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Nanotubes are tiny cylindrical molecules made up of carbon atoms linked together in a hexagonal shape. Photo: Shutterstock Chinese nanotube wire rivals copper in conductivity and could someday be used in space Superstrong, ultrathin carbon fibres, also known as buckytubes, could be used in...

Olympic champion Vivian Kong has studied at some of the world’s top universities. Photo: Xinhua Olympic champion Vivian Kong has studied at some of the world’s top universities. Photo: Xinhua Hong Kong fencing queen Vivian Kong’s academic paper sparks debate after Olympic success Kong’s 2021...

Boeing has more job openings for engineers in India than in China amid a general distancing of US firms from Chinese talent. Photo: Reuters ChinaScience Boeing’s first engineer came from China. Now it hires mostly from India US aerospace giant Boeing is hiring significantly more engineers in...

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen How China’s huge industrial supply chain may lead to ‘artificial sun’ via nuclear fusion After a recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion, experts are predicting the start of a race to dominate the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy Dannie Peng Published: 11:00pm, 16 Jul 2024...

The Type 052D destroyer Jiaozuo of the Chinese Navy arrived at the port of St. Petersburg Por Redacción - 24 July, 2024 Over the past weekend, an unusual image caught the attention of specialists and users of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) when various viral images and videos showed the entry...

Pentagon ran secret disinfo campaign against Covid vaccine – Reuters The Pentagon reportedly created hundreds of fake social media profiles to convince Filipinos that the Sinovac shot was “fake” © Getty Images The US military has admitted that it ran a clandestine campaign aimed at...

A video promotes a joint China-Russia International Lunar Research Station. Some 25 countries and research bodies have joined the project. Photo: China National Space Administration Research body from EU, Nato state joins China-led moon project, ILRS Hungarian Solar Physics Foundation...

The ultralight micro aerial vehicle, dubbed the CoulombFly, is the product of six years of research. Photo: Handout Chinese team’s solar-powered drone is lighter than paper plane, offers sustained flight Article in Nature cites breakthrough by Beihang University team as capable of forging ‘a...

The Microsoft Windows recovery screen displayed at a currency exchange kiosk during a worldwide systems outage at Hong Kong International Airport on Friday. Photo: Edmond So Microsoft outage leaves China largely untouched as tech self-sufficiency campaign pays off The Windows error that...

Spinning machines in Xinjiang textile factories are connected via 5G technology and being overseen by artificial intelligence, according to a team of scientists in China. Photo: Getty Images How 5G, AI and a cotton revolution helped China beat US Xinjiang sanctions Chinese researchers detail...

Canada’s Michael Spavor blames fellow prisoner Michael Kovrig for China arrest The consultant shared information with Kovrig, a report says, not knowing it would be relayed to the Canadian government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners The detention of the ‘two Michaels’ was seen as...

China’s GPS-like BeiDou navigation system recognised as global standard for commercial aviation in ‘important milestone’ China’s BeiDou system, which is similar to the US’ Global Positioning System (GPS), has been recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation The move will bring...

Chinese and African delegates tour the Africa CDC research lab following its official opening on Friday. Photo: Xinhua Chinese-funded Africa CDC laboratory opens in Ethiopia as Beijing looks to health diplomacy to boost influence The Dr Wu Lien-teh Laboratory will include biosecure labs and...

Imagine if Huawei did not have production bottlenecks. A Huawei Technologies smartphone advertisement at Chaoyang Joy City shopping centre in Beijing. The company’s popular Mate 60 Pro 5G handset continues to experience supply shortages. Photo: Shutterstock Huawei has a big problem with the...

Chinese scientists bring record-breaking Stirling generator to life while Nasa’s patent stays on paper A prototype for a thermoacoustic Stirling generator has passed a milestone, in good news for space and submarine sectors But, though Nasa has a patent for a similar power system, it has not...

The Shandong is China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua via AP Chinese Shandong carrier strike group heads to South China Sea after week of drills near Japan The aircraft carrier was accompanied by at least nine vessels on its third training run in the western...

Xiaomi has become the latest Chinese industry player to create a single system that works across smartphones, vehicles and IoT products. Photo: Reuters Xiaomi launches home-grown cross-device system with HyperOS, as US-sanctioned Huawei moves further from Google’s Android The new HyperOS forms...

An artist’s impression of a Chinese supersonic drone powered by low-cost turbofan engine. Photo: Zhu Junqiang, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘War of money’: can China drag rivals into bankruptcy in a new arms race with drones? A new low-cost engine for...

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YMTC has made surprise tech breakthrough with memory chip, says TechInsights. Photo: Handout China’s YMTC makes world’s most advanced memory chip in ‘surprise technology leap’: TechInsights report YMTC advance follows on from TechInsights analysis of Kirin 9000S 5G chip found in Huawei’s Mate...