Chinanews.com, Shanghai, February 24th. Question: Listening to academicians explaining mysteries, why is the Shanghai United Front interested in basic research?
Author Fan Yubin
"At different stages of the evolution of the universe, radiation, matter and dark energy dominate the universe respectively. Dark matter and dark energy play an important role in the evolution of the universe, but humans do not yet know their nature. Exploring the most profound basic laws of nature is a scientific The eternal pursuit of..." Recently, Zhang Jie, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Tsung-dao Lee Institute, spoke on the stage of highly professional and cutting-edge scientific knowledge. It was not his students who sat and listened to the audience, but the Shanghai United Front member.
A reporter from Chinanews.com observed at the scene that members of the Shanghai United Front raised their heads and listened carefully to the academician's lecture on "the mysteries of the universe". But they listened with gusto. Many people frequently raised their mobile phones to take pictures of the PPT, ready to go back and digest these obscure technological knowledge. Some people raised their hands to ask the speaker questions. Some members of the United Front even called out " Increased knowledge."
The above-mentioned scene is the scene of the first phase of the 2023 "Tongzhou Forum" held in Pudong New Area, Shanghai on the 23rd.
This lecture, sponsored by the United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, invited "big names" in the scientific and technological circles, including Academician Zhang Jie, to give lectures on the most cutting-edge scientific and technological knowledge, and how large scientific installations can forge "hard core" scientific and technological strengths, and scientific and technological innovation paradigms How to create an ecological carrier, etc.
The audience of the "Same Boat Forum" - members of the Shanghai United Front, why are they "interested" in basic research?
The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.
Looking at the present, the world has entered the era of big science, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are advancing by leaps and bounds, and science and technology and economic and social development are accelerating the penetration and integration.
Major original innovations often originate from profound basic research. It is necessary to enhance the sense of mission and urgency to meet challenges and seize opportunities. Facing the new stage of development, strengthening basic research is becoming the way to achieve high-quality development.
Members of the Shanghai United Front "replenish their knowledge" this time, and they also look forward to "useful" in the future.
Basic research is the source and foundation of the entire scientific system.
Strengthening basic research is an urgent requirement for achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and it is also the only way to build a world science and technology power.
In China, from quantum information to stem cells and brain science, from the successful launch of the 76-photon quantum computing prototype "Nine Chapters" to the first discovery of millisecond pulsars by a 500-meter-aperture spherical radio telescope, and a group of internationally renowned scientists such as the Spallation Neutron Source First-class major scientific and technological infrastructure has passed the inspection...In recent years, the role of basic research in supporting and leading economic and social development has been continuously enhanced.
Focus on Shanghai. At present, Shanghai is accelerating the construction of a scientific and technological innovation center with global influence. This is a key driving force for accelerating high-quality economic and social development, improving the city's energy level and core competitiveness, and is an important support for China to build a world-class scientific and technological power. .
"There should be a group of people who can look up at the stars and represent China to explore the most incomprehensible mysteries in the universe." Zhang Jie said.
"Qu Yuan's "Heavenly Questions" reveals the Chinese people's exploration of heaven, earth and nature since ancient times." Zhang Jie introduced to members of the Shanghai United Front that TD Lee Research Institute has always been adhering to the spirit of "Heavenly Questions" to explore the most difficult mysteries in the universe , to find the relationship between the largest and the smallest in the universe, reveal the most basic and profound laws of nature, strive to build a world-class basic scientific research institution, and make fundamental contributions to the construction of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center.
The spirit of "Tianwen" introduced by Zhang Jie aroused strong resonance among members of the Shanghai United Front. How to better focus on the center and serve the overall situation?
Strengthen basic research, so that members of the United Front and scientists have found a "common divisor".
If mankind wants to solve the problem of common development, it needs to gather more and greater forces.
The scientific and technological workers among the members of the united front should strengthen basic research and solve key technical problems from the source and the bottom.
Leading cadres at all levels of the united front must learn scientific and technological knowledge, carry forward the scientific spirit, take the initiative to solve problems for scientific and technological workers, loosen ties and reduce burdens, cheer and encourage, and implement a series of strategic deployments of the Party Central Committee on scientific and technological innovation.
Entering the era of big science, the degree of organization of basic research is getting higher and higher. It is necessary to accelerate the layout and construction of basic discipline research centers, scientific planning and layout of forward-looking, strategic-oriented, and application-supporting major scientific and technological infrastructure.
Now in Shanghai, one after another "heavy weapon of the country" has broken ground and sprung up from the ground, becoming an important source of new scientific discoveries, new technological inventions, new industrial directions, and new development concepts.
"Large scientific installations are the embodiment of the country's comprehensive scientific and technological level. The success of large scientific installations depends on the mastery of key core technologies." Liu Zhizai, vice president of Shanghai European and American Scholars Association Pudong Branch, deputy dean of ShanghaiTech University, and director of the Big Science Center It was mentioned in this issue of "Tongzhou Forum" that as a "super platform" for the most cutting-edge research and the most extreme research methods, large scientific installations should actively assume an important role in the innovation and development of the country's cutting-edge science and technology, and play a role in forging the "hard core" scientific and technological strength. important role.
This issue of "Tongzhou Lecture" focuses on basic research, which satisfies the "appetite" of Xu Jun, member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee and technical director of Shanghai Yaben Chemical Co., Ltd., who has long been engaged in scientific and technological research in the field of biomedicine.
He told reporters from Chinanews.com that such a lecture focusing on basic research allowed him to understand more clearly the direction of attention in the field of science and technology, as well as the needs of national and social development and the direction of policies.
He also suggested that "strengthening basic research can actively play the role of leading enterprises in the industry and bring together more innovative forces." (End)