August 2008, Volume 7 NoNoNoNo 8 pppppppp597-678
Since the opening of the country to the outside world thirty years ago, the output of scientific publications in materials science from China has risen from almost nowhere into now being the third largest in the world. In this special issue of Nature Materials we take a look at this rapid development in China.
Editorial
The dragon awakens - pppp597
Do you think there are too many scientific papers coming out of China? Think again. As our special focus on China highlights, improvements in quality over quantity are inevitable.
Commentaries
Prolific research on a barren rock - pppppppp600 - 602
Paul Ching-Wu Chu
As economic competition in the region increases, Hong Kong has to reinvent itself as a knowledge-based society.
Materials research in China - pppppppp603 - 605
Lian Zhou et al.
The fast-paced economic development in China needs to be complemented by strong support for fundamental research, particularly in the materials sciences.
Interview
Leader of innovation in China - pppppppp606 - 607
Interview with Lu Yongxiang
Nature Materials spoke to Lu Yongxiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on the roles that the academy and its more than 100 research-related institutions have in advancing science and technology in China.