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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. Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao
Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement.
2. ‘Impossible for Chinese’: Yale scientist Zhang Kai leaves US for China

Zhang resigned from his tenure-track position at Yale University and officially joined the School of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, Anhui province.
3. Lead scientist reveals true purpose of China’s ultra-large underwater drone
The size of China’s unmanned submersibles has United States defence experts worried that Beijing may attack vulnerable targets, including Los Angeles and Seattle.
4. China launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9. It fails
China’s attempt to launch its most powerful privately developed rocket failed on Friday after the vehicle suffered a flight anomaly. The Tianlong-3 rocket is being developed in hopes of breaking a key bottleneck in the country’s roll-out of internet satellite megaconstellations to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
5. China’s gravity-detecting SQUID gets closer to spotting US nuclear submarines

Chinese researchers unveiled a gravity detector with world-leading precision last month, potentially expanding the military applications of the technology.
6. Top Singaporean scientist Seeram Ramakrishna joins China’s Tsinghua University
Seeram Ramakrishna, a leading researcher at the National University of Singapore and the most cited scientist from the city state, has joined one of China’s leading universities full time.
7. ‘Lighthouses in space’: the Chinese jam-proof satellite network to fill GPS gaps

Chinese researchers say they have built an 11-satellite network for a jam-resistant, high-accuracy optical navigation system, designed to provide positioning where GPS is unavailable or disrupted, for everything from self-driving cars and drones to deep-space missions.


Zhang Kai: why I left Yale for China at the peak of my career in life science

Men with higher IQs are less conservative, study finds

Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task

Can Hong Kong, target of the most US sanctions, become China’s quantum gateway?

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Chinese embassy confirms Wang Danhao death, SpaceX challenger fails: 7 science highlights

Wang Danhao, a postdoctoral researcher at University of Michigan’s College of Engineering since 2022, is reported to have died after a fall on campus late on March 19. Photo: Handout

Zhang Kai has joined the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Handout

The superconducting weak force measurement system (left) and a test device built with two 10 kg spheres. Photo: CAS

Tsinghua University says its new network uses coded light signals from “beacon” satellites. Photo: Shutterstock

China team releases world’s first bamboo drone flight control software – for free

The system tackles a key bottleneck in sustainable drone design: integrating non-traditional materials like bamboo with high-performance autonomous controls. Photo: Xinhua

China reveals military capabilities in new space solar power plant design

China is one of the world’s leading countries developing space-based solar power. Photo: Shutterstock

The revamped design for the China solar power plant. Photo: Xidian University

‘To do something nobody’s done’: quantum physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China

Academic rising star Zhu Zijie has returned to China to join Fudan University as a Xianghui Young Scholar and associate professor at the Xianghui Academy. Photo: Handout

Zhu attended Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich – Einstein’s alma mater – for graduate studies and stayed there as a postdoctoral researcher for over a year. Photo: Handout

China watching ‘like a hawk’ as US Artemis 2 crew embarks on moon trip

Artemis 2 crew members (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover appear via video link during a mission update on Thursday. Photo: NASA via AP

‘Doctrine of the Mean’: how the US lost a 2-decade race to China in brain implants

A man demonstrates a robotic hand with a brain-computer interface, which identifies the patient’s motor signals and controls the exoskeleton to move the limbs of the patient. Photo: AFP

Beinao-1 and Beinao-2, the BCI systems developed by the Chinese Institute for Brain Research in Beijing and its affiliated start-up NeuCyber Neurotech, are displayed at the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum. Photo: Xinhua

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From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.


Chinese embassy confirms Wang Danhao death, SpaceX challenger fails: 7 science highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

1. Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao

2. ‘Impossible for Chinese’: Yale scientist Zhang Kai leaves US for China

3. Lead scientist reveals true purpose of China’s ultra-large underwater drone

From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting