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Chinese scientists simulate ‘hunting’ Starlink satellites in orbit

Taking inspiration from whales, Chinese researchers have created their own method for targeting satellite constellations.

12 Jan 2025 - 10:00PM

Chinese scientists hope advanced laser will open gateway to new discoveries

12 Jan 2025 - 9:17PM

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Shanghai and Beijing unveil plans to boost brain computer interface industry

12 Jan 2025 - 6:03PMvideocam

China’s new technology achieves ‘unprecedented’ rare earth production speed

A new method for mining rare earth metals that is better for the environment has been developed by Chinese scientists.

12 Jan 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Conventional rare earth mining can have damaging environmental impacts, but a new method developed in China could be good news for the sector. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Educated overseas: has it become a curse to China’s young jobseekers?

It used to give them an edge, but now Chinese overseas graduates are finding their degrees could stop them from finding government work.

11 Jan 2025 - 6:01PMvideocam

China releases powerful electronic warfare weapon design software – for free

While similar US industrial software can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, a Chinese program has been released at no cost.

11 Jan 2025 - 12:28AMvideocam

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China-born gene-editing star scientist Zhang Feng recognised with top US prize

CRISPR-Cas9 pioneer presented with National Medal of Technology and Innovation in White House awards ceremony.

10 Jan 2025 - 1:02PM

White House director of science and technology policy Arati Prabhakar (left) presents China-born MIT professor Zhang Feng with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Photo: Ryan K. Morris

China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power

Chinese rocket scientist reveals blueprint for ‘incredible project’ to build solar power station in space using super heavy rockets.

9 Jan 2025 - 11:45PMvideocam

China’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind

Samples collected by Perseverance rover not expected until at least 2035, four years behind Tianwen-3’s ‘grab-and-go’ timetable.

9 Jan 2025 - 9:16PMvideocam

Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, say flu is a bigger problem

International media reports have said hospitals are being ‘overwhelmed’ by cases, but medical staff say that is not the case.

9 Jan 2025 - 11:59AMvideocam

A baby waits to be seen by medical staff at a hospital in Hangzhou in eastern China. Medical staff say cases of flu are far more common this winter. Photo: AFP

New discoveries raise China’s lithium reserves to second largest in the world

Recent finds, including a massive deposit in Tibet, will help meet demand for metal, which is key for EV batteries and other technologies.

8 Jan 2025 - 11:48PM

Lithium is key component in electric car batteries. Photo: AFP

Biomathematician Hu Yijuan is among Chinese scientists in continuing US exodus

The renowned biostatistician has left Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia for a full-time post with her prestigious alma mater in Beijing.

8 Jan 2025 - 10:15PMvideocam

Sudden death of top Chinese military drone scientist shocks industry

Drone expert and start-up founder Zhang Daibing, whose company developed unmanned firefighting tech, is dead at age 47.

8 Jan 2025 - 7:01PM

China’s ancient tiny cat fossil could belong to the smallest feline ever found

The palm-sized animal was uncovered in Hualongdong cave, where scientists are studying the humans who lived there 30,000 years ago.

7 Jan 2025 - 10:24PM

An artist’s impression of the tiny species leopard cat whose remains were uncovered in Anhui province, eastern China. Illustration: X/ @HodariNundu

‘Gift from heaven’: China astronauts develop super niobium alloy for aerospace

An experiment conducted in space has helped Chinese scientists do the impossible – and it could revolutionise aerospace technology.

9 Jan 2025 - 2:37AMvideocam

China’s Tiangong space station was vital in conducting the experiments that led to the scientific breakthrough. Photo: CMSA

Chinese scientists build the most precise timing machine for electronic warfare

Researchers have created an atomic clock that can be taken into war zones, and it could change the future of military combat.

7 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM

China’s ‘high-speed rail for computers’ will boost AI development: scientists

The country’s optical fibre-based CENI network is operational and achieving zero packet loss with delays of less than 20 microseconds.

6 Jan 2025 - 10:11PMvideocam

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Chinese research ship starts country’s first survey of Bohai Sea’s winter ice

The icebreaker owned by Sun Yat-sen University is studying the impact of rapid environmental changes on the climate.

6 Jan 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

The research ship is only icebreaker owned by a Chinese university. Photo: CCTV

Could lymph node surgery be the answer for treating Alzheimer’s disease?

A clinical trial in Chinese public hospitals is showing promise, but experts stress that further studies are needed.

6 Jan 2025 - 2:05PMvideocam

China’s ‘metal storm’ weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute

A machine gun capable of firing bullets at a faster rate than the world has ever seen is being developed by Chinese scientists.

4 Jan 2025 - 10:00PM

World-leading China-trained maths talent is on the horizon: Shing-Tung Yau

The former Harvard professor says top researchers will attract more of their kind, creating a virtuous cycle.

4 Jan 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Shanghai will be the permanent home of the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians. Photo: Xinhua via AP

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