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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
LATEST China Science NEWS

North America’s top computer vision scientist Liang Jie returns to China

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Liang Jie has top-tier expertise in image and video compression, and holds more than 20 US patents. Photo: Handout

Frost in 20 seconds: can this supercooling tech give China an edge in AI race?

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While China already has twice the power generation capacity of the United States, it is also advancing new technologies for building more energy efficient data centres. Photo: Xinhua

UCLA virologist Xia Xian joins Wuhan lab studying highly pathogenic virus

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An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. Photo: AFP

China’s man-made forest in Gobi produces good rubber for military use

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Chinese scientists including Zhu Mingqiang (right) of Northwest A&F University are behind a thriving project to plant high-value alternative “rubber trees” in the Gobi Desert. Photo: Handout

China, Israel continue to collaborate in science and tech despite unrest in Gaza

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Yaroslav Efimov during his China trip. Photo: Embassy of Israel in Beijing. Photo: Handout
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According to the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo (pictured), Liang Jie joined the university in January 2026 as a chair professor at its School of Electronic Science and Technology. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

North America’s top computer vision scientist Liang Jie returns to China

Brain behind leading Microsoft tech products used by millions across the globe and sensor systems for elderly care joins Chinese university.

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United States

Frost in 20 seconds: can this supercooling tech give China an edge in AI race?

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United States

UCLA virologist Xia Xian joins Wuhan lab studying highly pathogenic virus

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Xinjiang

China’s man-made forest in Gobi produces good rubber for military use

Experimental cultivation of Chinese medicinal plant pays off as crops thrive in unfamiliar location, boosting national rubber supply.

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Chinese scientists including Zhu Mingqiang (right) of Northwest A&F University are behind a thriving project to plant high-value alternative “rubber trees” in the Gobi Desert. Photo: Handout
Palestinian Territories

China, Israel continue to collaborate in science and tech despite unrest in Gaza

While Beijing supports Palestine and has a fractious relationship with Tel Aviv’s closest ally, cutting-edge innovations keep them together.

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Hangzhou

In robot-aided surgery, it doesn’t matter where you are: Chinese study

First randomised controlled trial of telesurgery finds it a ‘feasible solution’ for uneven distribution of medical services.

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Chipmaking expert Xu Zhenpeng leaves OpenAI-funded start-up for Shanghai role

The rising talent in micron-precision 3D printing revealed the move from California to an academic position in China on social media.

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Xu Zhenpeng has left the US to take up a full-time position at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (pictured), one of China’s leaders in artificial intelligence hardware research. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

How China’s 5,100-year-old dams challenge Western narratives on despotism

Researchers use digital technologies to uncover archaeological evidence that ancient communities managed water cooperatively.

United States

Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad

Researchers say the system not only outperforms American competitors in solving problems, it can tackle an even tougher challenge.

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SCMP Highlights

China’s chip breakthrough, Tang Dynasty armour restored: 7 science highlights

From PLA developing quantum weapons to China’s dark matter breakthrough, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

A fibre integrated circuit is a novel electronic device that is as thin as a strand of human hair. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Chinese drug could help India’s Nipah virus surge: Wuhan Institute of Virology

Researchers from Wuhan Institute of Virology say Covid-19 treatment could be a ‘readily available’ option for dealing with outbreaks.

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Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology found that the drug increased survival rates among hamsters. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US-China cooperation backed by most Americans, new national survey reveals

C100 study finds bipartisan public support for dialogue despite Washington’s tougher stance on visas, research collaboration and tariffs.

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Mainland China

Composite tool find puts China in tech revolution up to 160,000 years ago: paper

Team says discovery of 2,600 stone tools, including hafted tools, reshapes understanding of human evolution in eastern Asia.

United States

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

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SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX
US-China tech war

My Take | Steadfast state support is key to China winning tech race with US

America is shooting itself in the foot by defunding basic research and manpower under the Trump White House.

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The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship is pictured at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on January 19. Photo: Xinhua
India

Nipah virus outbreak in India sparks worry in China before Lunar New Year

Virus whose fatality rate can reach up to 75 per cent is said to be manageable and less likely to cause an outbreak in China.

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United States

Can this new tech help China’s stealth bomber break the sound barrier?

Smart system allows flying-wing aircraft to fly 62.5 per cent faster, marking a world record for speed.

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Mainland China

Flying blind at Mach 1: how China brings world’s first supersonic rail to life

Peer-reviewed paper sheds light on Chinese research team’s sonic breakthrough, achieved by ‘listening’ to system’s power supply.

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A team of scientists in China has likened the experience of breaking the sound barrier with the large-scale electromagnetic rail system to driving blindfolded at more than 1,200km/h. Photo: CCTV
United States

China-US team’s feat could ‘open entirely new avenues’ in semiconductors

Paper outlines novel ‘self-etching’ technique enabling world’s first fabrication of intricate structures in 2D perovskite materials.

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Mainland China

Chinese army rifle-wielding drone gets 100% hit rate in 100-metre-range test

Drone using a standard infantry assault rifle shows unprecedented accuracy in live-fire tests with human-sized target.

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Science fiction

Letters | Moving to Mars? First, bring the human ego under control

Readers discuss why humanity needs to manage the forces within rather than change planets, and the problem with delegating work to machines.

SpaceX’s Starship lifts off during a flight test in Boca Chica, Texas in 2024. Photo: Reuters
Pakistan

This Chinese scientist boosts the PL-15 missiles that downed India’s Rafales

Fan Huitao and his team, working on a ‘711’ schedule, are credited with driving China’s air-to-air missile development to fourth generation.

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The Pakistan Air Force deploys the Chinese-made J-10CE, a single-engine, delta-wing fighter jet. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

Chinese scientists shrink semiconductor chip into fibre as thin as human hair

Advance allows fibres to compute like chips or display information like transistors, paving the way for machine-wearable smart textiles.

Mainland China

Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide to starch with 10-fold productivity boost

Feat seen to pave the way for industrial starch production without relying on water- and land-intensive corn.

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United States

Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career

The inspirational Chinese physicist, who lived to the age of 103, was renowned for two historic achievements.

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China’s new analogue chip could cut over 99% of AI data centre energy needs

Chinese scientists go back to the future for inspiration that could reshape the power-hungry artificial intelligence model.

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A research team at Peking University is developing an alternative to digital-based AI systems using an older, analogue-based technology. Photo: Getty Images
Shanghai

A mother’s mind appears restored: might ultrasound be a cure for Alzheimer’s?

After treatment for a separate condition, a Chinese neurologist noticed improvements in cognition.

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Mainland China

Asthma has no cure. For some, the risk is in this gene, Chinese team finds

Researchers create Chinese Immune Multi-Omics Atlas, profiling more than 10 million immune cells and identifying 73 types of immune cells.

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