A joint research team led by the Institute of Automation, CAS recorded the neural activities of rhesus monkeys while they were performing natural grasping tasks. For the first time, it was discovered that there exists a neural coding mechanism similar to a "GPS" in the motor cortex of the brain. This mechanism can represent the position of the hand in space in real time during the grasping process. This discovery provides a brand-new perspective for understanding how the brain controls movement, and brings important inspirations for the design of brain-computer interfaces and the motion control of robots. The related achievements were recently published in the international academic journal Nature Communications.
At the new product launch event jointly held by South China University of Technology and Huaxin Material Innovation, the world's first 20L - class plasma enhanced high - energy ball milling equipment was officially launched.
Traditional mechanical ball milling relies solely on mechanical energy, which leads to long grinding times, easy introduction of impurities, and poor material activity. As the industry's first large - volume plasma - enhanced high - energy ball milling equipment, the 20L - class equipment launched at this event is of landmark significance for the industrialization and promotion of plasma ball milling technology. This equipment has successfully achieved large - volume plasma discharge for the first time, breaking through technical barriers and demonstrating advantages in terms of oxygen - free operation, modular layout, and the stability of the self - developed control system.
April 23rd, Pony.ai unveiled its 7th generation automotive - grade autonomous driving hardware and software system solution at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. The total cost of the autonomous driving kit has been reduced by 70% compared to the previous generation, and it can achieve 100% automotive - grade component integration. Currently, based on Pony.ai's PonyWorld world - model technology base, Pony.ai's L4 - level Robotaxi fleet has achieved 500,000 hours of full - scenario, all - weather, and fully unmanned operation.
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra makes its debut in a "concept - to - production" manner. It will be equipped with a domestically - developed 1 - inch super - large - format main camera. The sensor model is SC5A0CS, and it adopts the RYYB color array. Meanwhile, this camera also supports a physical variable - aperture function. Compared with the traditional RGGB color filter array, its light - intake capacity is increased by about 40%.
In terms of telephoto, it will be equipped with a 1/1.3 - inch super - large - format periscope telephoto lens, supporting 3.5 - times optical zoom and 50 - times hybrid zoom. It will also introduce the dual - focal - length continuous zoom technology for the first time. Combined with the Red Maple imaging technology, it can achieve accurate color restoration and enhance the picture's sense of hierarchy.
By the end of March, the photovoltaic installed capacity in Zhejiang Province has broken through the 50 - million - kilowatt mark, reaching 50.7125 million kilowatts. It has increased by 14.7429 million kilowatts compared with the same period in 2024, with a growth rate of 41%, accounting for nearly one - third of the total installed capacity of power sources.
With the rapid growth of the installed scale, the photovoltaic output capacity of this province has also been significantly improved. Data shows that on April 15th, the maximum photovoltaic output in Zhejiang reached 34.36 million kilowatts, reaching a new historical high and accounting for 39.2% of the maximum electricity load on that day.
