Swiss university’s not-so-neutral policy to restrict applications from Chinese students

Swiss university’s not-so-neutral policy to restrict applications from Chinese students

It is one of the world’s most prestigious universities, training the top engineers and scientists of the future. But a recent move by Switzerland’s ETH Zurich (Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) to restrict admission of students from countries including China has been heavily criticised, with one Chinese scientist who spent years working in the country…

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World first for Chinese scientists in terahertz wireless communication technology

World first for Chinese scientists in terahertz wireless communication technology

Faster long-distance data transmission is a step closer, according to a team of Chinese scientists who say they have transmitted high-definition video signals over more than a kilometre using terahertz wireless communication technology. The experiment, led by Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was the world’s first successful application of high-sensitivity…

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