Top AI expert moves to China, world’s longest cable-stayed bridge: 7 science highlights

From an Intel architect’s return to China to an ancient stone carving in Tibet, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

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The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge started operating on Tuesday, September 9. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 3:15pm, 24 Sep 2025Updated: 3:42pm, 24 Sep 2025

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1. China builds record-smashing mega bridge with technology never seen before

The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge boasts a number of world firsts, from its striking asymmetric design to the precision tools developed to build it.

2. Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US

After nearly two decades shaping Intel’s chip designs, one of its leading semiconductor architects has left the United States to join Tsinghua University as a full-time professor.

3. Leading AI scientist Alex Kot moves to a Sino-Russian university in China

Alex Kot serves as distinguished professor and chief scientist at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), a Chinese-foreign cooperative university. Photo: Handout

Alex Kot, a top AI and computer expert who has been with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore for more than 30 years, has joined a university in China that was jointly built with Russia.

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