Three Gorges Lab unveils 12 breakthroughs
2026-04-26 19:04:28
By Hu Yikai.
Hubei Three Gorges Lab released 12 major scientific and technological achievements on April 24, covering areas such as advanced chemical materials, new energy batteries, electronic chemicals, green mining, and decarbonization technologies. Several breakthroughs from the government-owned lab have reached internationally advanced or leading levels, with some enabling domestic alternatives that help break foreign monopolies.
One technology marks the world’s first large-scale production of black phosphorus chemicals. The lab can now produce 100 kilograms of black phosphorus crystals per batch, overcoming scale and cost barriers for applications in optoelectronics, fast-charging batteries, and biomedicine.
The lab’s photoinitiator for photoresist has passed validation tests at major Chinese manufacturers, offering a competitive domestic alternative. Its high-purity quartz sand purification technology has reached an internationally advanced level and meets the requirements of strategic industries such as satellites, semiconductor, and fiber optics.
The lab currently has 567 researchers and has tackled over 70 critical bottlenecks in microelectronics and other fields. It has signed 60 technology cooperation agreements worth 269 million yuan (US$37.3 million). A second phase of the lab, with an investment of 900 million yuan, is under construction.
Li Yang, Meng Yajuan, and Li Min also contributed to this story.
Hubei Three Gorges Lab released 12 major scientific and technological achievements on April 24, covering areas such as advanced chemical materials, new energy batteries, electronic chemicals, green mining, and decarbonization technologies. Several breakthroughs from the government-owned lab have reached internationally advanced or leading levels, with some enabling domestic alternatives that help break foreign monopolies.
Hubei Three Gorges Lab. Photo by Wang Changming.
One technology marks the world’s first large-scale production of black phosphorus chemicals. The lab can now produce 100 kilograms of black phosphorus crystals per batch, overcoming scale and cost barriers for applications in optoelectronics, fast-charging batteries, and biomedicine.
The lab’s photoinitiator for photoresist has passed validation tests at major Chinese manufacturers, offering a competitive domestic alternative. Its high-purity quartz sand purification technology has reached an internationally advanced level and meets the requirements of strategic industries such as satellites, semiconductor, and fiber optics.
The lab currently has 567 researchers and has tackled over 70 critical bottlenecks in microelectronics and other fields. It has signed 60 technology cooperation agreements worth 269 million yuan (US$37.3 million). A second phase of the lab, with an investment of 900 million yuan, is under construction.
Li Yang, Meng Yajuan, and Li Min also contributed to this story.
