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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

Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese university

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Renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang has returned to China after decades in the US, most recently as a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Photo: SCMP

Why is China building AI centres on the roof of the world?

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Yajiang-1 is the first major hub of China’s Eastern Data, Western Computing project on the Tibetan Plateau. It leverages the region’s extreme environment to make massive AI training tasks more energy-efficient. Photo: Handout

Can China’s brain tech make Elon’s Neuralink open-skull surgery out of date?

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A Nankai University team has helped a paralysed patient regain limb movement with what it says is the world’s first human trial of a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels. Illustration: TNS

Mammals could regenerate tissue by turning on ‘genetic switch’: Chinese team

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Chinese scientists studying regeneration say a mouse’s failure to regenerate stems from an inability to produce sufficient retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese team deploys new all-in-one research buoy in the South China Sea

The “innovative” research platform powered by a hybrid energy system took three years to develop. Photo: Handout
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A 50-year-old Chinese woman has married her son’s Russian classmate, generating widespread attention and scepticism online. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Politics

‘Terrifying’: China flight forced to land, passengers report burning smell

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Drunk Chinese man swallows spoon, thinks it was a dream, learns 5 months later

A Chinese man, under the influence of alcohol, mistakenly swallowed a coffee spoon in Thailand, believing it was part of a dream, and only realised the error five months later. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com

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China says Philippines face ‘self-inflicted destruction’ by hosting US missiles

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Renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang has returned to China after decades in the US, most recently as a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Photo: SCMP
Scientists

Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese university

Zhang, known for his pioneering work on prime numbers, has been appointed to Sun Yat-sen University’s new research centre in Hong Kong.

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Artificial intelligence

Why is China building AI centres on the roof of the world?

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United States

Can China’s brain tech make Elon’s Neuralink open-skull surgery out of date?

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China technology

Mammals could regenerate tissue by turning on ‘genetic switch’: Chinese team

Scientists studying ability of mice to regenerate ear damage say therapies based on retinoic acid might work across various tissue types.

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Chinese scientists studying regeneration say a mouse’s failure to regenerate stems from an inability to produce sufficient retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A. Photo: Shutterstock
South China Sea

Chinese team deploys new all-in-one research buoy in the South China Sea

Floating platform can monitor both atmospheric and oceanic changes and is designed to withstand extreme conditions like typhoon-force winds.

Shenzhen

Digital embryo gives China a powerful tool to decode secret of life: scientists

The world-first scientific breakthrough will enhance understanding of disease development, organ regeneration and cancer treatment.

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Mainland China

New Dawn: Pan Jianwei reveals high-orbit quantum satellite for global network

China’s ‘father of quantum’ tells German conference that project has laid groundwork to potentially redefine international basic unit of time.

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Leading Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei says China’s Dawn high-orbit quantum communication satellite will carry an optical atomic clock and be a new platform for quantum metrology research. Photo: Soho/星空军事
Mainland China

Chinese scientists develop gene-editing tool to target incurable diseases

Mitochondrial DNA base editors could lead to gene therapies for serious conditions that currently lack curative therapies, team says.

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China technology

China’s Feitian 2 hypersonic vehicle shows critical capabilities in test flight

University subject to US sanctions says test flight proved key capabilities, such as autonomous flight with variable angle of attack.

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Canada

Maths star Joshua Zahl leaves Canada for China after solving century-old puzzle

The maths luminary is joining Nankai University as a full-time chair professor, months after publishing findings hailed as ‘magical’.

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Mathematician Joshua Zahl is a winner of the 2024 ICBS Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics and the 2023 PIMS/UBC Mathematical Sciences Early Career Award. Photo: Handout
Business of climate change

China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis

Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.

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China’s technological capabilities are likely to shape a global energy system, according to scientists studying the possibilities and logistics of a global network. Photo: AFP

How the dance of death stars puts a new spin on the way suns are born

Chinese researchers examining European data find freshly formed stars rotate much faster than their predecessors.

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Drones

Chinese team details drone plan to capture Martian samples and avoid bio risks

Robotic arm and claw on Tianwen-3 uncrewed helicopter will retrieve larger rocks that may contain signs of life for study on Earth from 2031.

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AI: Science

AI poses ‘existential risk’ if out of control, Chinese computer scientist warns

AI beginning to ‘cross boundaries’ and becoming increasingly dangerous, Tsinghua College of AI dean Andrew Yao cautions.

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China has been pushing to tighten AI oversight, including new regulations taking effect later this year that require AI-generated content to be clearly identified. Photo: Shutterstock
Quantum computing

China can’t buy Nvidia’s RTX 4090. Now its optical chip is twice as fast

‘Optical computing … can meet AI’s ever-growing computational demands and unleash a wave of new applications’: Professor Xie Peng.

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Chinese researchers say they have developed the world’s first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1”. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Chinese scientists catch cosmic rays meddling in quantum computer operation

Study finds direct link between correlated errors in multiple qubits and the activity of subatomic particles and gamma rays.

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Medicine

The unsung spleen may play a big role in fighting diabetes: Chinese scientists

Researchers say nanoparticles could help engineer the spleen – a more promising long-term survival site than the liver – into a transplant hub.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists build a laser weapon that can operate without cooling in Sahara Desert

Chinese researchers overcome decades-long challenge to build a laser that operates across 100-degree Celsius temperature swings.

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Chinese scientists have built a laser weapon that can operate across 100 degree Celsius temperature swings – from the Arctic to the Sahara Desert. Photo: Shutterstock

How ancient Chinese wisdom and yeast helped decode cell life cycles

New ways to understand metabolism offer pathways for advances in human health and disease.

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Spurred by US sanctions, China adapts Huawei’s HarmonyOS for microsatellites

Chinese suitcase-sized device delivers faster data updates and improved stability using simpler technology, tests show.

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Mainland China

Chinese engineers bring artillery-launched drones from concept to life

Chinese drones survived launch forces 3,000 times their own weight and travelled more than 10km in seconds, tests show.

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The new drone will be fired in a similar way to this live-fire drill carried out by the Chinese army in Tibet as its tensions with India elevated following a deadly clash on the disputed Himalayan border in 2020.Photo: WEIBIO
Robotics

Chinese military lab creates mosquito-sized microdrone for covert operations

State broadcaster CCTV showcases defence university’s miniature bionic robots suited to reconnaissance and battlefield missions.

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A CCTV screenshot shows a Chinese mosquito-sized UAV developed at the National University of Defence Technology and suited to covert military operations. Photo: CCTV
Mainland China

Chinese team’s edible fruit coating can more than double shelf life: paper

Washable protein-based coating tested across 17 kinds of whole and cut fruit delays rot, can cut carbon emissions and food waste, team says.

Mainland China

China to lead global space weather monitoring and warning network

Latest agreements add to country’s initiative in long-term surveillance system to protect communications, power grids.

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China society

Chinese brain experiment at dance performance generates goosebumps and aversion

Netizens repulsed by sci-fi headgear; Tsinghua University says probes capture neurological activity in volunteers enjoying performance.

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Lab director at Tsinghua University, Gao Xiaorong, says BCI tech shows brain activity increases significantly when the volunteer is immersed in watching a performance. Photo: Handout

China builds portable neutron gun powered by hydrogen-lithium nuclear reaction

Particle gun uses electromagnetic technique to produce ‘atomic flashlight’ that can find cracks in aeroplane wings and detect explosives.

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Chinese researchers have achieved controlled nuclear reactions between hydrogen and lithium in a compact device for the first time. Repeated nuclear reactions were observed in a 30-minute test. Photo: Xian Modern Control Technology Research Institute
Australia

Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts

Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.

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Space

Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight

In safety test, safety capsule touched down with airbag cushioning to ensure astronauts survive during rocket failures at lift-off.

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