Selection of China?¯s top ten S&T progresses for 2004, jointly initiated by the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Science Times, and made by 584 academicians by vote, unveiled the result on January 13, 2005. The selected ten major S&T progresses are:

1) China?¯s high performance computer with 1000 billion calculations per second sits among the world top ten computer systems;

2) the first Chinese made nuclear power plant is put into operation;

3) the west-to-east natural gas diverting project is put into full commercial operation;

4) China?¯s first next-generation Internet trunk network opened;

5) satellite Probe II blasted off and ?°dual satellite probe?± initiative realized;

6) a ?°super switch?¯ made of nanometer materials called a success;

7) high accuracy submarine positioning and navigation system rolled out;

8) Chinese scientists solved the mysteries of membrane protein crystals;

9) Chinese scientists achieved major breakthroughs in studying quantum information process;

10) China has made important progresses in strategic mapping of offshore oil and gas resources.