Due to potential use in development of hypersonic weapons, Vulcan-CFD software is subject to export controls with distributions limited to within US.

Scientists from China, US and Germany find electrons to have spin only expected in gravitons, a long-sought-after particle that gives rise to gravity.

Just months old, the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre says it will release a humanoid robot body soon, but core components still appear out of reach amid its tech war with the US.

Queqiao-2 lifted off atop a Long March 8 rocket at 8.31am on Wednesday, along with smaller satellites Tiandu-1 and 2 that will orbit the moon to test and verify navigation and communications technologies.

Once this new device reaches the target airspace it can split in the blink of an eye into two, three or even six smaller drones, depending on battle needs.

The Circular Electron Positron Collider, known as a Higgs factory, will take a decade to build and become the next global centre of particle physics: Wang Yifang.

Guo Guoping, an NPC deputy, quantum physicist and founder of Origin Quantum, says there is a decoupling between research and application in China.

The company says its latest upgrade makes iMessage more secure than WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, QQ, WeChat – or even Signal.

US think tank flags military applications of quantum technology and its potential threat to digital security, while noting that China has already spent several billion dollars more on research.

The high-power weapon system can fire from a moving truck and uses just one-fifth of the energy of current methods.

A combination of the unique traits of chameleons, glass frogs and bearded dragons could form the material for an invisible cloak.

The development of artificial intelligence has created opportunities for educated workers in the Philippines and other developing countries. But they are poorly paid and lack training.

Scientific advances and improved knowledge of the earliest stages of development are prompting a renewed discussion about ethics.

Chinese aerospace media reports Gravity-1 launch is ‘a significant advancement in the independent innovation of China’s commercial carrier rockets’.

Plasma-based energy shield is a radical new approach reminiscent of tai chi principles – it aims to convert the attacker’s energy into a defensive force.

Along with the company, collaborative innovation consortium of 25 entities and led by CNNC will help overcome key challenges in nuclear fusion field.

China aims to boost a range of tech-heavy sectors, from new materials to biomedicines, in 2024 to move ahead with its advanced manufacturing development and ensure high-quality growth.

Researchers say nanotechnology-based implant can deliver slow and steady release of the element for up to a week.

SpinQ’s QPU chip is a sign of successful venture into standardised mass production of the tech.

An experimental model with the cutting-edge ceramic applied saved over 20 per cent of air-conditioning energy, say scientists who see it as an additional tool to combat global warming.

Science journal Nature has retracted a paper by a team of US scientists which claimed to have created a room-temperature superconducting material.

Structural tensions continue to cloud the Sino-US economic relationship as companies look to diversify supply chains to other Asian countries.

Using researchers’ attack method, a giant panda’s face is misclassified as a woman by Bard and a bald eagle is misclassified as a cat and a dog in Bing Chat.

Readers discuss the potential for new technology to create jobs, and the confidence gap between men and women.

Beijing’s industry and tech ministry releases nine-page guideline urging innovation, safe supply chain and international competitiveness for the tech.

Over 25 nations at the world’s first AI safety conference signed a ‘Bletchley Declaration’, saying countries need to establish a common approach on oversight.