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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.
The experimental setup used by scientists in China to arrange more than 2,000 rubidium atoms into precise arrays for quantum computing research. Photo: Handout
Shanghai

Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing

Peer reviewers hail breakthrough as ‘significant’ advance in the development of atom-related quantum physics.

Mainland China

China boosts hybrid crop development speed by 400% with robotic breeding plant

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SCMP Highlights

Chinese experts create ‘storm eye’, China’s rocket woes: 7 science highlights

Britain

Foreign firms ‘created 25% of emissions’ from companies in China over 20 years

Eastern coastal region had more economic gain while central and western inland areas ‘bore heavier environmental pressures’, researchers say.

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The study found that multinational enterprises were a “frequently overlooked factor in shaping carbon inequality”. Photo: Shutterstock
Russia

Chinese researchers seek electronic warfare lessons from Ukraine jamming

Study on how satellite systems were blocked at the start of the war highlights ‘crucial implications’ for future warfare.

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United States

Cancer scientist Feng Gensheng leaves US for China as Trump cuts funding

Feng, whose work focuses on liver cancer and immunotherapy, will lead research institute at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory after 40 years abroad.

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Shanghai

China’s new launcher is aimed at space debris. Can it also be used as a weapon?

Projectile launcher draws on gunpowder propulsion but brings the technology into the new space age.

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The projectile launcher produces no smoke, no light and little vibration when fired. Photo: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Mainland China

Wilczek’s Multiverse | Good vibrations: the music of black holes

Newly formed black holes ring out a strange, pure music, and soon we may be able to experience it.

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Mainland China

China’s chromosome editing tool could unlock new wave of genetic advances

Technique to precisely edit large DNA segments could transform disease research, crop breeding, experts say.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists create meteorite diamond in laboratory breakthrough

Unusual variant has previously been confirmed only within the cosmic debris that hit Arizona’s Canyon Diablo 49,000 years ago.

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Unlike the more common cubic diamonds, the hexagonal structure of a meteorite diamond is believed to have been formed in the intense heat and pressure generated by the impact with Earth. Illustration: Shutterstock
US-China decoupling

Exclusive | For university that bridges China and West, geopolitics is ‘biggest challenge’

Easing visa restrictions for foreign students and visitors could help to improve understanding of China, head of XJTLU says.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong weather

China’s water paradox: rainfall drenches big cities while river run-off drops

Study finds flow rates in five major northern basins fell, including a 95% decline in the Hai River basin.

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United States

Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight China’s chikungunya outbreak: experts

Chinese scientists urge authorities to monitor chikungunya fever-carrying mosquitoes and transmission patterns to prevent spread of disease.

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China's space programme

China completes key Lanyue lander test for crewed moon mission by 2030

Test marks ‘a major milestone’ in lunar landing effort, space agency says.

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A prototype of the four-legged Lanyue (“embrace the moon”) lander. Photo: China Manned Space Agency
United States

China plots pathway to tech supremacy through brain-computer interfaces

Beijing unveils multi-year innovation road map that puts neuroscience at the centre of US-China rivalry.

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Doctors inspect a brain-computer interface in Shanghai in March. Neuroscience will be a key player in the US-China tech rivalry. Photo: Xinhua
China's space programme

Scorch marks at Deep Blue’s test site in China point to reusable rocket failure

The company has not commented on satellite imagery showing launch pad burn marks or the outcome of VTVL tests in Inner Mongolia.

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Pakistan

China and Pakistan expand tech collaboration to nuclear power, space and AI

Pakistani planning minister’s trip to China includes satellite launch and meetings with heads of nuclear authority and space agency.

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Mainland China

Unique genes that make us smart may also fuel cancer: China study

Analysis of ‘evolutionary vulnerability’ offers promise to train immune systems to attack cancer tumours.

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A study in China focused on “motherless” genes has revealed clues about uniquely human traits, such as intelligence, as well as our susceptibility to certain diseases. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

China extends funding programme to lure top young scientists from overseas

Foundation puts out extra call for applicants in move that may be partly aimed at US-based researchers grappling with budget constraints.

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China's space programme

China rocket shortage means it may have to pick a favoured Starlink challenger

Roll-out of Guo Wang constellation appears to have been fast-tracked, but other systems, including Shanghai’s Qianfan, may be missing out.

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United States

Is China stealing the march on science talent as US funding cuts spare no one?

Trump-era cuts are hobbling US research, while China has stepped up efforts to attract science and tech talent, particularly mathematicians.

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Fields medallist Terence Tao has posted on social media about the impact of the funding freeze for his UCLA lab and research programme. Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA
Biomedicine: Companies

Opinion | Biotech successes helping Chinese intellectual property go global

After years of buying licences for foreign-made medicines, Chinese biotech firms are now profiting handsomely from their own innovations.

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Visitors walk beside the booth of British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca during the third China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 17. Photo: EPA
United States

Top-tier mathematician Li Hanfeng leaves US for China’s Chongqing University

Leading mathematician returns to China to take up prestigious role as US funding cuts prompt brain drain.

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Ukraine

Chinese scientists draw on Ukraine war lessons and propose drone upgrades

Engineers suggest a solution that could dramatically boost UAVs’ prospects of evading advanced air defences.

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Mainland China

‘Absolutely impossible’: how China created super steel for nuclear fusion

Chinese scientists detail how they created high-strength, low-temperature steel for world’s first fusion nuclear power reactor in action.

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CHSN01 (China high-strength low-temperature steel No 1) solves a critical bottleneck for fusion energy and puts China at a leading position in materials science. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

How China’s new ‘Darwin Monkey’ could shake up future of AI in world first

First such supercomputer with over 2 billion artificial neurons mimics macaque brain, is expected to help advance human brain-inspired AI.

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The “Darwin Monkey” is made up of 960 Darwin 3 brain-inspired computing chips creating over 100 billion synapses. Photo: Handout
Guangzhou

Earthquakes can power hidden life in the Earth’s darkest depths: China-led study

Tectonic shifts and quake tremors spark formation of vibrant ecosystems deep beneath the Earth’s surface, China-led research finds.

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Zhuhai

Chinese scientists create a ‘storm eye’ for PLA forces in electronic warfare

Innovation will allow Chinese forces to protect own troops and allies from signal jamming disruptions while disabling enemy communication.

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