Scientists in China have achieved a major milestone in clean energy generation. According to Interesting Engineering, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have built the world’s first working thorium molten salt reactor (MSR). The big breakthrough came when they successfully loaded fresh fuel into the working reactor. Up to this point, uranium has been…
China’s “in-orbit factory” has taken shape following a technological breakthrough in the form of an inflatable, reconfigurable space module, as it joins the United States and other countries to build large-scale industrial production lines in orbit. According to the developers, components of this smart morphing framework can be compactly folded during launch and inflated and…
Scientists in China have solved a 140-year-old chemistry problem in a breakthrough that could overturn traditional production methods and slash the cost of cancer treatments and other expensive medicinal compounds. The research was co-led by Zhang Xiaheng, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, and Xue Xiaosong, a professor with the…
In a one-of-a-kind experiment, China’s latest space mission included four unusual passengers – two male and two female mice – joining a new crew of three astronauts to the Tiangong space station in orbit. Selected from more than 300 candidates after 60 days of specialized training, the rodents are part of a biological experiment to…
The recent return to China of cancer researcher and professor Wang Qianben marks the reunion of a family of high-achieving Chinese scientists and the culmination of a decades-long journey for Wang Qi, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) researcher in Beijing. In the 1970s, Wang Qi bestowed upon his two sons names laden with ambition…
China’s top counter-espionage agency has accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks against the country’s national time centre, which it said could have had a severe impact on the orderly functioning of society. In a social media post on Sunday, the Ministry of State Security said the US National Security Agency was behind a number…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has accused the U.S. of stealing secrets and infiltrating the country’s national time centre, warning that serious breaches could have disrupted communication networks, financial systems, the power supply and the international standard time. The U.S. National Security Agency has been carrying out a cyber attack operation on the National Time Service Center…
AMIES Technology, a new Chinese lithography equipment manufacturer that showcased its latest chipmaking products at an industry event in Shenzhen last week, is offering renewed optimism in the nation’s drive to reduce its dependence on Dutch giant ASML. The company presented a wide range of products – including compound-semiconductor lithography machines, laser-annealing systems, advanced inspection…
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we explore what China will do in the field of science and technology, particularly regarding the introduction of scientific talent. For more stories…
Chinese scientists said they found active landslides taking place on the moon, primarily triggered by moonquakes. The team said their findings will help to select more stable sites for future lunar bases, as China expands its space exploration ambitions, which include setting up a research station in the lunar south pole region by 2035. The…