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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.
The projectile launcher produces no smoke, no light and little vibration when fired. Photo: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Shanghai

China’s new launcher is aimed at space debris. Can it also be used as a weapon?

Projectile launcher draws on gunpowder propulsion but brings the technology into the new space age.

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Mainland China

Wilczek’s Multiverse | Good vibrations: the music of black holes

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Mainland China

China’s chromosome editing tool could unlock new wave of genetic advances

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists create meteorite diamond in laboratory breakthrough

Unusual variant has previously been confirmed only within the cosmic debris that hit Arizona’s Canyon Diablo 49,000 years ago.

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Unlike the more common cubic diamonds, the hexagonal structure of a meteorite diamond is believed to have been formed in the intense heat and pressure generated by the impact with Earth. Illustration: Shutterstock
US-China decoupling

Exclusive | For university that bridges China and West, geopolitics is ‘biggest challenge’

Easing visa restrictions for foreign students and visitors could help to improve understanding of China, head of XJTLU says.

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Hong Kong weather

China’s water paradox: rainfall drenches big cities while river run-off drops

Study finds flow rates in five major northern basins fell, including a 95% decline in the Hai River basin.

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United States

Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight China’s chikungunya outbreak: experts

Chinese scientists urge authorities to monitor chikungunya fever-carrying mosquitoes and transmission patterns to prevent spread of disease.

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Residents walk past a residential entrance gate displaying a slogan urging mosquito control, in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
China's space programme

China completes key Lanyue lander test for crewed moon mission by 2030

Test marks ‘a major milestone’ in lunar landing effort, space agency says.

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United States

China plots pathway to tech supremacy through brain-computer interfaces

Beijing unveils multi-year innovation road map that puts neuroscience at the centre of US-China rivalry.

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China's space programme

Scorch marks at Deep Blue’s test site in China point to reusable rocket failure

The company has not commented on satellite imagery showing launch pad burn marks or the outcome of VTVL tests in Inner Mongolia.

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Deep Blue Aerospace, which last year suffered a crash landing when testing its Nebula-1 prototype (pictured) is believed to have encountered another failure in recent weeks. Photo: handout
Pakistan

China and Pakistan expand tech collaboration to nuclear power, space and AI

Pakistani planning minister’s trip to China includes satellite launch and meetings with heads of nuclear authority and space agency.

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A rocket carrying the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on July 31. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

Unique genes that make us smart may also fuel cancer: China study

Analysis of ‘evolutionary vulnerability’ offers promise to train immune systems to attack cancer tumours.

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China technology

China extends funding programme to lure top young scientists from overseas

Foundation puts out extra call for applicants in move that may be partly aimed at US-based researchers grappling with budget constraints.

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China's space programme

China rocket shortage means it may have to pick a favoured Starlink challenger

Roll-out of Guo Wang constellation appears to have been fast-tracked, but other systems, including Shanghai’s Qianfan, may be missing out.

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Space observers say a lack of reusable rockets makes it difficult for China to meet its satellite ambitions. Photo: Handout
United States

Is China stealing the march on science talent as US funding cuts spare no one?

Trump-era cuts are hobbling US research, while China has stepped up efforts to attract science and tech talent, particularly mathematicians.

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Fields medallist Terence Tao has posted on social media about the impact of the funding freeze for his UCLA lab and research programme. Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA
Biomedicine: Companies

Opinion | Biotech successes helping Chinese intellectual property go global

After years of buying licences for foreign-made medicines, Chinese biotech firms are now profiting handsomely from their own innovations.

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United States

Top-tier mathematician Li Hanfeng leaves US for China’s Chongqing University

Leading mathematician returns to China to take up prestigious role as US funding cuts prompt brain drain.

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Ukraine

Chinese scientists draw on Ukraine war lessons and propose drone upgrades

Engineers suggest a solution that could dramatically boost UAVs’ prospects of evading advanced air defences.

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Despite their importance in modern warfare, drones are currently vulnerable to advanced air defences. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

‘Absolutely impossible’: how China created super steel for nuclear fusion

Chinese scientists detail how they created high-strength, low-temperature steel for world’s first fusion nuclear power reactor in action.

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Artificial intelligence

How China’s new ‘Darwin Monkey’ could shake up future of AI in world first

First such supercomputer with over 2 billion artificial neurons mimics macaque brain, is expected to help advance human brain-inspired AI.

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Guangzhou

Earthquakes can power hidden life in the Earth’s darkest depths: China-led study

Tectonic shifts and quake tremors spark formation of vibrant ecosystems deep beneath the Earth’s surface, China-led research finds.

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Recent discoveries have unveiled a massive, active deep biosphere, harbouring an estimated 95 per cent of Earth’s prokaryotes and constituting roughly one-fifth of Earth’s total biomass. Photo: Shutterstock
Zhuhai

Chinese scientists create a ‘storm eye’ for PLA forces in electronic warfare

Innovation will allow Chinese forces to protect own troops and allies from signal jamming disruptions while disabling enemy communication.

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Chinese scientists say they can create a a zone of electromagnetic calm, similar to the eye of a storm at the heart of an intense signal jamming environment. It can allow PLA forces in electronic warfare to protect their own troops and allies from signal jamming while disabling enemy communication. Photo: Shutterstock
Shenzhen

How did the tomato create the potato? Chinese team traces tuber’s hybrid past

Researchers conduct ‘DNA paternity test’ on potato varieties in ‘pioneering’ study that sheds light on ancient origins of the staple crop.

United States

Scientists trace the spike in north China flooding to solar cycle activities

Study finds a link between the sun’s cycle and rain that could improve long-term climate predictions, as China battles severe flooding.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists double artillery gun lifespan with ancient chromium tech

Researchers turn an ancient Chinese anti-corrosion technique into a modern-day solution to combat gun barrel erosion and microcracking.

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Bronze swords buried with the Terracotta Army of China’s first emperor have provided the inspiration for a way to tackle one of modern artillery’s most persistent challenges – barrel erosion. Photo: EPA-EFE
Asean

Opinion | AI won’t provide the answer to today’s geoeconomic puzzles

No algorithm can predict how the clash of civilisations and economies on a global scale will unfold.

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Garment workers walk out of their factory during their lunch break in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 8. Trump threatened steep tariffs on the country, finally agreeing on 19 per cent. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong

Brain drain of US climate scientists may signal shift in scientific gravity

The ‘dreadful’ situation may herald a move in ‘bright young minds’ towards Hong Kong and other parts of Asia, CityU professor says.

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Energy

Letters | How Hong Kong can tap into mainland China’s space solar power project

Readers discuss how the city can contribute to and benefit from the OMEGA project, climate-driven market failure, and sea-land adventure packages.

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