscopic world.
　　This undated aerial file photo shows a full view of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) in Shanghai, east China.
　　 (SSRF/Handout via Xinhua)
　　The construction of upgrades on the SSRF passed the national inspection and acceptance in east China's Shanghai on Wednesday.
　　The SSRF, which resembles a nautilus when viewed from above, was officially opened to users on May 6, 2009 as the first third-generation synchrotron light source on China's mainland.
　　The brightness of the light emitted by the facility is a trillion times higher than that of ordinary X-rays. At the experimental stations of the light source, various samples are illuminated by the synchrotron light, while scientific instruments record information of light-matter interactions. This enables scientists to gain insights into the microscopic world, such as the structure of viruses, and the microscopic architecture and properties of materials, scientists explained.
　　Construction for upgrades on the SSRF started in November 2016 and was completed in July 2023. It includes 16 state-of-the-art beamlines and experimental stations, auxiliary laboratories, user data centers, support systems and associated facilities, as well as an accelerator performance upgrade, said Tai Renzhong, vice president of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
　　The upgraded SSRF currently has 34 beamlines and 46 experimental stations available to users. "A number of world-class beamlines and experimental stations have been built in the second phase, which has greatly improved the experimental research capabilities of the light source and maximized its efficiency," Tai said.
　　Scientists have used one of the new beamlines to calibrate instruments installed on China's space station, providing support for space experiments and health assessments for astronauts.
　　New beamlines have also played an important role in revealing the antiviral effects and mechanisms of drugs, accelerating drug development, and solving the long-term failure mechanism of polymer materials in artificial joints.
　　"The effectiveness of new beamlines in supporting technological development has already begun to show results," Tai said.
　　This undated file photo shows the interior of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) in Shanghai, east China.
　　 (SSRF/Handout via Xinhua)
　　Having been in use for 15 years, the SSRF has become an irreplaceable comprehensive research platform in a wide range of fields such as life science, material science, environmental science, earth science, physics, chemistry, and information science. It also serves as a significant means of technological research and development in advanced industries such as pharmaceuticals, new materials, bioengineering and fine petrochemical engineering.
　　The SSRF has served nearly 800 institutions and over 4,500 research teams, supporting users in completing over 20,000 experimental projects and contributing to the publication of over 11,000 research papers, including more than 220 articles in the internationally renowned academic journals such as Science, Nature and Cell, according to Tai.
　　The facility has provided customized services to over 100 companies in various fields such as biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, new energy and high-performance materials.
　　The SSRF has also attracted scientists from around the world to come to Shanghai for research purposes. The equipment and technologies developed by the team behind SSRF have been exported to Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Canada and Japan, said Li Aiguo, deputy director of the SSRF's science center.
　　"The light source will have broad application prospects in cutting-edge research in the fields including energy catalysis, new material creation, innovative drug research and development. It will help promote industrial technological progress and cultivate new quality productive forces," Tai added.Source: Xinhua| 2024-05-15

2024-05-17 more+

The 6th International Conference on X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings Successfully Held in Shenzhen

　　The 6th International Conference on X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG 2024), co-organized by Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences was successfully held in Shenzhen from April 8th to 12th, 2024.
　　The conference has attracted over 120 top imaging experts and scholars from 12 countries, including China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Australia. It featured 14 invited lectures and 31 academic reports, during which participants shared the latest advancement in phase imaging technology and their applications in biomedicine and materials science.
　　The conference was chaired by Professor Xiao Tijiao from the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility of SARI, with Dr. Ge Yongshuai from SIAT and Dr. Zhu Peiping from the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences as co-chairs.
　　Held biannually, XNPIG is a professional international conference in the field of X-ray and neutron phase-contrast imaging. It has been held by Tohoku University in Japan, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, to the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland in the previous years. The last session of XNPIG was held in 2019, but the current session was postponed to 2024 due to the pandemic.
　　The successful convening of XNPIG 2024 promotes exchanges between domestic scholars and international counterparts in related research fields, which has significantly elevated China's international influence in the field of X-ray imaging.
　　The XNPIG 2024 conference was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
　　Conference Chair, Researcher Xiao Tiqiao delivered the opening remarks
　　Conference Co-Chair, Researcher Ge Yongshuai hosted the conference
　　International renowned expert in phase imaging, Professor Atsushi Momose from Tohoku University delivered the invited lecture
　　International renowned expert in phase imaging, Professor Franz Pfeiffer from the Technical University of Munich delivered an invited lecture
　　International renowned expert in phase imaging, Professor Marco Stampanoni from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich delivered an invited lecture
　　International renowned expert in phase imaging, Professor Alessandro Olivo from University College London delivered an invited lecture
　　

2024-04-30 more+

Thailand SLRI Delegation Visit SARI

On October 10, 2023, the Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) delegation of 21 people led by Dr. Weerapong Pairsuwan, Chairman of SLRI Executive Board Committee, and Dr. Saroj Rujirawat, SLRI Director, visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences for a two-week academic exchange. The delegation was received by Prof. Zhao Zhentang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), and Prof. Tai Renzhong, Vice President of SARI and Executive Deputy Director of SSRF.
　　Accompanied by SARI scientists, the delegation first visited the Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser, and the superconducting RF cavity test platform for Shanghai Hard X-ray FEL Facility, and then went to Ruijin Hospital’s Jiading Campus for a site visit to the Shanghai advanced proton therapy facility.
　　At the meeting held on October 11, Prof. Tai first extended a warm welcome on behalf of SARI to the visit of Dr. Pairsuwan and Dr. Rujirawat and their delegation. Prof. Tai expressed his hope to enhance understanding through mutual visits and further promote the cooperation in the field of synchrotron radiation.
　　Dr. Klysubum, SLRI Deputy Director, introduced the operation status and important scientific achievements of SLRI. Prof. Zhao introduced the facilities built and operated by SSRF and their scientific achievements, and reviewed the history of cooperation between SSRF and SLRI in synchrotron radiation.
　　Later in the afternoon, Prof. Tai introduced the construction of the SSRF Beamline Project, and the key technologies and applications involved. Dr. Rugmai, SLRI Deputy Director, introduced the development and research level of SLRI’s beamline stations.
　　Prof. Liu Bo, Deputy Director of SSRF, Dr. Supat Klinkhieo, Deputy Director of SLRI, and Dr. Somjai Chunjarean, then made keynote reports on the current status of scientific research and development of accelerators at SSRF and SLRI, respectively.
　　At the discussion session, the two sides exchanged views towards the construction of beamline stations, accelerator technologies, human resources and other issues of common interest. Expressing his gratitude for SARI’s warm reception, Dr. Rujirawat, in his conclusion, hoped that this visit could facilitate future cooperation, and lead to more high-level scientific research exchanges, promoting the technological innovation in the construction of synchrotron radiation facilities of both sides.
　　

2023-11-14 more+