我们很快就要迎来本世纪的最后一年——1999年,《科技潮》杂志也将进入第10个年头。近年来,办科技文化刊物很不容易,《科技潮》却越办越兴旺,不断以新的面貌出现,赢得了广大读者的赞许,为普及科学知识、宣传科学文化作出了重要的贡献。这是件令人欣慰的事。我们应该感谢编者和作者们的辛勤劳动,并预祝他们在新的一年里取得更大的成就,迎接新世纪的到来。21世纪是全球进入知识经济的世纪,是全球经济走向一体化的世纪。在新的世纪中,科学、技术、经济和文化将更紧密地结合,我们将面临无情的压力和激烈的竞争。我们必须在这场没有硝烟的战争中取胜,才能屹立于世界,完成民族振兴大业。竞争是综合国力的竞争,是科学技术水平的竞争,是创新意识和能力的竞争,归根到底是人才的竞争。我们需要出类拔萃的人才,更需要全民科技素质的大提高,后者是前者的基础,没有肥沃 We are about to usher in the final year of this century - in 1999, Tech Tide will also be in its tenth year. In recent years, science and technology culture publications are not easy, “science and technology boom” has become more and more prosperous, and constantly with a new look, won the praise of readers, in order to popularize scientific knowledge and promote science and culture made an important contribution. This is a welcome thing. We should thank the editors and authors for their hard work and wish them every success in the new year to greet the new century. The 21st century is the century for the world to enter the knowledge economy and the century for the global economy to move toward integration. In the new century, science, technology, economy and culture will be more closely integrated, and we will face relentless pressure and fierce competition. We must win this war without smoke in order to stand in the world and complete the great cause of national rejuvenation. Competition is the competition of comprehensive national strength, the competition of science and technology level, the competition of innovation consciousness and ability, and the competition of talent in the final analysis. We need talented people, but also greatly improve the quality of science and technology, the latter is the basis of the former, there is no fertility