CGE has been engaged in experimental research into gravitation, precision gravity measurements and related theories since 1983. It is now the only research center in China involved in gravitational experiments, and is especially well-known as a research center focusing on precise measurement of the Newtonian gravitational constant. In 2018, the center measured out the most precise Gravitational Constant G in the world so far.

The National Innovation Institute of Digital Design and Manufacturing, a joint undertaking by HUST and Tsinghua University, was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in September 2018. Serving the national science strategy and pillar industries, the NI Institute focuses on digital design, analysis, and manufacturing, among other key technologies, and provides an innovation platform for digital design and manufacturing. The Institute brings together intellectual resources and technical research support for core industrial software and process equipment in the key ...