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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 grid wears powerful ‘diamond ring’ to prevent blackouts

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Quantum tools form a new line of defence, blending China’s massive infrastructure with cutting-edge science to keep the lights on in an era of energy upheaval. Photo: Reuters

US military personnel in Taiwan, paraglider cheating death: 7 highlights

The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act enshrines continued US defence support to the island, mainly through arms sales. Photo: AFP

China unveils world’s first AI nuke inspector

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A deactivated Titan II nuclear ICBM is seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. The museum is devoted to educating visitors about the Cold War and the Titan II missile’s contribution as a nuclear deterrent. Photo: AFP

Future battlefield robots, China upgrades destroyer: SCMP daily highlights

A Terminator war robot, seen in the film Terminator 2. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures

China plans to arm Tiangong space station with self-defence bots: scientist

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If an intruder approaches Chinese space infrastructure, such as its space station, researcher Sun Zhibin says operators “choose how to respond – whether by dodging, adjusting our orbit, or releasing a small robot to grab and redirect the object”. Photo: Xinhua
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Quantum tools form a new line of defence, blending China’s massive infrastructure with cutting-edge science to keep the lights on in an era of energy upheaval. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

China grid wears powerful ‘diamond ring’ to prevent blackouts

Quantum-powered sentinel detects grid instability in real time to safeguard China’s power grid from devastating outages as seen in Europe.

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United States

China unveils world’s first AI nuke inspector

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Space

Hunt for elusive ‘Planet Nine’ at edge of solar system offers surprise

Aerospace: Geopolitics

China plans to arm Tiangong space station with self-defence bots: scientist

Sun Zhibin says robotic thruster could latch onto unidentified object approaching critical Chinese space infrastructure and push it away.

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If an intruder approaches Chinese space infrastructure, such as its space station, researcher Sun Zhibin says operators “choose how to respond – whether by dodging, adjusting our orbit, or releasing a small robot to grab and redirect the object”. Photo: Xinhua
Aerospace: Science

China’s Tianwen-2 lifts off on mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth

Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to comet 311P.

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China's military weapons

China’s next-gen turbine blade promises supercharged jet power

Thermotolerant jet engine blade is designed for more thrust and fuel efficiency, strengthening China’s aviation self-reliance.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop has a key flaw. Chinese scientists may have found ‘cure’

Have engineers at the world’s first full-scale maglev test line in Shanxi province overcome a critical flaw in the superfast travel concept?

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A model of the ultra-high speed maglev train system that is under development in China. Photo: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Disease

Heart disease is Southeast Asia’s biggest killer. And it’s only getting worse

A new study has found a huge surge in cardiovascular disease across the region in recent years. Researchers say immediate action is needed.

United States

Top sleep scientist Dan Yang leaves US for China role, reunites with Mu-ming Poo

As senior principal investigator at Shenzhen academy, Dan will expand research on sleep regulation while collaborating with world-class talent.

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France

French Lamarckism beats Darwinism in China’s groundbreaking study on evolution

Chinese research team’s investigation into cold-tolerant rice varieties revives largely-forgotten 19th century ‘giraffe theory’.

The 19th century French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s proposed that giraffes have long necks because their shorter-necked ancestors had to reach for food. Photo: Shutterstock
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China’s new tech for quieter subs could revolutionise underwater stealth: study

Researchers say they have developed a way to dampen the underwater vibrations that can be picked up by sonar systems.

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Chinese scientists said that laboratory tests on a scaled-down prototype achieved a striking reduction in the engine noise that makes underwater submarines detectable by sonar systems. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Sleep helps brain enter repair mode to clean up free radicals: Chinese study

Findings open avenues for therapies to combat sleep disorders, which particularly affect older people and increase disease risk.

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Macau

China’s mega bridges: build smarter, build higher, build where others won’t dare

Chinese engineering smashes world records while creating some of the world’s longest and most impressive bridges.

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Zhejiang University

Can China’s new stealth tech challenge Trump’s Golden Dome?

Chinese scientists develop new material which could prevent a proposed US missile defence system using infrared and microwave detection.

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A military ship or aircraft radar showing scan results with multiple targets detected. Photo: Shutterstock Images

PLA scientists reveal tech breakthrough behind world’s fastest coilgun

Capacitor-free design propels Chinese electromagnetic rifle to 3,000 rounds per minute, redefining future combat.

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China has unveiled a powerful new electromagnetic gun believed to be powered by lithium batteries. This version (pictured) is a non-lethal weapon that fires coin-shaped bullets with electromagnetic force and would be used for riot control. Photo: CCTV
Mainland China

On this Chinese island, patients are trying latest experimental drugs for cancer

A medical revolution quietly unfolds on Hainan, allowing patients to access cutting-edge therapies before they hit the market.

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Taipei to Okinawa? China achieves 600km ‘error-free’ underwater communication

Achievement may help pave the way for long-range undersea messaging that could assist with important military tasks.

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United States

Study debunks Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory, finds virus didn’t originate in Wuhan

Genetic analysis traces origins of coronavirus to bat populations in Laos and southwest China years before pandemic emerged.

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Horseshoe bats are the primary host for the ancestor of the viruses behind Covid-19 and the Sars outbreak of 2002-2004. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

US approves China-invented painkiller that could reduce fentanyl overdoses

Qamzova is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory that provides 24-hour pain relief in a single shot, reducing post-surgery opioid reliance.

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Mainland China

Ohio legislation could force Chinese scientists to sell their homes in the US

Green card holders testify to packed hearing about ‘foreign adversary’ law that would ban them from property near ‘critical’ infrastructure.

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Celebrity children

Who is Kit Bernard Foster, Jodie Foster’s younger son?

A recent graduate from Princeton University, 23-year-old Kit majored in chemistry and shows no inclination to enter Hollywood like his mum, who went so far as to say he would ‘never’ be an actor.

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Jodie Foster’s younger son Kit is not following in his mother’s footsteps but is paving his own way in science. Photo: @benW_crazy/X

Chinese scientists prove US Air Force’s Mach 16 engine concept ‘feasible’

Chinese scientists announce successful ground test of hypersonic engine powered by jet fuel simulating Mach 8 flight conditions.

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Engine ignition and sustained detonation at Mach 8 by computer simulation (left) and ground test (right). Credit: CALT
Mainland China

Award-winning Chinese radar expert Li Chunsheng dies aged 62

The Beihang University scientist died last week after being taken ill during an academic event in Anhui province.

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Space

Nasa’s Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by

The composite of 59 images taken by the rover’s robot arm camera took an hour to capture.

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Mainland China

Why China is taking the computing power arms race to space

Launch of world’s first satellite computing constellation gives China big head start in orbital data processing, despite major hurdles ahead, experts say.

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China has launched the first batch of satellites for its space-based computing constellation, a system that could rival the most powerful ground-based supercomputers once fully deployed. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

PLA researchers rank Cold War relic B-52 a bigger nuclear threat than F-35, B-2

A Chinese military study puts the 70-year-old bomber ahead of sleek, modern aircraft in risk assessment based on limited strike.

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Chinese researchers have identified the 70-year-old B-52 Stratofortress as posing the most significant threat to China’s naval forces and inland targets in the event of a tactical nuclear strike from the US. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

China-born scientist leads study that upends how radiotherapy may spread cancer

Findings of University of Chicago cancer centre research led by China-born biochemist Yang Kaiting have been published in Nature.

Mainland China

China makes first 5G satellite-to-phone video call. Will it defy TikTok curbs?

Breakthrough enabling streaming video content directly to phones via satellites would face significant regulatory, technology hurdles, experts say.

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