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Cutting edge tracks compete to break ground, and future industries are growing rapidly

2025-08-18   

From quantum technology to brain computer interfaces, from the "artificial sun" to deep space exploration... Currently, multiple cutting-edge technological fields are like carefully cultivated seeds, competing to break through the soil and grow, showing a trend of "multi-point flowering". According to interviews with reporters, many places are accelerating the drawing of industrial maps, cultivating innovative soil, expanding application scenarios, and promoting the accelerated growth and flourishing of future industries. A new species of industry has emerged in the deep space exploration laboratory located in Hefei, Anhui Province. A special 3D printer is currently in operation. The in-situ 3D printing system for lunar soil developed by researchers has made it possible to "build houses" on the moon using locally sourced materials. Simply put, it means we can use lunar soil to build houses on the moon. ”Yang Honglun, a senior engineer at the Future Technology Research Institute of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, introduced that the lunar soil bricks made using this system have the characteristics of high strength and good insulation, which can meet the construction needs of transportation roads, equipment platforms, and buildings for lunar research stations. In recent years, the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory has continued to increase research investment and incubate new species of industries, leading the development of Tiandu No.1 and No.2 communication technology test satellites, and developing lunar soil water ice extraction technology. Li Hang, Director of the Office of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory Council, introduced that the laboratory actively plans to cultivate ten major deep space industry directions such as deep space energy and space tourism, and has already attracted a number of commercial aerospace companies and projects such as Aerospace Lianzhi and Haosheng Group to settle in Anhui, with a total investment of over 10 billion yuan. In the Hefei Fusion Reactor Park, huge laboratories are testing and installing different key components of the "artificial sun". At present, the construction of the Compact Fusion Energy Experiment Device (BEST) has entered the final assembly stage. "BEST will demonstrate fusion power generation for the first time on the basis of the first generation of China's artificial solar EAST device. ”Ye Hualong, secretary of the Youth League of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, said. The nuclear fusion industry is quite large, and for upstream industries, the BEST device itself is a huge commercial application scenario. ”Yan Jianwen, Chairman of Fusion New Energy (Anhui) Co., Ltd., stated that they are committed to gradually elevating the controllable nuclear fusion technology from the scientific experimental stage to the engineering practice and commercial application level of high maturity. Looking at the whole country - in Hubei, 30 highlights of scientific and technological achievements from Hubei laboratories were recently released, covering multiple cutting-edge fields such as optoelectronics, new energy, and biomedicine; In Jiangsu, four provincial laboratories focus on cutting-edge original innovation in areas such as network communication and security, deep-sea technology and science, deep earth science and engineering, and biological breeding. From low altitude to deep space, from future manufacturing to future energy, cutting-edge competition has become a new focus of global competition in the wave of technological innovation. As the source of technological innovation, laboratories continue to nurture new industries. The industrial chain is driving the development of a "new highland" of technological innovation, and the future industry is thriving. In Hefei, Anhui Province, there is a well-known "Quantum Avenue". Here, more than 30 leading quantum technology enterprises are gathered, covering the three major fields of quantum computing, communication, and measurement, making it a leading quantum technology highland in China and even globally. Entering the exhibition hall of China Telecom Quantum Information Technology Group Co., Ltd., the development prospects of quantum technology come into view. As long as a quantum secure SIM card is replaced, quantum encryption technology can be used to protect the security of communication content such as messages and voice. This quantum encrypted communication has been applied in hundreds of scenarios such as government affairs and finance, with a user base of nearly 6 million. The quantum cloud seal, which integrates quantum encryption, artificial intelligence and other technologies, has been promoted and used in government approval, rural governance, financial auditing, enterprise process management and other scenarios in Anhui, Beijing, Shaanxi, Heilongjiang and other places. Commercial implementation in the field of quantum information technology; Industrialization of brain like intelligence and bio based materials; Gene editing therapy has entered the clinical stage; Deep sea aerospace development technology accelerates incubation and transformation... On the industrial map of China, the future industry is like a dazzling star cluster, shining brightly. The Research on China's Future Industrial Development (2025) released by China Industrial Internet Research Institute shows that the scale of China's future industrial output value will be about 11.7 trillion yuan in 2024, and is expected to reach 13.4 trillion yuan in 2025, with an annual compound growth rate of about 15%. Currently, the future industries in various regions are showing a trend of 'multipolar breakthroughs and chain innovation'. The policy side clarifies the track through special planning, while the enterprise side forces technological iteration through scenario applications, forming a positive cycle of 'technology product market'. ”Zhu Keli, founding director of the National Research Institute for New Economy, said. Recently, many places have accelerated the mapping of future industries. Among them, Sichuan has issued the "Implementation Plan for Developing and Strengthening Emerging Industries and Accelerating the Cultivation of Future Industries (2025-2027)", which clarifies the development paths of eight future industries, including sixth generation mobile communication (6G), quantum technology, metaverse, cutting-edge biology, neuroscience and brain computer interface, controllable nuclear fusion, ultra high speed rail transit, and deep earth science. Shanghai has released the "Implementation Plan for the Development of Shanghai's embodied intelligence industry", proposing to build no less than 4 high-quality embodied intelligence incubators by 2027, to achieve the gathering of 100 industry backbone enterprises, the landing of 100 innovative application scenarios, and the promotion of 100 internationally leading products. The scale of embodied intelligence core industry will exceed 50 billion yuan. Nanjing has released the "Action Plan for Promoting Innovation and Breakthrough in Brain Computer Interface Industry in Nanjing (2025-2030) (Draft for Comments)", proposing to build a research and transformation highland in the field by 2027 and become a national industrial innovation highland by 2030. Experts believe that "nurturing fertile soil" opens up new market space. Currently, most future industries are in the stage of incubation or early industrialization, and some industrial technology fields have achieved breakthroughs from laboratory research and development to large-scale production. Drawing a future industry map is not simply stacking tracks, but transforming technological potential into market value through scenario innovation. Various regions are accelerating the mapping of future industries, expanding the application scenarios of new technologies and products, aiming to seize the commanding heights of future industries, accelerate the cultivation of new quality productivity, drive innovation through scenario applications, and provide continuous driving force for the high-quality development of the local economy. ”Liu Xiangdong, Deputy Director of the Research and Information Department of the China International Economic Exchange Center, stated. In Zhu Keli's view, expanding application scenarios is the core lever to crack the weak ability of future industries to generate blood. This scenario driven innovation model can avoid the subjectivity of technology path selection and force technology maturity through real demand, forming a high-level dynamic balance of demand driving supply and supply creating demand. However, experts also pointed out that currently, there are still problems such as blind investment, redundant construction, and lack of high-end talents in the development of future industries in various regions, as well as insufficient overall innovation investment, weak industrial chain resilience, and insufficient support for factor synergy. Zhu Keli said that there are three prominent problems facing the future development of industries: firstly, the homogenization of industrial positioning, and some regions blindly following the trend to layout popular tracks, leading to internal resource consumption and vicious competition. The second is the technological transformation gap, where there is a "valley of death" for cutting-edge technologies from the laboratory to industrialization, and the commercialization path of some fields is still unclear. Thirdly, there is insufficient ecological collaboration, with "information silos" among industry, academia, research, and application parties, and a mismatch between technology supply and market demand. Regarding this, Zhu Keli suggested that a "negative list+positive incentives" mechanism should be established on the policy side, restricting resource investment in duplicated tracks, and giving preferential policies such as taxation and land to differentiated tracks. The technical side should improve the "unveiling and leading" system and form a "demand-oriented" research and development model. The ecological end should build an "industry alliance+innovation consortium" to form a closed-loop ecology of "technology product market capital". Liu Xiangdong proposed that on the one hand, we should continue to increase investment, improve the mechanism for future industrial investment, support the layout of cutting-edge fields in future industries according to local conditions, accelerate the development of high growth innovative industries and enterprises, encourage advantageous enterprises to expand their industry application fields around scenarios, and ensure that future industrial development continues and does not fall behind; On the other hand, it is necessary to create a favorable institutional environment for future industrial growth, including building an industrial innovation community, establishing an innovation factor allocation mechanism, implementing a "targeted talent introduction" project, establishing a future industry risk assessment and fault tolerance mechanism, and innovating policy measures to adapt to future industrial development. (New Society)

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