At Quesang on the Tibetan Plateau we report a series of hand and foot impressions that appear to have been intentionally placed on the surface of a unit of soft travertine.The travertine was deposited by water from a ...At Quesang on the Tibetan Plateau we report a series of hand and foot impressions that appear to have been intentionally placed on the surface of a unit of soft travertine.The travertine was deposited by water from a hot spring which is now inactive and as the travertine lithified it preserved the traces.On the basis of the sizes of the hand and foot traces,we suggest that two track-makers were involved and were likely children.We interpret this event as a deliberate artistic act that created a work of parietal art.The travertine unit on which the traces were imprinted dates to between~169 and 226 ka BP.This would make the site the earliest currently known example of parietal art in the world and would also provide the earliest evidence discovered to date for hominins on the High Tibetan Plateau(above 4000 m a.s.l.).This remarkable discovery adds to the body of research that identifies children as some of the earliest artists within the genus Homo.展开更多
Perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have attracted worldwide attention due to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost.As the largest supplier of photovoltaic modules,China has made huge endeavors in the research on P...Perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have attracted worldwide attention due to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost.As the largest supplier of photovoltaic modules,China has made huge endeavors in the research on PSCs.In 2019,Chinese research groups were still holding the top position for paper publications in the world.Both the efficiency and the stability of the device have been steadily increasing,pushing forward the commercialization of PSCs step by step.This review summarizes the highlights of China’s PSC research progress in 2019 and briefly introduces the development of PSC modules in industry.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41971110 and 41888101)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2019QZKK0601)the Early Career Scheme of Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(28300717)。
文摘At Quesang on the Tibetan Plateau we report a series of hand and foot impressions that appear to have been intentionally placed on the surface of a unit of soft travertine.The travertine was deposited by water from a hot spring which is now inactive and as the travertine lithified it preserved the traces.On the basis of the sizes of the hand and foot traces,we suggest that two track-makers were involved and were likely children.We interpret this event as a deliberate artistic act that created a work of parietal art.The travertine unit on which the traces were imprinted dates to between~169 and 226 ka BP.This would make the site the earliest currently known example of parietal art in the world and would also provide the earliest evidence discovered to date for hominins on the High Tibetan Plateau(above 4000 m a.s.l.).This remarkable discovery adds to the body of research that identifies children as some of the earliest artists within the genus Homo.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11834011,11674219)。
文摘Perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have attracted worldwide attention due to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost.As the largest supplier of photovoltaic modules,China has made huge endeavors in the research on PSCs.In 2019,Chinese research groups were still holding the top position for paper publications in the world.Both the efficiency and the stability of the device have been steadily increasing,pushing forward the commercialization of PSCs step by step.This review summarizes the highlights of China’s PSC research progress in 2019 and briefly introduces the development of PSC modules in industry.
