List of Projects Jointly Funded by NSFC and RSE in 2011

The National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) jointly support exchange programs in the field of information sciences in 2011.After evaluation and consultation,7 projects are approved;     

Nine Projects Jointly Funded by NSFC and MRC in 2012

National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) and the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom(MRC) jointly support research programs in the field of stem cell.After evaluation and consultation between NSFC and MRC,9 out of 10 proposals are approved.The funding period is from October 1,2012 to September 30,2013:     

NSFC Funded Project Made Significant Progress in Quantum Dynamics

Prof.Zhang Donghui,Prof.Yang Xueming and colleagues in Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS published on Science in July,2011 an article Experimental and Theoretical Differential Cross Sections for a Four-atom Reaction;HD+OH→H₂O+D,summarizing results of a research project funded by NSFC.This is a significant progress made by Chinese scientists in chemical reaction dynamics. Differential cross sections（DCSs） of chemical reactions characterize the effective target area of the     

NSFC Funded Project Made Significant Progress in Intelligent Nanomaterial and Device

Smart and intelligent nanomaterials are currently in sharp focus in materials research as their properties are increasingly becoming more understood.Professor Wei Chen and his colleagues from Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech & Nano Bionics,CAS,have made significant progress in carbon nanotube/graphene based bio-inspired actuators. Bio-inspired actuation materials,also called artificial muscles,have attracted great attention in recent     

Twelve Billion Yuan RMB for NSFC Programs in 2011

In 2011,the Central Government will continue to make a remarkable increase funding for the National Natural Science Fund.The planned amount of funding reaches 12 billion RMB with an increase of over 16%of that of the last year. At the 4th Plenary Session of the 6th NSFC General Assembly held on March 23rd,NSFC President Chen Yiyu said that the Central Government would increase the funding of NSFC in 2011 and the total amount of NSFC funding will reach 12 billion RMB.At the same time,some adjustments will...     

Analysis on Projects of Mine Calamity Mitigation Funded by National Natural Science Fund

1 Basic Situation of Mine Calamity Mitigation Funded by NSFC in the Past Six YearsFrom 1997 to 2002, NSFC Department of Engineering and Materials funded 118 projects on the study of mine by a total of 32.39 million RMB, among which, the number of projects relevant to mine calamity are 76, accounting for 64.4 percent of the total number; the sum of fund is 17.49 million RMB, accounting for 54 percent of the total sum (the detailed data are shown in Table 1); the number of general projects is 68, accounting for the main proportion of the total projects. In short, the number of projects and the sum of funds increase annually, as shown in Table 2, Fig. 1, and Fig.2.