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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Icicles Hang Over Scenic Views - Vladivostok

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Mysterious Cloud Spotted Over Sky Of Jinan, Shandong

This is the unusual moment that a perfectly rectangular "bilayer cloud" floating solo in a clear sky, resembling a "placed" object. On November 26, 2024, in Jinan, Shandong, the video clearly showed the cloud’s edges sharply defined against the backdrop of blue, sparking intrigue and speculation. Experts suggested that the shape might have been due to the contrails of a high-speed aircraft. When aviation fuel, primarily composed of hydrocarbons, burned, the hydrogen in the fuel combined with oxygen to form water vapor. This vapor rapidly condensed into ice crystals in the cold upper atmosphere, creating a streaking effect that from the ground appeared smooth and thread-like. While the exact cause was still a topic of discussion, it left a lasting impression on those who saw it.

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows a portrait of Xue Qikun in Beijing, capital of China. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun operates experimental device at a laboratory in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Li Zhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun (front L) discusses with students at a laboratory in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Shi Jiadong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun stands on stairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun sits inside his office at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Li Pai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This is a file photo of Xue Qikun. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun walks in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Yuan Jie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun speaks during a collective interview at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows a portrait of Xue Qikun in Beijing, capital of China. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun (C) communicates with students while attending a salon in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 28, 2020. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Jiang Zhiyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Qikun (2nd L) speaks during a collective interview at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun stands on stairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows a portrait of Xue Qikun in Beijing, capital of China. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun sits inside his office at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Li Pai/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun (front L) discusses with students at a laboratory in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Shi Jiadong/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows a portrait of Xue Qikun in Beijing, capital of China. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun walks in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Yuan Jie/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun speaks during a collective interview at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun operates experimental device at a laboratory in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Li Zhou/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun (2nd L) speaks during a collective interview at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2024. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xue Qikun (C) communicates with students while attending a salon in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 28, 2020. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Photo by Jiang Zhiyu/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-XUE QIKUN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This is a file photo of Xue Qikun. Xue Qikun won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Xue is a distinguished scientist of condensed matter physics, who has achieved multiple scientific breakthroughs. His team made the first experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect. They also discovered interface-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in the heterostructure system, which opened up a new direction of research in the field of high-temperature superconductivity. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ULTRATHIN OPTICAL CRYSTAL-INVENTION (CN)

(231219) -- BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Kaihui (front), director of the Institute of Condensed Matter and Material Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, and other members of a research team pose for a group photo in Peking University, Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2023. A team of Chinese researchers used a novel theory to invent a new type of ultrathin optical crystal with high energy efficiency, laying the foundation for next-generation laser technology. The research findings were recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese scientists invent ultrathin optical crystal for next-generation laser tech" (Xinhua/Wei Mengjia)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming checks condensed paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 7, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Gu

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming works on condensed paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work,

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming checks condensed paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 7, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Gu

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Cranberries Harvest - Minnesota

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Shannon Forster and Vince Brambrink drag in cranberries in a flooded field so that they are condensed for harvest on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Palisade, Minnesota, USA. Minnesota has only one commercial farmer, the Minnesota Cranberry Co. near Aitkin, run by the Forster family for over 20 years. Photo by Renee Jones Schneider/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award

STORY: Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tsinghua University 2. various of Chinese scientist Xue Qikun 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XUE QIKUN, Chinese scientist STORYLINE: Chinese scientist Xue Qikun has won the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, an international award that recognizes outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics, according to the American Physical Society. Xue, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ashvin Vishwanath, a professor at Harvard University, won the award together for their pioneering theoretical and experimental studies on the collective electronic properties of materials that reflect topological aspects of their band structure. The award is acknowledged as the highest international honor in the field of condensed matter physics. As China's first winner of the award, Xue is highly regarded by the internationa