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We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Chinese ghost radar moves at ‘near-light-speed’ to detect submarines
Chinese scientists have achieved a breakthrough in submarine detection by successfully creating a radio-emitting source in the sky using high-energy microwave synthesis technology.
2. Why are top scientists leaving the West for China?
A growing number of leading academics are being tempted away from Western countries as they make the move to Chinese institutions.
3. Is a big-brained early hominid found in China a new species?
Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a separate species.

4. South China Sea: scientists see China collaboration as crucial for marine life
Foreign marine science researchers in Hong Kong are working to exchange expertise and partner with scientists in mainland China amid geopolitical tension and restrictions on fieldwork in sensitive waters such as the South China Sea.
5. PLA fires up world’s first boron ramjet engine that can fly and swim
An engine that can carry weapons at incredible speeds through both air and water has been developed by Chinese scientists.
6. Ancient Chinese proved the Pythagorean theorem in 17 characters: mathematician

Hundreds of years before a Greek scholar outlined his proof of the Pythagorean theorem, ancient Chinese scholars proved it using just 17 characters, a renowned Chinese mathematician highlighted in a recent lecture.
7. China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
The head of US chipmaker Nvidia has pledged to maintain the company’s presence in mainland China despite rising geopolitical tensions, while also highlighting the country’s unique strengths in capitalising on artificial intelligence (AI) and trends that have upended industries from medicine to robotics.


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SCMP Highlights

China creates ghost radar, big-brained early hominid sparks debate: 7 science highlights

New radar technology created by Chinese scientists will help with submarine detection and also could assist communication between surface ships and submarines. Photo: QQ

Bone fragments from several individuals at the Xujiayao site in China are challenging long-held assumptions about the region’s fossil record. Photo: Wu Xiujie

Pythagorean theorem was proved hundreds of years before Euclid by an ancient Chinese mathematician. Photo: Shutterstock

British firms in China, surgery for Alzheimer’s patients: SCMP daily catch-up

British companies operating in China have seen the business environment grow tougher for a fifth consecutive year. Photo: Shutterstock 

Of the more than 55 million people worldwide with dementia, an estimated 60 to 70 per cent have Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s President Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

An employee counts 100-yuan notes at a bank in Beijing on November 14, 2024. Photo: AFP

Chinese herbal medicine questioned, making sweeter tomatoes: 7 science highlights

The Lancet medical journal has released the results of its study of FYTF-919, an oral liquid solution which has been used to treat brain bleeds since the 1980s. Photo: SCMP

Sino-Swedish climate scientist Chen Deliang has joined Tsinghua University’s Department of Earth System Science in China after more than three decades in Europe. Photo: Sohu/电脑爱好者小陆

Reducing the eating window can have metabolic benefits but what time you eat is important, according to the study. Photo: Shutterstock

New coating can make China’s stealth aircraft invisible to anti-stealth radar: study

Anti-stealth radar, such as this one at a Chinese air show, will be blind to aircraft and weapons coated with a newly developed stealth material made by Chinese scientists. Photo: Dickson Lee

The new coating uses a metal circuit to convert electromagnetic waves into heat, and effectively blinds anti-stealth radar. Photo: National University of Defence Technology

Chinese scientists increase fighter jet afterburner efficiency to nearly 100%: study

A Chinese development can improve the afterburner efficiency in fighter jets to 99 per cent. Photo: CCTV

On the left is a traditional afterburner fuel nozzle, whereas on the right is the Z-shaped design created by Wang and his team. Photo: Aero Engine Academy of China

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From China’s latest submarine detection advance to top scientists leaving West, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From China’s latest submarine detection advance to top scientists leaving West, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
