China's new-generation artificial sun 'Huanliu-3' achieved a dual 100-million-degree breakthrough with the help of a laser scattering system developed by a post-95 youth team, marking the country's entry into the combustion experiment stage of controlled nuclear fusion. Team founder Zhai Wenyan said, 'We are not only chasing light, but also aiming to become creators of light.'
In artificial intelligence, over half of the DeepSeek team members are post-95s, and post-90s account for more than 75%. The average age of the team that created ChatGPT was 32, and John McCarthy, who first proposed the concept of AI, was under 30 at the time.
Young scientist Gao Chao led a team that mastered the full range of technologies from high-purity raw material synthesis to high-quality single crystal preparation in third-generation silicon carbide semiconductors, and their products now hold the largest global market share. Post-80s female scientist Fu Qiaomei successfully obtained key molecular information with Homo erectus identification characteristics from a 400,000-year-old tooth fossil for the first time.
In history, at age 32, Wang Yongzhi proposed a solution to vent 600 kilograms of fuel when a medium-range missile launch stalled, which was endorsed by Qian Xuesen; Wang later became chief designer of China's manned space program.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China has maintained youth project funding at over 45% of total grants. Cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou have launched special programs for young talent.
President Xi Jinping emphasized 'vigorously cultivating outstanding young scientific talent' and 'building the young scientific talent contingent as a strategic project' at national science award conferences and top academic meetings.