Chinese scientists create world’s coldest alloy. It may surprise DARPA
Chinese researchers have unveiled a new rare earth alloy so cold and efficient it could upend decades of…
The pivot: how China turbocharged its industrial policy and remade the global economy
Huang Yiping, a veteran Chinese economist, has attended countless policy forums and high-level summits over his long career.…
China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts
China should not follow SpaceX in launching artificial intelligence data centres into orbit, but instead focus on more…
Smaller, faster, smarter: Chinese transistor ready for future AI chips
A team of Chinese scientists has unveiled the world’s smallest and most energy-efficient transistor in a breakthrough poised…
Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift
In the latest sign of China’s push to channel private capital into infrastructure, several local governments have begun…
Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad
A Chinese AI system has outperformed its US competitors in solving geometry problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad…
AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of world’s first plant ID app, leaves US for China
AI scientist Ling Haibin, the acclaimed computer scientist behind the world’s first mobile plant identification app, has left…
China must take action to avoid Japan-style deflation spiral, scholars warn
As China grapples with persistent deflationary pressure, scholars from one of the country’s top universities have urged the…
Short bursts of oxygen deprivation could help treat depression, Chinese study concludes
Brief, controlled bouts of oxygen deprivation – essentially moments of safe suffocation – can alleviate severe depression as…
Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute
World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three…
China should step up borrowing to boost domestic demand, economist says
China’s central government should borrow more to lift domestic demand through supportive monetary and fiscal policy, a Chinese…
This rubber band breakthrough could lead to self-charging smartwatches
Chinese scientists have developed a polymer that converts heat from its stretching into electricity, an advance that could…