Pioneering French professor who blended architecture with film joins Nanjing University in a full-time position after 45 years at Cambridge.
28 Mar 2026 - 6:11PM videocam
The ‘father of electrospinning’, who taught for almost 30 years in the city state, will continue his research in Beijing.
27 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM videocam
World’s first approved cerebrovascular robot could reduce harmful radiation exposure to doctors while shaving minutes off procedure times.
Celebrated scientist leaves prestigious role at University of California, San Francisco, months after being appointed to move to Shanghai.
20 Mar 2026 - 4:03PM videocam
Researchers in China report reviving and transplanting animal organs after freezing them at sub-zero temperatures for several days.
16 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM videocam
Chinese team’s semiconductor tech research combines power and memory, allowing for smaller and more powerful military electronics.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM videocam
Scientist will lead planning and development in emerging industries at DK Electronic Materials, focusing on the semiconductor memory business.
Amid fierce competition among Chinese universities, the former child prodigy has returned to his hometown for his new role.
9 Mar 2026 - 6:38PM videocam
Jiang returns to China to advance information technology by creating smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computer chips.
7 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM videocam
By silencing two genes with CRISPR/Cas9 tool, Chinese team creates a tomato with a surprisingly sweet scent.
23 Feb 2026 - 3:42PM videocam
Creator of new incarnation of martial arts epic says connection to the game is more than commercial – it is personal.
22 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
The Brain Prize winner, known for pioneering brain imaging techniques, joins the rapidly expanding Shenzhen Bay Laboratory.
16 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
The presence of the warm, reddish-orange mineral in the Bronze Age archaeological site of Sanxingdui has long puzzled archaeologists.
13 Feb 2026 - 4:33PM videocam
A new type of hardware inspired by the brain increases machine vision speed by four times, bringing revolutionary safety breakthroughs.
11 Feb 2026 - 12:00AM videocam
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.
13 Feb 2026 - 2:39PM videocam
The Fields Medal winner and his country’s most distinguished mathematician is leaving the US and returning to Asia.
9 Feb 2026 - 5:29PM videocam
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.
2 Feb 2026 - 3:28PM videocam
Experimental cultivation of Chinese medicinal plant pays off as crops thrive in unfamiliar location, boosting national rubber supply.
30 Jan 2026 - 7:00PM videocam
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.
23 Jan 2026 - 9:00AM videocam
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.
16 Jan 2026 - 4:48PM videocam
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
16 Jan 2026 - 9:23AM videocam
Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.
11 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM videocam
In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error.
11 Jan 2026 - 3:02PM videocam
Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.
7 Jan 2026 - 6:13PM videocam
Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM videocam
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.