https://www.scmp.com/rss/522461/feed The latest news and top stories on Li Hanfeng, a distinguished mathematician, known for his significant contributions to noncommutative geometry and dynamical systems. A 2021 American Mathematical Society fellow for his work in algebraic dynamics and operator algebras, he previously held a professorship at the University at Buffalo. Having earned his PhD from UC Berkeley, he has returned to China to join Chongqing University, where his expertise will likely advance research in these complex... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP 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. ‘Absolutely impossible’: how China created super steel for nuclear fusion Chinese scientists have detailed how they created CHSN01 (China high-strength low-temperature steel No 1), deployed it this year in the construction of world’s first fusion nuclear power generation reactor and put China in a leading... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321515/chinas-super-steel-nuclear-fusion-new-darwin-monkey-computer-7-science-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321515/chinas-super-steel-nuclear-fusion-new-darwin-monkey-computer-7-science-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:33:09 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Renowned mathematician Terence Tao says funding delays at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have left his lab struggling to support graduate students and research projects. Not only Tao, but the entire UCLA system and several other top universities have been impacted by federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump. The predicament in the US scientific community sharply contrasts with China’s active efforts to attract talented science and technology researchers, particularly... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3320853/trump-funding-cuts-hit-even-maths-prodigy-terence-tao-china-remains-talent-magnet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3320853/trump-funding-cuts-hit-even-maths-prodigy-terence-tao-china-remains-talent-magnet?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:04:59 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang There are four top-tier journals in mathematics academia: Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society and Acta Mathematica. These journals put out only about 100 articles each year, and publishing even one is a mark of a leading mathematician. It is very rare to publish in all four. Li Hanfeng published 10 in total across all four between 2005 and 2019. The leading China-born mathematician has now returned from the United States. Chongqing... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3320453/american-mathematical-society-fellow-li-hanfeng-joins-chinas-chongqing-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3320453/american-mathematical-society-fellow-li-hanfeng-joins-chinas-chongqing-university?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:09 +0000