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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

Gene study reveals unknown human migration into South America as late as 720AD

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A team of international researchers has identified a previously unknown ancient genetic link between Indigenous peoples in the Americas and Australasia. Shutterstock

Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel as prices soar

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Jet fuel prices have surged in recent months, forcing airlines to cancel flights. Photo: AFP

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
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A team of international researchers has identified a previously unknown ancient genetic link between Indigenous peoples in the Americas and Australasia. Shutterstock
Australia

Gene study reveals unknown human migration into South America as late as 720AD

Scientists have discovered traces of a genetic signature associated with Indigenous Australasians dating from China’s Tang dynasty.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel as prices soar

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Mainland China

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

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Disease

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

Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide.

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

Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China

The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast.

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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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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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A close-up view of multiple battery energy storage system (BESS) containers in utility installation. They are designed to support renewable integration, load balancing and grid electricity. Photo: Handout
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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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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A team of Chinese researchers have for the first time built what they call a zero-carbon-emission direct coal fuel cell, or ZC-DCFC. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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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Illustration: Henry Wong
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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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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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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The Regional Ecological Summit which took place in Kazakhstan this week. Photo: Victoria Bela
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.

Five people died when the Jiangjun Bridge at the Xiata Scenic Area in Yili, Xinjiang, collapsed last year. Photo: Handout
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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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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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.

Macaques play on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar in April 2008. Photo: Reuters
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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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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Some of the equipment used in the plasma mill. Photo: Handout
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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China accounts for 75 per cent of the world’s farmed eels, stocked with fry sourced from net fishing. Photo: AFP
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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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.

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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Illustration: Craig Stephens
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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Research paper by People’s Armed Police engineers suggests a growing interest in operations that rely almost entirely on intelligent machines to quell civil unrest. Photo: Eugene Lee
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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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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