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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

China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight

16 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

The researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences hope that ultra-high-temperature heat pumps will deliver zero-carbon heat of up to 1,300 degrees Celsius by 2040. Photo: Handout

Why China’s growing demand for rare-earth steel is bad news for America’s F-35

15 Dec 2025 - 9:43PMvideocam

The vast mining district of Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia holds 36 per cent of the world’s light rare-earth reserves. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Sperm quality decline: could easy-to-use balm from China solve the crisis?

15 Dec 2025 - 4:43PMvideocam

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

Open Questions | Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans

15 Dec 2025 - 10:05AMvideocam

Illustration: Davies Christian

How China’s US$150,000 robot start-up beat Elon Musk in 2 years

14 Dec 2025 - 10:33PMvideocam

EngineAI Robotics’ humanoid T800 is capable of delivering Bruce Lee-style roundhouse kicks with great force. Photo: Handout

MORE China Science NEWS

The researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences hope that ultra-high-temperature heat pumps will deliver zero-carbon heat of up to 1,300 degrees Celsius by 2040. Photo: Handout

China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight

Capturing and upgrading even a fraction of dissipated energy could transform the country’s industrial efficiency and slash carbon emissions.

16 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Why China’s growing demand for rare-earth steel is bad news for America’s F-35

15 Dec 2025 - 9:43PMvideocam

Sperm quality decline: could easy-to-use balm from China solve the crisis?

15 Dec 2025 - 4:43PMvideocam

Open Questions | Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans

Acclaimed author of the Three-Body trilogy also discusses his ‘dark forest’ theory, and the struggle to come up with original ideas.

15 Dec 2025 - 10:05AMvideocam

Illustration: Davies Christian

How China’s US$150,000 robot start-up beat Elon Musk in 2 years

EngineAI robot delivers forceful Bruce Lee-style kicks, while Musk’s Optimus jogs a few steps and falls over while handing out water bottle.

14 Dec 2025 - 10:33PMvideocam

China’s green tech revolution will outlast geopolitics: Arif Aga

Low costs, not geopolitics, will drive the global energy transition in the long run, industry consultant says.

13 Dec 2025 - 6:44PMvideocam

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US green tech retreat echoes mistake of China’s Qing dynasty before collapse

While Washington pulls back on climate, Beijing is making it possible for developing nations to leapfrog into a cleaner energy era.

13 Dec 2025 - 7:07AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Race for AI space centres: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

Beijing and Washington battle for tech domination with next-gen plans to launch supercomputers into orbit and transform global connectivity.

12 Dec 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race

Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.

12 Dec 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Flood expert Xu Chongyu leaves Europe for China as climate change speeds up

Scientist whose hydrological models have guarded European cities from rising tides returns to China to tackle critical water challenges.

12 Dec 2025 - 6:08PMvideocam

Scientist Xu Chongyu says his decision to join a Chinese university is “not only a career choice but also a new beginning, allowing me to contribute my lifelong learning, research and insights to my homeland”. Photo: Handout

Soft brain chip could help solve Neuralink’s big implant challenge

University of Hong Kong team’s discovery could help solve a major problem for bioelectronic devices, rejection by the immune system.

12 Dec 2025 - 2:52PMvideocam

3D semiconductors enable 3D spatial connections. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS

China urged to bring Japan’s Unit 731 atrocities to international court

Chinese archaeologists invoke Nuremberg in renewed call for a comparable legal reckoning for Japanese atrocities.

12 Dec 2025 - 1:31PM

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.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

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

WHO denies change to Taiwan status quo after Japanese finance minister claims Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comments in Tokyo.

11 Dec 2025 - 9:40PM

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

Jimsar shale oil demonstration zone in Xinjiang has reached its annual crude output goal of 1.7 million tonnes 22 days ahead of schedule.

11 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM

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

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.

11 Dec 2025 - 2:32PM

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’.

10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

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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.

10 Dec 2025 - 5:37PMvideocam

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

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

10 Dec 2025 - 6:09AM

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’.

9 Dec 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

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.

9 Dec 2025 - 8:40PMvideocam

The China Academy of Art has confirmed that Wang Fei, who taught at Syracuse University in New York state, died on Monday. He was 45. Photo: Handout

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.

9 Dec 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

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

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 5:42PMvideocam

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 10:27AMvideocam

At the Huoshaoyun lead-zinc mine in Xinjiang’s Hotan county, domestically developed unmanned mining trucks have successfully completed ore loading and transport testing. Photo: Handout

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 1:22AMvideocam

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

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 12:55AMvideocam

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.

7 Dec 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

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