Project draws inspiration from Ming scientific philosophy that ‘materials are born of nature; humans transform them through craftsmanship’.
Brain behind leading Microsoft tech products used by millions across the globe and sensor systems for elderly care joins Chinese university.
2 Feb 2026 - 3:28PM videocam
Experimental cultivation of Chinese medicinal plant pays off as crops thrive in unfamiliar location, boosting national rubber supply.
30 Jan 2026 - 7:00PM videocam
Researchers use digital technologies to uncover archaeological evidence that ancient communities managed water cooperatively.
After treatment for a separate condition, a Chinese neurologist noticed improvements in cognition.
23 Jan 2026 - 9:00AM videocam
The new head of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society started his academic career by studying at night when worked as a machinist.
Tomb’s occupant confirmed to be a Tuyuhun king and the golden armour is likely to have been among his prized possessions, conservators say.
Quest to beat the US saw a Chinese team turn to ancient traditions, leading to a new technique 10 times more effective than other methods.
16 Jan 2026 - 4:48PM videocam
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
16 Jan 2026 - 9:23AM videocam
Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.
11 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM videocam
In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error.
11 Jan 2026 - 3:02PM videocam
Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.
7 Jan 2026 - 6:13PM videocam
Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM videocam
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.
Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China science body says.
2 Jan 2026 - 5:36PM videocam
Facility runs for 10 hours straight and will produce 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, powering 30,000 homes.
29 Dec 2025 - 2:44PM videocam
Professor is the subject of social media claims and counterclaims after NUS alleged his behaviour was ‘unsolicited and unwanted’.
26 Dec 2025 - 5:34PM videocam
Stretch of Qin Straight Road reveals sophisticated construction techniques including rammed-earth slope reinforcements and filled valleys.
22 Dec 2025 - 6:38PM videocam
Breakthrough could shake-up global tech markets with nations able to run their own grids and break away from US dominance.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:49PM videocam
Huge advancement allows paralysed man to work, order takeaway delivery via robotic dogs and control smart wheelchairs with his thoughts.
18 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
Capturing and upgrading even a fraction of dissipated energy could transform the country’s industrial efficiency and slash carbon emissions.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM videocam
Scientist whose hydrological models have guarded European cities from rising tides returns to China to tackle critical water challenges.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:08PM videocam
Inspired by ‘novel sustainable technology’ research, the team designs a single, powerful system using solar energy for extraction.
8 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Veteran academic to collaborate with Chinese scientists to develop next-gen cancer therapies using vaccine tech for tumour immunotherapy.
8 Dec 2025 - 3:36PM videocam
Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM videocam
Nation’s sustained funding tsunami over decades has shifted dominance in Earth observation science away from America.
18 Nov 2025 - 9:44AM videocam
What history has long portrayed as a cautionary tale of a woman’s vanity bringing down a dynasty may have been the result of climate change.
17 Nov 2025 - 1:02PM videocam
Now affiliated with Hunan University, the award-winning professor solved a major part of Furstenberg’s conjecture dating to the 1960s.
The move follows distinguished contributions at the University of Chicago towards developing more effective cutting-edge treatments.
10 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
Scholar mentored by late Nobel Prize winner hails ability in China to translate knowledge into ‘practical application and industrialisation’.
7 Nov 2025 - 9:00PM videocam