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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 testing truck-mounted nuclear reactor that could power AI data centre

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The vehicle-mounted reactor can generate up to 10 megawatts of power. Photo: Handout

China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on the seas expand

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The Nanhai Jiu 103, one of China’s most advanced search and rescue ships. Photo: Handout

China’s thalassaemia jab raises hope for common inherited blood disorder

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Professor Chen Jia (centre), the brain behind the development of the CS-101 therapy. Photo: Handout

Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China

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German biochemist Hartmut Michel shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for revealing how photosynthesis works at the molecular level. Photo: Handout

Chinese supercomputers help crack mystery of Yellowstone volcanic plumbing

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The Steamboat Geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Chinese scientists say Yellowstone’s magma channels were not blasted open by magma forcing its way upward, as long believed. Photo: Reuters
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The vehicle-mounted reactor can generate up to 10 megawatts of power. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

China testing truck-mounted nuclear reactor that could power AI data centre

Leading scientist says prototype mobile ‘power bank’ could end ‘battery anxiety’ and generate up to 10MW of energy.

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Disease

China’s thalassaemia jab raises hope for common inherited blood disorder

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Germany

Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China

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United States

Chinese supercomputers help crack mystery of Yellowstone volcanic plumbing

Scientists who started research in the US make breakthrough after returning to China and gaining access to domestic computing power.

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The Steamboat Geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Chinese scientists say Yellowstone’s magma channels were not blasted open by magma forcing its way upward, as long believed. Photo: Reuters
Renewable energy

China unveils ultra-cheap ‘all-iron flow battery’ for renewable energy storage

Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan.

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Mainland China

China launches war on Alzheimer’s that may affect 10% of population by 2050

Chinese biotech firms tackle urgent initiative to create four new pharmaceutical drugs to treat world’s fastest growing form of dementia.

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Mainland China

Scientists in China create a predator-like material to hunt for uranium in ocean

Breakthrough could aid radioactive pollution clean-ups and allow for uranium ion extraction from seawater to power nuclear reactors.

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Researchers have developed a microscopic material capable of swimming through water and hunting uranium ions. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Business of climate change

China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’ with zero emission

New technology developed by Chinese scientists achieves higher energy efficiency than burning while eliminating carbon dioxide emissions.

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United States

Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

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Mainland China

Will the future world order be determined by who controls low Earth orbit?

Amid Starlink’s ability to service conflict zones, Chinese article warns of ‘new form of power’ to allow or cut connectivity in real time.

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Starlink was rolled out in Ukraine in 2022 to replace internet and communication networks damaged by Russia’s invasion of the country, quickly becoming a critical tool for both civilian and military connectivity. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

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.

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Wang Danhao, a young and promising Chinese semiconductor researcher at the University of Michigan, took his own life after being subjected to ‘hostile questioning’ by US federal agents. Photo: Lindan Wan
Canada

‘Big shout-out’ to China’s environmental leadership from UN agency head

On the sidelines of a Central Asia summit in Astana, UNEP’s Inger Andersen says China has always been active in multilateralism.

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Xinjiang

Defects – not jumping tourists – caused deadly Xinjiang bridge collapse: report

‘Wholly man-made disaster’ that killed five at popular scenic area last year blamed on construction and management failures.

Space

Can Chinese scientists bring Nasa’s ‘space spider’ dream to life?

Shenyang team focuses on how to produce strong structural parts efficiently, and how to connect them reliably.

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Astronauts have been bolting together pre-built space modules since the 1980s. Engineers now seek to fabricate components directly in orbit. Photo: CCTV
Mainland China

China’s dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates

Domestic AI amounts to 1,882,000,000,000,000,000 calculations per second, vastly more than Western rankings suggest.

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AI has emerged as a key battleground in the rivalry between China and the US. Photo: Shutterstock
Animals

Gibraltar’s monkeys may be eating soil to cope with junk food from tourists

The unusual behaviour might be helping the macaques ward off bellyaches from the snacks that visitors feed them.

China's space programme

China names 2 Pakistani astronauts chosen to train for space station mission

Partnership shows Beijing’s attitude to ‘sharing the fruit of its space development’ with international community, state media says.

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United States

How China’s AI carbon accounting model points the finger at the US

The system factors in both production and consumption, lessening the responsibility of exporters such as China.

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China’s new model distributes responsibility by taking into account who actually consumes exported products and the ability of countries’ natural environments to absorb carbon. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

Can Chinese plasma mill give it key tech advantage over US?

New technology may allow the microscopic powders used in advanced weapon systems to be produced on a much larger scale.

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Japan

Chinese scientists replicate eel’s 6,000km breeding journey inside research pool

Team overcomes key artificial breeding challenge by simulating conditions found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench.

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Mainland China

China achieves a world first, updating stabilisers for renewable energy grids

Researchers said their 35kV direct-connection synchronous condenser successfully passed testing, in repurposing of old technology.

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The 35kV high-voltage direct-connection synchronous condenser developed by Chinese researchers. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

Semiconductors | China bets on RISC-V in global AI race

RISC-V, an open-source chip architecture, has gained popularity in China in reaction to widening US restrictions on exports of advanced technology.

China bets on RISC-V in global AI race
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | The world can look to Hong Kong as a pioneer of ethical AI

As emerging markets chart their own destinies regarding artificial intelligence, the city can serve as a nexus for responsible governance.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s armed police mull riot control with zero human contact

The People’s Armed Police Force has shown how drones, uncrewed armoured vehicles and robot dogs could autonomously contain urban unrest.

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Mainland China

Is this ‘paper antenna’ China’s gateway to widespread naval adoption of 5G?

Paper-based antenna devised by Chinese team is positioned as a low-cost, scalable ‘last-mile’ communication solution.

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Chinese scientists say their “paper antenna” could ultimately be “suitable for the complex environment of ships”. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

China warns strong El Nino this year may worsen global fossil fuel crisis

National Climate Centre says higher temperatures and extreme weather could create ‘damaging loop’ that hits the climate and the economy.

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A strong El Nino can increase the risk of floods and other extreme weather events. Photo: AFP
Scientists

Canada Research Chair chemist Janusz Pawliszyn joins Chinese university

The Polish scientist who invented two widely used analytical chemistry techniques has been hired by one of his former students.

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Mainland China

How hydrogen could help China cut natural gas use and carbon emissions

A large-scale project in Shandong province is part of a national green energy push.

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