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The detector, which is about the size of a pickup truck, was tested on a deep ocean seabed. Photo: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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New submarine detector shows ‘tremendous potential’ in South China Sea tests

Shanghai team uses seabed to monitor low-frequency signals in new approach that captured electromagnetic waves 20km away.

Shanghai team uses seabed to monitor low-frequency signals in new approach that captured electromagnetic waves 20km away

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Respected mathematician Kenji Fukaya leaves US for China’s Tsinghua University

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Chinese researcher pushes US ahead in race to build ultra-precise nuclear clock

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Chinese diet shift to more meat to cost US$14 billion in health spending: study

Scientists say amid China’s healthcare system development and reform, ‘transitioning to a plant-based diet will be crucial’.

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Chinese researchers say the increased investment in healthcare as a result of dietary burden hinders “the economic progress of the country and its residents toward affluence”. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Chinese researchers say the increased investment in healthcare as a result of dietary burden hinders “the economic progress of the country and its residents toward affluence”. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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China unveils first analysis of moon’s hidden far side from Chang’e-6 samples

‘Fluffier’ soil distinct from previous near side samples, may offer ‘highly significant’ insights into lunar origin, evolution: scientists.

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Panda conservation is helping other wild species thrive: scientists

Expanded protected areas and use of similarly effective techniques with animals living alongside the vulnerable bears seen as key to success.

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How Chinese expertise helped to build US aerospace programmes

Throughout America’s ambition to lead the world in space exploration, engineers born in China have played major roles.

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The US has led the charge in space exploration but China-born experts have helped America each step of the way. Photo: Reuters/Nasa
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Diabetes drug may dramatically delay effect of ageing on human brain: study

Test animal tissue showed slowed biological ageing and brains showed improved cognitive function after metformin doses, team wrote in Cell.

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A Chinese study published in Cell journal is the first to thoroughly investigate the role of metformin in mitigating the ageing process in primates. A further study in collaboration with Merck is expected to study metformin and ageing in older men. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Chinese study published in Cell journal is the first to thoroughly investigate the role of metformin in mitigating the ageing process in primates. A further study in collaboration with Merck is expected to study metformin and ageing in older men. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Laughter could be the best medicine for dry eye disease: study

In a study into dry eye disease, Chinese and British researchers find that laughter therapy was as effective as eye drops.

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Why death of Li Haizeng, 34, has other Chinese scientists taking note

Fear of being left behind drives academics to work harder, even at the expense of well-being and mental health, says university lecturer.

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China to require labels for AI-generated content as tech brings fresh challenges

Beijing proposes rules to fight misinformation, deepfakes, copyright issues and other risks from media made with artificial intelligence.

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Under China’s proposed rules, online content providers would be required to use conspicuous labels for all AI-generated text, videos, audio and virtual scenes. Photo: Shutterstock
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How Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could help China detect US stealth fighters

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for detecting stealth objects on radar.

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Chinese scientists have used the network of Starlink satellites to detect a stealth target on radar. Pictured is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites. Photo: SpaceX via AP
Chinese scientists have used the network of Starlink satellites to detect a stealth target on radar. Pictured is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites. Photo: SpaceX via AP
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China’s new 6G standards mark significant advance in setting future framework

Proposed standards intended to aid different 6G requirements, such as the need to send secure content and keep data up to date.

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LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable rocket test a ‘breakthrough’ for China space race

200-second flight to 10km altitude tests key technologies including ‘crucial’ in-flight engine reignition during deceleration phase.

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China’s Wuhan institute creates nasal Covid-19 vaccine for ‘future pandemics’

‘Broad spectrum’ nanovaccine can target multiple coronaviruses, says team at institute once in spotlight over Covid lab leak theory.

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Mice given the nanovaccine plus two boosters within 42 days produced antibody levels that persisted even after six months, team says in paper published in ACS Nano. Photo: Xinhua
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Why Typhoon Yagi wrecked 1 wind farm in China but the rest stood firm

China’s advanced turbine design means ‘typhoons are no longer an insurmountable environmental constraint’, wind energy expert says.

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After millennia apart, these Tibetan lakes are now linked

Scientists are warning of climate change risks after Tibet’s biggest inland lake spilled over into another one.

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China’s brand new space port damaged by Super Typhoon Yagi

The facility at Wenchang in Hainan province was damaged by the storm but is on course to launch its first rockets later this year.

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China’s lunar station project expands with a dozen new partners

Deep space conference in China told that by 2050, ILRS will expand into research network at south pole, equator and far side of moon.

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By 2050, the China-led moon base will be a network of research facilities at the moon’s south pole, equator and far side, according to senior space official Wu Yanhua. Image: China National Space Administration
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New nano-plant drug created for deadliest brain cancer by China-US team

A new nanoparticle treatment is showing promise for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.

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A team of Chinese and US scientists has discovered a way to use nanoparticles to cross the blood-brain barrier for targeted cancer treatment. Photo: Shutterstock
A team of Chinese and US scientists has discovered a way to use nanoparticles to cross the blood-brain barrier for targeted cancer treatment. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese astronauts will test sample bricks for moon research base

Bricks made from artificial lunar soil will be sent to China’s space station next month for a three-year experiment to see how they hold up in extreme conditions.

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China’s super-radar detects plasma bubble over the pyramids in Giza

The powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to 9,600km away.

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Huawei prepares for launch, though of what product remains a secret

Analysts anticipate the telecoms giant may unveil an AI semiconductor to rival high-end chips that US companies like Nvidia are prohibited from selling to China.

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Huawei Technologies is poised for a product introduction next week, though what it is remains unclear. Image: Shutterstock
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