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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
LATEST China Science NEWS

WHO responds to agency chief’s alleged pledge to ‘strengthen ties’ with Taiwan

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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama claims the WHO chief said he wanted to cultivate closer ties with Taiwan. Photo: AFP

Should Opec worry? China joins US shale oil revolution with new fracking tech

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China has the largest recoverable shale gas and third largest recoverable shale oil reserves in the world, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Photo: Xinhua

Former Nasa chief calls for new US approach to moon landing – much like China’s

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A former Nasa chief told Congress that the Artemis III mission and those beyond should be cancelled and the US “should start over”. Photo: TNS

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

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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

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

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Professor Pan Jianwei of the University of Science and Technology of China delivers a lecture at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in September 2016. Professor Pan’s team recently settled a disagreement between Albert Einstein and Nils Bohr. Photo: Dickson Lee
Quantum computing

Editorial | China is no longer a follower in the race for quantum supremacy

A Chinese team recreated one of Einstein’s famous thought experiments, the results of which could help improve technologies like quantum computing.

Japan

WHO responds to agency chief’s alleged pledge to ‘strengthen ties’ with Taiwan

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Xinjiang

Should Opec worry? China joins US shale oil revolution with new fracking tech

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Archaeology and palaeontology

Oldest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UK, dating back 400,000 years

Scientists found an ancient fireplace in Suffolk, providing crucial evidence that humans mastered fire far earlier than previously believed.

An artist’s impression shows sparks being produced with flint and pyrite. Image: Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum via Reuters
Ken Griffin

Former Nasa chief calls for new US approach to moon landing – much like China’s

Mike Griffin says Artemis programme ‘cannot work’ because of complex design and unproven tech, while Chinese are ‘doing the right things’.

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Mainland China

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

Implications are revolutionary for extremely high real-time demands such as AI large model training, telemedicine, director Liu Yunjie says.

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Switzerland

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

‘Unique’ Chinese efficiency turns European firm’s vision into reality by building the world’s first large-scale silica-removal technology.

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Mainland China

Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices

Breakthrough hailed for meeting ‘emergency communication needs in obstructed conditions such as valleys and dense forests’.

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Scientists

China-born architect Wang Fei dies in suspected car crash in London

Tributes to the ‘distinguished architectural educator, scholar and curator’ from Syracuse University say he was killed on Monday.

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Mainland China

China tests super wireless rail convoy that could carry 3 Eiffel Towers

The technology that virtually links locomotives could boost the country’s freight capacity by 50 per cent, state broadcaster CCTV says.

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Virtual coupling tested in China may allow braking distance to be shortened by helping trains adapt dynamically to changes in speed. Photo: CCTV
Technology

Chinese team reports way to extract hypersonic weapon fuel boron from seawater

Inspired by ‘novel sustainable technology’ research, the team designs a single, powerful system using solar energy for extraction.

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Scramjet engines are among the technologies requiring boron. Chinese scientists say they have developed a method to extract boron from seawater. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

China’s lab fungus produces low-cost, meat-like protein to replace chicken farms

Genetic modification improves environmental credentials of ‘particularly promising’ substitute that outperforms poultry, study finds.

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Xinjiang

China trials unmanned trucks on world’s highest mine, 5,600m from sea level

Lead-zinc mine in Kunlun Mountains of Xinjiang sits at an altitude surpassing the world’s highest human settlement, in the Peruvian Andes.

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United States

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

Facility in Shandong province also produces mineral-rich brine for industrial use, achieving ‘one-in, three-out’ circular economy.

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

With one small step for AI, Chinese scientists make giant leap for humanity

Researchers give robotic arms the skill and precision of experienced surgeons, all thanks to the inspiration of a simple slip knot.

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A multidisciplinary team in China has made a breakthrough in how to achieve precise control of robotic arms in the crucial surgical steps of stitching and tying knots. Photo: Shutterstock
Palestinian Territories

First ‘home cat’ reached China 1,400 years ago via Tang dynasty Silk Road

Researchers say domestic felines were originally regarded as ‘exotic’ pets and kept among the Chinese elite.

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Japan

Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network.

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Britain

Cambridge ex-professor Nigel Slater joins China’s biotech revolution

Veteran academic to collaborate with Chinese scientists to develop next-gen cancer therapies using vaccine tech for tumour immunotherapy.

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Nigel Slater, former pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, has officially embarked on a new chapter in China’s rapidly rising biomedical frontier after joining Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China

Celebrated Chinese electronics engineer who ‘kept his homeland in his heart’ while living overseas buried in Fujian with his late wife.

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Mainland China

Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field.

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Mainland China

World’s first ‘ethical AI’ wades into risks of China’s new drug abuse law

Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users.

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An ethical AI model has questioned the value of a new Chinese regulation to seal the records of people with minor offences rather than link them to a person’s identity information. Photo: Shutterstock Images
United States

US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

Family alleges Northwestern’s actions during ‘China Initiative’ investigations linked to death of leading researcher.

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Northwestern denies allegations that its conduct contributed to the death of professor Jane Wu. The university has been asked to submit a more concise version of its motion to dismiss a lawsuit, with a full hearing scheduled for February. Photo: Handout
Australia

China trains industry AI tool using ‘world’s largest’ port operation data set

Application to support research and development draws on data covering ‘the most comprehensive range of port business scenarios’, NDRC says.

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SCMP Highlights

Chinese scientist detained, an ancient DNA discovery: 7 science highlights

From a chief scientist’s detention to a revealing DNA discovery, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Aerospace: Science

China’s first reusable rocket Zhuque-3 fails recovery, leaving US in the lead

Designer LandSpace says it is investigating after lower stage of the rocket appeared to catch fire before crashing near the recovery site.

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The rocket’s first stage crashed back to Earth. Photo: Weibo/ 航天爱好者网
Mainland China

China’s ‘dirt cheap’ missiles could shake up global defence market: state media

The ‘cement-coated’ YKJ-1000 could prove ‘formidably competitive’ internationally if sold at the relatively cheap price of US$99,000.

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The YKJ-1000 can reach speeds of up to Mach 7. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

20-day lifeline: how China pulled off the Shenzhou rescue mission

Interview details rapid response to emergency triggered by a shard of nearly invisible space debris about the size of a grain of dust.

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Mainland China

‘Real Steel’: PLA unveils motion-controlled combat robot to 13 countries

Chinese and foreign military cadets test bomb disposal robot using voice commands and discuss ethical boundaries of AI in war: state media.

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