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Zhang Tong
Beijing
Reporter, China
Tong earned his Bachelor's degree from Tianjin University and Master's degree from the University of Washington. His major was Chemical Engineering and Data Science. He used to work as an editor of academic journals. He is enthusiastic about news writing and finding stories behind scientific research.
Rocks brought back indicate lunar magnetic field may have shot up about 2.8 billion years ago, Chinese study in Nature says.
Jindouyun – named after Monkey King’s ‘somersault cloud’ – reached Mach 4 at more than 65,600 feet, Space Transportation says.
Video includes MD-21/MD series unmanned vehicle reaching Mach 7 after launch from a high-altitude near-space balloon.
Robots can implant electronics on insects to produce cybernetically controlled bugs in just over a minute, researchers say.
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Best paper prize recognises world’s first single-photon laser-based underwater detection technology that can operate at 1,000-m depths.
A team in China have come up with a way to improve the resolution of digital sensors.
About 1,300 overseas health workers will be part of the first batch to learn about the approach.
At least 30 patients are expected to be implanted with Chinese BCI technology, developer says.
Researchers want to know if volcanic lava tubes could support a moon base and they are looking for answers deep below ground on Earth.
Molecular changes make material appear to blend seamlessly with its environment, with military and architectural possibilities, study finds.
High-purity graphite is widely used in critical sectors such as nuclear energy, semiconductors and aerospace.
Purple Mountain Laboratories says its new self-contained microcomputer is much more secure and ready to plug and play in industry.
A leading academic has highlighted China’s rich mathematical history, including a startling fact about a well-known theorem.
Most medical graduates have experienced at least one form of bad behaviour from superiors or the people they are caring for, study finds.
Police say 21-year-old held after attack at college where he had studied had failed his exams and was angry about low pay as factory intern.
Unlike traditional methods that retrieve one ingredient from an emulsion, study outlines system that saves both.
Orbiter will also provide high-speed satellite-to-ground data transmission and feature electric propulsion, developer says.
A new publishing model is causing ructions in academia, and it could be China who decides the winner.
A wearable touchpad that works via a series of swipe patterns could revolutionise drone control, according to a Chinese study.
Tsinghua researchers combine ramjet-based rotor compressor with a detonation engine which they say advances propulsion technology.
Chinese researchers will examine the feasibility of deploying integrated renewable systems on the high seas.
After testing prototype, Space Transportation says it aims to have a full-sized supersonic passenger jet ready for its maiden flight in 2027.
Monday’s unforeseen extreme weather event left much of the east coast under water as experts looked for answers.
A quest for a better way to create amino acids holds promise for sustainable chemical synthesis.
Experiment suggests liver could be key to restarting neural activities, a discovery that could pave the way for new cardiac treatments.
Researchers in Wuhan simulate lunar soil to create what could become the foundations of a space outpost.
A second group of 18 satellites have been sent into orbit but the project could struggle to achieve this year’s goal.
Up to a quarter of the heaviest rainfall may be the result of gravity waves created in small pockets of mountainous terrain.
The national space agency says the experimental technology met its technical targets.
Breakthrough poses a ‘real and substantial threat’ to password-protection mechanism employed across critical sectors, team says.
