Zambezi Basin Can Triple Food and Double Clean Energy Without Harming Wetlands, Study Finds

Published in Chinese Geographical Science​, the research is led by Prof. WU Bingfang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS). By integrating 1-km evapotranspiration data, CHIRPS rainfall records and GRACE satellite gravimetry, the team quantified how irrigation expansion and planned hydropower schemes interact with environmental flow needs across the 1.39 million km² basin between 2003 and 2019.

Dec 08, 2025

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High Pressure Drives 13-Fold Enhancement and Precise Control of Terahertz Emission in Layered GaTe

A new study published in Laser & Photonics Reviews demonstrates that high pressure can significantly boost and precisely tune terahertz (THz) radiation from the two-dimensional semiconductor gallium telluride (GaTe). Using a diamond anvil cell, researchers achieved a 13-fold enhancement in THz emission and directly uncovered the sequence of ultrafast processes that generate THz waves.

Nov 28, 2025

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Climate Change Accelerates River–Lake System Reorganization on the Tibetan Plateau

A new study led by Professor LU Shanlong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), has published in Communications Earth & Environment, reveals that since 2019, when the previously isolated Zonag-Yanhu drainage basin became connected to the headwaters of the Yangtze River, both hydrological and ecological processes within the basin have undergone rapid transformation.

Nov 18, 2025

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New Framework Integrates ICESat-2 and Multi-Source Remote Sensing for High-Precision Bathymetric Mapping

A research team led by Prof. NIE Sheng at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), has developed a new bathymetric mapping framework that integrates indirect inversion of ICESat-2 satellite LiDAR data with multi-source remote sensing observations. The framework, detailed in Remote Sensing of Environment combines wave-based indirect bathymetry, multi-source feature fusion, and a temporal sample-transfer strategy to achieve high-accuracy, wide-coverage mapping in optically complex shallow waters.

Nov 18, 2025

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New Study Reveals How Dark-Colored Lichens Are Overlooked in Antarctic Vegetation Mapping

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences and Biodiversity (CADIC-CONICET), Argentina, has revealed major blind spots in current Antarctic vegetation mapping caused by the poor detectability of dark-colored lichens.

Nov 12, 2025

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