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Ling Xin
Reporter, China
Ling Xin is a science journalist based in Ohio. She mainly covers physics, astronomy and space. Her writing has appeared in Science, Scientific American, MIT Technology Review and other English and Chinese outlets. She was a visiting journalist at Science magazine in Washington, and has a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University.
Ling Xin is a science journalist based in Ohio. She mainly covers physics, astronomy and space. Her writing has appeared in Science, Scientific American, MIT Technology Review and other English and Chinese outlets. She was a visiting journalist at Science magazine in Washington, and has a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University.
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Science journalismLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
China’s ‘father of quantum’ tells German conference that project has laid groundwork to potentially redefine international basic unit of time.
Chinese researchers examining European data find freshly formed stars rotate much faster than their predecessors.
Robotic arm and claw on Tianwen-3 uncrewed helicopter will retrieve larger rocks that may contain signs of life for study on Earth from 2031.
Chinese suitcase-sized device delivers faster data updates and improved stability using simpler technology, tests show.
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Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.
Upended policies could serve as a catalyst for China to position itself as hub for global education, research and investment, experts say.
Shijian-25 is expected to use its robotic arms to latch onto Shijian-21 and replenish its fuel.
Modern researchers think they have identified the stellar remnant and are appealing to observatories to take a closer look.
Research project reveals chilling truth of forgotten Japanese military unit and why so much has been hidden from history classes.
Scientist is accused of shipping material to University of Michigan; 2 charged last week over conspiring to smuggle toxic fungus.
Two modules were part of a rocket launch last week, in a ‘key step’ towards an integrated space-air-ground quantum network.
Experts in North America dispute Chinese developer’s claim for primacy in the breakthrough for space exploration infrastructure.
13-metre Chiang Mai radio antenna and another being built in southern Thailand expected to aid GPS, climate research and quake forecasting.
Sun Zhibin says robotic thruster could latch onto unidentified object approaching critical Chinese space infrastructure and push it away.
Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to comet 311P.
Green card holders testify to packed hearing about ‘foreign adversary’ law that would ban them from property near ‘critical’ infrastructure.
Breakthrough enabling streaming video content directly to phones via satellites would face significant regulatory, technology hurdles, experts say.
Once complete, the space-based Three-Body Computing Constellation will support real-time, in-orbit data processing.
Chinese institutions are offering large salary packages to entice scientists hit by funding cuts and persistent scrutiny in the United States.
Chutian project aims to establish 300-satellite network offering continuous global coverage with a range of imaging types.
Scientists using data from Nasa’s InSight lander find mysterious zone they say is best explained by a layer of water-saturated rock.
Team used Sanya incoherent scatter radar and FAST telescope for ground-based radar imaging experiment focused on the lunar south pole.
Work on a key experimental reactor is expected to be finished within two years, which could be a major advance in the race for clean energy.
China’s moon rocks and soil will be put under the microscope and compared to Apollo-era samples to deepen understanding of volcanic past.
More Chinese scientists are taking on prestigious leadership roles at US academic societies.
Experts contrast Washington’s budget threat to Martian sample return programme and clear goals for Tianwen-3 mission and beyond.
DRO-L, DRO-A and DRO-B finally form a communication and navigation system spanning from low Earth orbit to distant retrograde orbit.
Ma says lack of due process by Indiana University is devastating after she and Wang were dismissed within days of each other.
Amid China Initiative era and pressure on Chinese research community, police report concluded Tao died by suicide amid ‘work-related stress’.
