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‘Smallest, lightest, fastest’: China unveils new wireless morphing robots
Chinese team says their microrobot, with a design inspired by Lego, could be used in complex environments like disaster rescue operations.
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‘Major obstacle’: Southeast Asian pests biting into China’s food security
6 May 2025 - 9:45AM
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Ancient Chinese star catalogue is the world’s oldest, astronomers say
5 May 2025 - 3:35PM
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Roses are red but first they were yellow, Chinese and Dutch study finds
Genetic analysis discovers the flowers were ‘most likely’ originally yellow not red, as popular poetry would have us believe.
5 May 2025 - 3:24PM
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Chinese and Dutch researchers have discovered the first roses were most likely yellow, not red. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese scientist Li Licheng signs up for space travel aged 84
The Chinese engineering expert plans to take three trips into space before his 89th birthday, proving it’s never too late to travel.
4 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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‘China speed’ accelerates drive towards next step in nuclear fusion
Work on a key experimental reactor is expected to be finished within two years, which could be a major advance in the race for clean energy.
4 May 2025 - 8:56PM
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China’s weather experiment: cup of cloud seed makes 30 swimming pools of rain
Fleet of Chinese drones scatter silver iodide powder over dry Xinjiang region and increase rainfall by more than 4 per cent, results show.
4 May 2025 - 3:43PM
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An X-G500 drone for weather modification in Xinjiang. Photo: Xiamen Tengxi Aviation Technology
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Chinese civilian handheld device can compromise US stealth radar: study
Chinese experiment used modified commercial detection gear to track emissions from US low-probability-of-intercept radar.
3 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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‘Degrees of consciousness’: a 15-year-old philosopher considers the rights of AI
Teen author and aspiring sleep educator Benjamin Qin Mujia impressed at the China trials for the International Philosophy Olympiad.
3 May 2025 - 6:00AM
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US State Department office for science and technology pacts may be closing
If Office of Science and Technology Cooperation is shut, analysts say, White House could take a more direct role in science diplomacy.
3 May 2025 - 5:40AM
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China taps private sector for top talent in widened sci-tech recruitment drive
In biggest hiring spree in a decade, state academies open more doors to innovators, foreign academics, with less attention to seniority or titles.
2 May 2025 - 7:03PM
China’s top sci-tech academies have widened their search for leading talent as Beijing steps up a drive for innovation and self-reliance. Photo: Shutterstock
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US space agency Nasa will not fund study on China’s moon sample, says scientist
China’s moon rocks and soil will be put under the microscope and compared to Apollo-era samples to deepen understanding of volcanic past.
2 May 2025 - 3:19PM
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SCMP Highlights
China sends back 2 Boeing jets, Pakistan-India arms showdown: 7 highlights
From China sending back Boeing jets to Pakistan and India in an arms showdown, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
2 May 2025 - 1:27PM
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China’s young talent scheme lures smart materials scientist Li Yongxi from US
Nanjing University website says Li has taken a position as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus.
1 May 2025 - 11:19PM
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Former Harvard professor convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University
Chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber says he aims to ‘realise more scientific dreams in the vibrant and innovative city of Shenzhen’.
1 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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Charles Lieber was found guilty in 2021 of hiding his ties to a Chinese talent programme. Photo: AP
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Chinese AI scientists may threaten US tech dominance, think tank says
It’s time to reassess assumptions ‘that the world’s best and brightest naturally want to study and stay in the United States’: paper.
30 Apr 2025 - 9:43PM
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China’s daytime laser ranging breakthrough takes moon race to new heights
The test by China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) expands the limits of the technology and is expected to help achieve future deep space missions.
30 Apr 2025 - 3:13PM
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China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return home after forced landing site switch
Strong winds delay crew’s landing after six months on board the Tiangong space station.
30 Apr 2025 - 6:38PM
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Astronaut Wang Haoze emerges from the Shenzhou-19 return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese university recruits South Korean semiconductor expert Lee Young-hee
Lee has taken a job as the head of a quantum materials research centre in Hubei province.
30 Apr 2025 - 9:34AM
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US is urged to mine seabeds for critical minerals in counter to China
Witnesses tell Congressional panel that to break Beijing’s rare earths dominance, Washington must promote ocean mining of elements.
30 Apr 2025 - 5:32AM
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China’s EUV breakthrough, tariffs damage already done: SCMP daily highlights
From cracking a barrier in China’s home-grown production of advanced chips to Mao inspiring trade warriors, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
29 Apr 2025 - 9:15PM
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Senior AI scientist Alex Lamb once shrugged off China. Now he’s joining Tsinghua
Lamb has trained under a Turing Award winner and worked at top companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s DeepMind.
30 Apr 2025 - 9:38AM
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Alex Lamb, a distinguished AI researcher, has confirmed he will join Tsinghua University in autumn. Photo: Handout
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China is developing an ‘Underwater BeiDou’ network for navigation and tracking
Research team under natural resources ministry says prototypes have been built and tested but it’s not clear what stage the project is at.
29 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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China’s Tsinghua University snags top American AI researcher from Microsoft
Lamb will join the prestigious school’s College of AI and has already started accepting applications from prospective PhD and master’s students.
29 Apr 2025 - 9:46AM
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China defies ASML prediction with EUV breakthrough in advanced chip production
Research team achieves world-class results in photolithography research with solid-state laser-driven approach, paper shows.
29 Apr 2025 - 9:37AM
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