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China’s 7-day hypersonic design; Andy Lau’s Ming mystery: 7 science highlights
From top mathematician on leaving the US to China’s coal-to-medicine feat, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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1. Top Chinese nuclear, radar and missile experts vanish from engineering body site
The profile of one of China’s top nuclear weapons scientists has been scrubbed from the website of the nation’s engineering brains trust. Similar online references to radar specialist Wu Manqing, 60, and missile designer Wei Yiyin, 63, have been removed, according to the reports.
2. Things ‘I do not like’ led me to quit US for Hong Kong, top mathematician says
World-leading Vietnamese mathematician Ngo Bao Chau has said his decision to leave the US was not just the result of the worsening academic environment there, but also a vision to transform Asia into the next global powerhouse for maths and science.
3. Chinese firm claims it intercepted B-2 radio signal during US strike on Iran
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