From plant biology to superconductor physics the country is at the cutting edgePhotograph: Liu Xu/Polaris/eyevine Jun 12th 2024|London and BeijingIn the atrium of a research building at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing is a wall of patents. Around five metres wide and two storeys high, the wall displays 192 certificates, positioned in neat rows and tastefully lit from behind. At ground level, behind a velvet rope, an array of glass jars contain the innovations that the patents pr...