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University of Science and Technology of China

The latest news and top stories on University of Science and Technology of China. A prominent Hefei China based public research university, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is dedicated to developing a high-level science and technology workforce and advancing national scientific needs. Its main areas of focus include cutting-edge research in quantum information science, nanotechnology, life science, artificial intelligence and engineering. Recognised as a member of the elite C9 League, USTC is celebrated for establishing China’s first graduate school and operating key national laboratories, solidifying its reputation as a "Cradle of Scientific Elites".

University of Science and Technology of China

Michigan community ‘seeks answers’ to death of Chinese chip scientist Wang Danhao

Advocacy group holds vigil for scientist who took his own life after being questioned by US federal agents.

Chinese tech giants advance robotics push as sector sees rapid growth

Zhang Kai: why I left Yale for China at the peak of my career in life science

Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task

Breakthrough system matched or exceeded performance of a classical reservoir network with 10,000 nodes in multi-step weather prediction.

Scientist leaves Yale for China, chip researcher’s death: 7 science highlights

From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

‘Impossible for Chinese’: Yale scientist Zhang Kai leaves US for China

Pioneering work involves observing proteins inside the body during exercise, effectively capturing their activity in a natural state.

Made-in-China clock loses a second in twice the age of the universe

Chinese scientists have created an optical clock that may lead to development of space-based versions that are smaller, stable and portable.

China eyes cross-border corruption law. Will it blunt the ‘long arm’ of the US?

Beijing to pass law aimed at preventing corruption by Chinese companies operating overseas after courts recover billions in illegal gains.

How China could narrow a tech hub’s income gap – and avoid Silicon Valley’s fate

As tech mecca Zhejiang province sees wealth soar on the back of robotics, gaming and AI, Beijing hopes to avert a wide income disparity.

China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

Physicist Pan Jianwei and his team said their study helped to close the gap between the experimental and real-world applications.

How AI model predicts heavy rainstorms 4 hours in advance

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese researchers have developed a pioneering AI model.

China-US team’s feat could ‘open entirely new avenues’ in semiconductors

Paper outlines novel ‘self-etching’ technique enabling world’s first fabrication of intricate structures in 2D perovskite materials.

DeepSeek’s AI technique for long texts questioned by new research

AI models face a critical limitation known as the long-context bottleneck, which restricts their ability to process lengthy documents.

Quantum physicist You Chenglong joins cutting-edge Chinese research institute

The researcher is reported to have left the US to take up a position at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson

Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.

China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale.

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

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.

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.

Chinese scientists create super stable building block for quantum computers

Physicist Pan Jianwei and team simulate exotic new state of matter that has ‘quantum armour’ against errors and noise.

Russia academy breaks up with China naval institute chief scientist under probe

Chinese headquarters of Russian Academy of Engineering says it is taking note of case against Guo Wei, who is accused of ‘faked’ credentials.

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

Ant Group joins China’s nuclear fusion funding surge as AI fuels energy demand

Ant Group’s backing of fusion start-up Xeonova underscores the growing flow of capital in China’s experimental energy frontier.

Tokyo Olympics hero Soo announces retirement, sheds ‘tears of gratitude’

Minnie Soo was part of Hong Kong women’s table tennis team that won historic bronze medal at 2020 Games.

Chinese scientists caught neurons ‘kissing’ each other with cutting-edge tech

Millisecond ‘kiss and run’ exchange – captured in a lab in China on the world’s first camera equipped to do it – solves a 50-year-old debate.

South Korean telecoms expert joins Chinese university on US risk list

Song Iick-ho moves to China to work at an institution branded a national security threat by the United States.

Mars should not have a solid inner core but it does, China-US study finds

Marsquake data gleaned by Chinese and US researchers could change long-held beliefs about red planet.

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