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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.
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China’s rail gun milestone: guided projectile prototype passes real firing test

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A prototype of a chip-protecting component for China’s guided rail gun shell used in a live firing test. Photo: North University of China

China performs world’s first combined transplant of pig liver and kidney to human

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Despite the potential of animal-to-human xenotransplantation, there are still many barriers scientists and doctors have to overcome before it can become a clinical practice. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

China’s test flight of a giant coil array: can it detect nuclear submarines?

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China reveals test flight results of its airborne towed detection coil array system. Photo: Beihang University

Spying in Xinjiang? No, I was reporting from China’s energy heartland

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A large-scale coal-based plant in Wucaiwan, an industrial park within the Zhundong National Economic and Technological Development Zone in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: Dannie Peng

US adds Alibaba, BYD, other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

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E-commerce giant Alibaba has been added to a list of entities that the US says are linked to China’s military. Photo: AP
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A prototype of a chip-protecting component for China’s guided rail gun shell used in a live firing test. Photo: North University of China
Japan

China’s rail gun milestone: guided projectile prototype passes real firing test

Breakthrough as a delicate silicon shell fitted with a guidance chip is shot from an electromagnetic rail gun, survives and records the ride.

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Mainland China

China performs world’s first combined transplant of pig liver and kidney to human

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Mainland China

China’s test flight of a giant coil array: can it detect nuclear submarines?

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Mainland China

Spying in Xinjiang? No, I was reporting from China’s energy heartland

Senior reporter Dannie Peng visited Xinjiang in April to see first-hand how a vast industrial ecosystem is rapidly taking shape.

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A large-scale coal-based plant in Wucaiwan, an industrial park within the Zhundong National Economic and Technological Development Zone in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: Dannie Peng
United States

China begins large-scale delivery of gallium chips for space-ground 6G network

Critical to the planned communications system are millions of third-generation semiconductors that use a silicon-based platform.

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Xinjiang

Chinese team injects moss gene into Xinjiang cotton to beat fungus, boost output

Scientists report potential to boost cotton yield by nearly a quarter after inserting stress-resistance gene from a species of steppe moss.

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Energy storage

New Energy | China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage

Car batteries that charge in under 7 minutes, innovations in renewable-energy storage – Chinese advances make alternatives to fossil-fuel power more appealing.

China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage
China technology

Tibet quartz discovery boosts China’s self-sufficiency push for hi-tech materials

China’s discovery of rare quartz used to make solar panels and semiconductors could help rewrite US import dominance.

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Mainland China

Nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan clarifies role in China’s war on waste

Veteran physicist has been one of the strongest advocates for waste-to-energy incineration in China.

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Space

China wants to build the world’s largest astronomy base on Saishiteng Mountain

Telescopes at the remote site are set to surpass Hawaii’s Mauna Kea in light-gathering power by the mid-2030s, scientists say.

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Saishiteng Mountain’s high altitude, dry weather and low light pollution make it one of the best stargazing spots on Earth. Photo: Ling Xin
United States

Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post

The physicist who received a fellowship reserved for the ‘brightest young scientists’ in North America has joined Fudan University.

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Dai Liang specialises in finding possible binary black holes. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

China debuts world’s first superfast quantum memory enabling practical computing

Advance establishes core element required for general-purpose quantum computing that can read massive amounts of data.

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Transport and logistics

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping

Powered by molten salt reactors, the complex will function as a container terminal and zero-carbon platform.

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Iran

Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs

Photos offering bird’s-eye view of the campuses are ‘routine satellite news’ according to the firm, which has been sanctioned by the US.

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A satellite image of Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California was among the photos released on Monday. Photo: Changguang Satellite
State-owned enterprises

China orders central state-owned enterprises to double basic research spending

Regulator calls on major state-owned companies to become ‘globally influential’ sources of technology in 10 strategic sectors.

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A researcher extracts DNA from maize samples at a laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Energy

Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.

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Mainland China

Chinese robot helps children with nerve disorder stand up for the first time

Six weeks of resistance training with a new wearable device more than doubled spinal muscular atrophy patients’ leg strength, study finds.

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Mainland China

Chinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language

Shanghai-based start-up and researchers unveil platform to turn complex emergent field of computer science into mass-accessible technology.

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Researchers and developers can access the system through a lightweight interface rather than building quantum environments from scratch. Photo: Shutterstock
SCMP Highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, hybrid crop grown in desert: 7 science highlights

From the world’s first parallel processor to doubts over Elon Musk’s Starship, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Mainland China

Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

Research team lead says while China follows research on salt lake resource extraction, ‘most efforts focus on lithium and potassium’.

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China’s Communist Party

Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.

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Leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu is being investigated by central and local anti-corruption bodies for “suspected serious violations of duty”, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has confirmed. Photo: Handout
Dementia

Biomedicine | China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.

China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM
United States

China team drafts sanctions list on 63 key sectors to preserve technology

Scientists have listed sensitive or globally competitive tech that may benefit from export restrictions to keep them out of foreign hands.

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Mainland China

Why a fabled Chinese surgeon’s tomb may help rewrite history of anaesthetic use

Recent discovery provides evidence to support ancient texts about a herbal anaesthetic that was said to have been used during surgery.

United States

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

Chinese researcher says the files released by US government contain images and video but lack the hard data needed for further research.

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A screen capture from the US declassified UFO files: DOW-UAP-PR059 “NAG UAP 1 Jun 20”, shows a “human-shaped” object. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their work

The trio faced heightened scrutiny after a former doctoral student and blogger known as Student Geng raised questions about their work.

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Science blogger Student Geng raised questions about the quality of their work. Photo: Bilibili
China's space programme

Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong’s space economy

When space missions are no longer distant goals for the nation and the city, there is no reason not to aim higher.

Mainland China

Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption

Liu Bin, former Zhejiang University professor who discovered the Liangzhu ruins, admits taking bribes and embezzlement.

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