Have engineers at the world’s first full-scale maglev test line in Shanxi province overcome a critical flaw in the superfast travel concept?
28 May 2025 - 11:52AM videocam
Researchers say they have developed a way to dampen the underwater vibrations that can be picked up by sonar systems.
Capacitor-free design propels Chinese electromagnetic rifle to 3,000 rounds per minute, redefining future combat.
25 May 2025 - 5:27PM videocam
Achievement may help pave the way for long-range undersea messaging that could assist with important military tasks.
24 May 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
Chinese scientists announce successful ground test of hypersonic engine powered by jet fuel simulating Mach 8 flight conditions.
22 May 2025 - 7:00PM videocam
A Chinese military study puts the 70-year-old bomber ahead of sleek, modern aircraft in risk assessment based on limited strike.
Tests by Chinese scientists show that plasma excitation tech can boost performance of high-altitude drones, allowing them to fly longer.
17 May 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
Technological upgrades to make rocket artillery capable of striking aerial targets may rewrite the rules of warfare.
Researchers, who say Ukraine war shatters notion of civilian nuclear plants being not subject to military strikes, are evaluating risks.
10 May 2025 - 9:00AM videocam
PLA study claims China’s hypersonic missiles can be launched from space-based platforms and strike global targets within 30 minutes.
8 May 2025 - 4:18PM videocam
Beijing team says it could give PLA ‘absolute advantage’ in electronic warfare when combined with AI and other new technology.
Fleet of Chinese drones scatter silver iodide powder over dry Xinjiang region and increase rainfall by more than 4 per cent, results show.
4 May 2025 - 3:43PM videocam
Chinese experiment used modified commercial detection gear to track emissions from US low-probability-of-intercept radar.
3 May 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
Research team under natural resources ministry says prototypes have been built and tested but it’s not clear what stage the project is at.
29 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM videocam
Successful trials of gun that emits beams capable of attacking drones, missiles and more signal breakthrough in directed-energy weaponry.
Chinese scientists’ breakthrough in magnetic detection technology could give China the edge in submarine warfare amid Sino-US tension.
24 Apr 2025 - 8:51PM videocam
Chengdu engineers achieve uncanny precision in extreme weather with system that shares control with pilot, study said.
22 Apr 2025 - 5:26PM videocam
The weapon generates a white-hot fireball that lasts 15 times longer than TNT’s fleeting flash.
20 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
Team working on project reportedly achieves milestone by completing fuel reloading while experimental molten salt reactor was running.
Scientists develop highly accurate underwater acoustics technology for depth detection in challenging and strategically important Beaufort Sea.
16 Apr 2025 - 10:50PM videocam
A hyperrealistic rendering of China’s largest city may look like a video game setting, but it has a much more serious purpose.
As the world reels from the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, seismologists have warned there is a heightened danger of further disasters.
6 Apr 2025 - 4:00PM videocam
Unprecedented scale of test signals Beijing’s growing confidence in its capacity to counter advanced threats and project dominance.
An alien, underwater world could hold the answers to China’s energy security, scientists say, as they work to unlock its mysteries.
4 Apr 2025 - 3:14PM videocam
China’s Dahaize Mine is rewriting the playbook on how a coalfield operates as automation takes centre stage.
31 Mar 2025 - 8:13PM videocam
As global supersonic air travel looks set to begin its second act, China could be quietly leading the boom.
29 Mar 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Researchers have developed an innovative secondary combustion technique to help China win the global hypersonic race.
24 Mar 2025 - 3:10PM videocam
As the threat of global climate collapse grows, Beijing is considering a plan to turn the Tibetan Plateau into an agricultural stronghold.
23 Mar 2025 - 2:13PM videocam
Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.
Modelling suggests ‘fundamental shifts’ are under way with Africa, South America, Australia and Greenland emerging as competitors.
21 Mar 2025 - 6:39AM videocam