Russia and China agreed to a major BRICS deal on Wednesday to start mass production of spectrometers on femtosecond lasers. The partnership was announced by Aleksander Kuleshov, President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow. The deal went through at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ( SPIEF) and both Russia and China would start mass manufacturing by the end of the year.
Kuleshov explained that the laser deal will give BRICS wider access to the markets through Russia and China’s joint initiatives. “This will be truly mass and, most importantly, inexpensive spectrometry,” Kuleshov said. The alliance is signing new deals and since Russia is under sanctions, the majority of the payments will be settled in local currencies.
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However, Kuleshov did not specify how much the Russia and China’s BRICS laser tech deal is worth. He revealed that Russia will be responsible for the spectrometer manufacturing while China will take care of the femtosecond lasers. The technological cooperation will also include several Chinese universities for the project to be implemented before going for manufacturing.
Laser Technology Deal: Russia & China Ink BRICS Pact
The laser technology deal from Russia and China comes weeks ahead of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. For the uninitiated, the spectrometer is a device that analyzes the composition of substances at the molecular level. The device makes it possible to determine exactly which components and compounds are involved in a sample for mass production.
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In addition, a femtosecond laser is a source of ultra-short laser pulses, which provide high accuracy in measurements. The bloc is looking to advance laser tech and Russia and China are leading the pack in the realignment. Whether other members will be a part of the process could be decided in the upcoming 17th summit. The BRICS summit is scheduled to be held on July 7 and 8, 2025.
