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Shi Huang
Senior Reporter, China
Shi is a science reporter based in Beijing, primarily covering life sciences, medicine, and frontier research. Previously, he worked for Sanlian Lifeweek and DXY.
Shi is a science reporter based in Beijing, primarily covering life sciences, medicine, and frontier research. Previously, he worked for Sanlian Lifeweek and DXY.
Areas of Expertise:
Life science, Medicine Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
By silencing two genes with CRISPR/Cas9 tool, Chinese team creates a tomato with a surprisingly sweet scent.
Creator of new incarnation of martial arts epic says connection to the game is more than commercial – it is personal.
The Brain Prize winner, known for pioneering brain imaging techniques, joins the rapidly expanding Shenzhen Bay Laboratory.
The presence of the warm, reddish-orange mineral in the Bronze Age archaeological site of Sanxingdui has long puzzled archaeologists.
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A new type of hardware inspired by the brain increases machine vision speed by four times, bringing revolutionary safety breakthroughs.
Elon Musk shifts short-term sights from Mars to the moon, where the race for prime space could pit his company against Chinese research base.
The Fields Medal winner and his country’s most distinguished mathematician is leaving the US and returning to Asia.
Project draws inspiration from Ming scientific philosophy that ‘materials are born of nature; humans transform them through craftsmanship’.
Brain behind leading Microsoft tech products used by millions across the globe and sensor systems for elderly care joins Chinese university.
Experimental cultivation of Chinese medicinal plant pays off as crops thrive in unfamiliar location, boosting national rubber supply.
Researchers use digital technologies to uncover archaeological evidence that ancient communities managed water cooperatively.
After treatment for a separate condition, a Chinese neurologist noticed improvements in cognition.
The new head of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society started his academic career by studying at night when worked as a machinist.
Tomb’s occupant confirmed to be a Tuyuhun king and the golden armour is likely to have been among his prized possessions, conservators say.
Quest to beat the US saw a Chinese team turn to ancient traditions, leading to a new technique 10 times more effective than other methods.
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.
In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error.
Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.
Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.
Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China science body says.
Facility runs for 10 hours straight and will produce 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, powering 30,000 homes.
Professor is the subject of social media claims and counterclaims after NUS alleged his behaviour was ‘unsolicited and unwanted’.
Stretch of Qin Straight Road reveals sophisticated construction techniques including rammed-earth slope reinforcements and filled valleys.
Breakthrough could shake-up global tech markets with nations able to run their own grids and break away from US dominance.
Huge advancement allows paralysed man to work, order takeaway delivery via robotic dogs and control smart wheelchairs with his thoughts.
Capturing and upgrading even a fraction of dissipated energy could transform the country’s industrial efficiency and slash carbon emissions.
Scientist whose hydrological models have guarded European cities from rising tides returns to China to tackle critical water challenges.
