New materials come into focus in China’s high-tech push

The thrust on new materials is part of China’s efforts to build a modern industrial system on the back of innovation. — China Daily

BEIJING: China aims to accelerate the industrialisation of new materials like superconducting materials, graphene and liquid metal that are now considered critical to the development of high-tech industries, the country’s top industry regulator says.

Industrialisation in this context is expected to attract more resources to the research and development of these strategic materials.