On Sept. 29 in Beijing the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled the Frontier Science Extreme Breakthrough Plan and its first project batch. The initial 10 projects target four frontier problem areas: new‑element synthesis, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, microscopic measurement of chemical bonds, and artificial synthetic cells. CAS also proposed a package of reforms to research project management and evaluation. It published a list of next‑priority fields to receive focused support —

On Sept. 29 in Beijing the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled the Frontier Science Extreme Breakthrough Plan and its first project batch. The initial 10 projects target four frontier problem areas: new‑element synthesis, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, microscopic measurement of chemical bonds, and artificial synthetic cells. CAS also proposed a package of reforms to research project management and evaluation. It published a list of next‑priority fields to receive focused support — materials science, life sciences, earth system science and space science — aiming to produce a set of major original results with global impact in areas tied to the national economy and long‑term development.