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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.
Areas of Expertise:
Science journalismLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Peer reviewers hail breakthrough as ‘significant’ advance in the development of atom-related quantum physics.
Test marks ‘a major milestone’ in lunar landing effort, space agency says.
The company has not commented on satellite imagery showing launch pad burn marks or the outcome of VTVL tests in Inner Mongolia.
Foundation puts out extra call for applicants in move that may be partly aimed at US-based researchers grappling with budget constraints.
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Roll-out of Guo Wang constellation appears to have been fast-tracked, but other systems, including Shanghai’s Qianfan, may be missing out.
Chinese Academy of Sciences software scientists say Planet Labs’ Dove constellation risks uncontrolled re-entry and potential collisions.
Exonerated Georgia Tech top scientist draws harsh lessons from legal nightmare after judge tosses visa, wire fraud charges.
Victim of original China Initiative, Gang Chen, says programme was ‘ultimately weakening, not strengthening, our national security’.
Team at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics made unexpected finding while folding ultra-thin sheets of graphene.
A shortage of rockets and competition for launch resources appear to be putting the mega-constellation’s targets in doubt.
‘People should have something to dream about,’ Zhang Shengwu says after his 5-tonne vessel makes its maiden river dive.
Experiment appears to be the first in space involving a highly integrated chip containing human brain cells and blood vessels.
American institutions collaborated on project that takes Chinese search for primordial gravitational waves ‘onto the international stage’.
Space Pioneer unveils plan to allow ordinary people to ‘take a rocket like they take a plane, making global one-hour travel possible’.
The United States has long held the lead in the space race, but the Chinese programme is catching up fast.
Chinese scientists believe samples found by Chang’e-6 mission answer central question in lunar science, but some in the West have doubts.
Meanwhile, researchers across Nasa and American government departments may be locked out from Chinese findings due to US budget cuts.
Court filing accuses Northwestern University of discriminating and isolating actions that became a ‘decisive factor’ in her fatal decision.
Zhang, known for his pioneering work on prime numbers, has been appointed to Sun Yat-sen University’s new research centre in Hong Kong.
Floating platform can monitor both atmospheric and oceanic changes and is designed to withstand extreme conditions like typhoon-force winds.
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.
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.
