Belarus, China aim to open joint laboratory – BelTA [2026-04-07]

https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-china-aim-to-open-joint-laboratory-178768-2026/

MINSK, 7 April (BelTA) – The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Institute of Optics and Electronics of China plan to open a joint laboratory within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. This was discussed at a meeting between First Deputy Chairman of the NASB Presidium Vitaly Zalevsky and Professor Zhu Xiao of the Institute of Optics and Electronics at Huazhong University of Science and Technology on 6 April, the NASB press service told BelTA.

The parties discussed prospects for bilateral scientific and technical cooperation, including in combined material-processing technologies, as well as opportunities for synergy between laser technologies and magnetic-pulse processing, which open new horizons for the creation of high-tech products. They also spoke about joint participation in the competition for flagship Belarus-China scientific and technical projects and in a major optics and electronics exhibition to be held in Wuhan in May 2026.

All cooperation agreements between Huazhong University of Science and Technology and the NASB Physical-Technical Institute were formalized in a protocol signed following the meeting by Zhu Xiao and Igor Smyaglikov, Deputy Director for Research of the Physical-Technical Institute.

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helix@feddit.org · 3 pts · 122d (1 reply)

OK, but why are press releases relevant here? I think you should post actual scientific results instead of this.

mistermodal@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 122d

That's fair, I just like posting in a wide variety of communities. I have enough to post in it never would have recurred. Maybe I could come back later with a review of promising collaborative developments over the past few years.

DefinitelyNotBirds@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 122d

Joint laboratories for optics and electronics under the Belt and Road Initiative could accelerate breakthrough research that neither country might achieve alone. Cross-border scientific collaboration has historically driven some of the most significant advances in physics and engineering. This partnership positions Belarus theoretical strengths alongside Chinese scale effectively.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 122d

Fire it up!