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1. China defies ASML prediction with EUV breakthrough in advanced chip production
Chinese researchers have cracked a barrier to the home-grown production of advanced chips by building an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source platform that operates at internationally competitive parameters, according to a research paper.
2. Chinese civilian handheld device can compromise US stealth radar: study
Researchers at one of China’s top defence electronics institutes say they can track advanced US stealth radars to the centimetre using modified commercial detection gear, a development that would have the potential to change the dynamics of electronic warfare.
3. Former Harvard professor convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University
Retired Harvard University chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber, who was convicted in 2021 for not disclosing his connections to a Chinese talent programme, has joined Tsinghua University as a chair professor.
4. China’s high-power microwave gun fires 10,000 shots in test, proving vacuum tech

Chinese scientists have reached a milestone in directed-energy weapon technology, successfully testing a compact high-power microwave (HPM) system capable of firing over 10,000 times without failure, according to a new study.
5. A Chinese cave expert found something extraordinary. He fears it will be wrecked
A newly discovered karst cave dating back 480 million years in remote southwest China has revealed a pristine sediment “gene pool” that experts say has not been seen before.
6. ‘Degrees of consciousness’: a 15-year-old philosopher considers the rights of AI
When 15-year-old Benjamin Qin Muji began writing his essay during the China trials for the International Philosophy Olympiad in Shanghai earlier this year, there was one question on his mind.
7. China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return home after forced landing site switch

China’s three-person Shenzhou-19 crew successfully landed at a new site in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday, after poor weather delayed their return from the Tiangong space station.


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China’s chip production breakthrough, 480-million-year-old cave: 7 science highlights

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines are critical for producing the advanced chips that drive hi-tech industries. Illustration: Getty

Researchers at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology built the technology and conducted the trials that have been documented in a peer-reviewed study. Photo: SCMP

Astronaut Wang Haoze emerges from the Shenzhou-19 return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Scientists create smallest, lightest wireless robot that can transform to suit conditions

The microrobot is 9cm long and weighs 25 grams. In outdoor tests, it flew over objects and landed, then switched mode to drive on the ground. Photo: Xinhua

The microrobot could be suitable for uses such as environmental monitoring and entering high-risk environments. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese ambassador on US dialogue, Singapore’s PAP scores big: 5 weekend reads you missed

People’s Action Party winning candidate Gan Siow Huang arrives at a venue as the May 3 election results unfold. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s US ambassador Xie Feng said on Saturday that tariffs benefit no one. Photo: X/ @AmbXieFeng

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the People’s Action Party (PAP) celebrates the party’s general election results on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Mahathir Mohamad in his office at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: Hadi Azmi

BYD EVs are displayed at the Periklindo Electric Vehicle Show 2025 in Jakarta on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Many people “forgot” how to experience joy during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Dr MaryCatherine McDonald. She gives tips on how to reawaken the feeling within you. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s thorium reactor, AI scientists dying in pursuit of greatness: 7 science highlights

Chinese scientists used a 2kg bomb to generate a fireball that lasted 15 times longer than an equivalent TNT blast, according to a new study. Photo: 705 Research Institute

Thorium is a radioactive element that is abundant in the Earth’s crust. Illustration: Shutterstock

Sun Jian, chief scientist at Beijing-based AI company Megvii Technology, is among a handful of Chinese artificial intelligence experts whose untimely deaths have rattled the industry. Photo: Handout

Chinese satellite maker Chang Guang Satellite Technology has launched 219 satellites. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Henry Wong

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From an advance in chip production to return of China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From an advance in chip production to return of China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.


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China’s chip production breakthrough, 480-million-year-old cave: 7 science highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From an advance in chip production to return of China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

1. China defies ASML prediction with EUV breakthrough in advanced chip production

From an advance in chip production to return of China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting