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Zhang Tong
Beijing
Reporter, China
Tong earned his Bachelor's degree from Tianjin University and Master's degree from the University of Washington. His major was Chemical Engineering and Data Science. He used to work as an editor of academic journals. He is enthusiastic about news writing and finding stories behind scientific research.
Tong earned his Bachelor's degree from Tianjin University and Master's degree from the University of Washington. His major was Chemical Engineering and Data Science. He used to work as an editor of academic journals. He is enthusiastic about news writing and finding stories behind scientific research.
Areas of Expertise:
Chemical engineering, data scienceLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Researchers have developed a new way to make high-end infrared chips that could slash their cost and boost smartphone cameras, self-driving cars.
Device can spot objects by measuring tiny shifts in gravity, and its compact design means it can be used outside a lab.
Researchers put solid rocket engine to the test and find it could ignite and operate reliably under deep-sea pressure at depth of 200 metres.
Study cracks a puzzle that has baffled scientists and may reshape modern medicine production as the world reels from a global oil shortage.
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China’s new software simulates scramjet physics in one week versus years, marking high-fidelity leap in hypersonic engine research.
‘China solution’ delivers helium‑3‑free cooling tech for quantum chips, offers stable, portable system to support space exploration.
Farmers, schools and healthcare facilities in rural China are benefiting from policies designed to promote the use of artificial intelligence nationwide.
Defence technology company says its Jingqi monitoring system detected communications after bombing mission.
Footage shows Iranian missiles breaching Israeli, US defences and striking military targets, indicating poor hypersonic weapon interception.
Some of the country’s brightest minds enter traditional industrial sectors as manufacturing loses its blue-collar stigma.
Innovative material defies temperature extremes while offering efficient and stable performance in potential leap from lab to reality.
Study says new type of lithium battery technology may offer a solution to the current ceiling on performance.
Showing broad applicability, researchers use biocompatible materials to make helical tubes and branched structures mimicking blood vessels.
Breakthrough said to overcome long-standing limitations of traditional ferroelectric transistors, ‘paving way for large-scale application’.
Restoration and sustainable aquaculture project held up as model for other major river systems such as the Mekong and Amazon.
Researchers have controlled a temporary stable phase in the system, offering a possible avenue for preserving quantum information.
Quest for next-generation materials that can deliver superior performance in the coveted chips has become a global priority.
While Google and Elon Musk talk about putting data centres in space to cut costs and save on energy and water, China is doing it – and more besides.
Team from Peking University says its model could allow for ultra-secure communications across thousands of kilometres.
An aerodynamic tail nozzle designed in Nanjing proves its mettle in a high-subsonic speed drone test.
Emergency crews remain at the site in Shanxi province as smoke continues to billow from the wreckage.
Breakthrough could open possibilities in quantum computing, space platforms, precision manufacturing and the chip industry.
Liquid cooling system powered by science could fuel critical infrastructure, offsetting soaring energy consumption and cooling demands.
Smart system allows flying-wing aircraft to fly 62.5 per cent faster, marking a world record for speed.
Fan Huitao and his team, working on a ‘711’ schedule, are credited with driving China’s air-to-air missile development to fourth generation.
Advance allows fibres to compute like chips or display information like transistors, paving the way for machine-wearable smart textiles.
‘Exceptionally precious’ data gained during unforeseen nine months in orbit to be used for ‘future design improvements’.
The technology is central to some forms of semiconductor manufacturing and dominated by overseas players.
The test of an ‘alien-looking’ giant airship in the skies above Sichuan created a buzz on social media.
