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We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen
China has launched a revolutionary facility in the eastern province of Shandong that produces fresh water from seawater for just two yuan (US$0.28) per cubic metre, generating green hydrogen as a by-product in a breakthrough that could redefine global water and energy systems.
2. Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

For the first time, scientists in China have faithfully recreated a thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein nearly a century ago, showing that the quantum world behaves in ways the iconic physicist never fully accepted.
3. Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China
The ashes of microelectronics legend Chih-Tang Sah (Sa Zhitang), whose inventions underpin nearly all modern semiconductor chips, have been transported from the US to his ancestral province of Fujian in southeastern China for burial.
4. How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race

When it comes to building next-generation stealth jets, experience is the foundation of speed, reliability and combat readiness. Handing this critical job to a company with no stealth fighter experience could significantly delay progress and hand competitors a strategic gift.
5. How China’s US$150,000 robot start-up beat Elon Musk in 2 years
The odds seemed impossible: a shoestring Chinese start-up founded in 2023 with just 1 million yuan (US$142,000) taking on Elon Musk – tech legend, disrupter in space and CEO of Tesla – who is valued at half a trillion dollars.
6. With one small step for AI, Chinese scientists make giant leap for humanity
Imagine a robot that could tie your shoelaces to the perfect degree of tightness, or a robotic hand capable of performing abdominal surgery and then suturing the wound with impeccable precision.
7. Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

Chinese medical experts have created an ultra-efficient stem cell approach to Parkinson’s disease, raising prospects for treatment for a condition for which there is no known cure.


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Cheaper fresh water in China, potential Parkinson’s treatment: 7 science highlights

China has figured out a way to produce fresh water from seawater for just two yuan (US$0.28) per cubic metre. Photo: AFP

Albert Einstein is seen in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1954. Photo: AP

This first glimpse of a J-36 fighter on the ground, reportedly parked on a tarmac at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, started circulating on X earlier this year. Photo: X/ @WZZJWZ

Chinese medical experts have created an ultra-efficient stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease that has achieved remarkable results in clinical trials. Picture: Shutterstock Images

How China pulled off a critical mineral production tech revolution in just 10 months

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Members of staff at the joint project between French-Swiss firm IB2 and China’s Senze Energy Technology Group pose in front of the facility, which was completed in 10 months. Photo: Handout

IB2 CEO Romain Girbal (centre) and project director Xavier Perrier (right) at the inauguration ceremony of the facility on November 12. Photo: Handout

Liu Narong, executive deputy general manager of Senze Group (second right) is seated with IB2 and other Senze executives as the bauxite comprehensive utilisation project is inaugurated on November 12. Photo: Handout

Over 10 years in the making: China launches 2,000km-wide AI computing hub

Chinese scientists say their innovation means computing centres separated by distance but linked by optical network could work together almost as efficiently as a single giant computer. Image: Shutterstock

Sperm quality declining worldwide: could easy-to-use Chinese balm solve the crisis?

A national reproductive health survey in 2021 indicated one in nearly six couples of childbearing age faced difficulties in starting a family. Photo: Getty Images

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From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.


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Cheaper fresh water in China, potential Parkinson’s treatment: 7 science highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

1. China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen

From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting