Several towns in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang are searching for a wild tiger – and warning residents – after the large feline injured a villager. Local media reported that a farmer in Boli county suffered a broken left hand after being bitten by a tiger. He reportedly avoided amputation thanks to hours of surgery….
A massive base in the southern part of the South China Sea has made China the country with the fastest response time to emergencies in the region, according to a study by Chinese scientists. “China’s accessibility [to a scene] for search and rescue operations has significantly improved after the incorporation of the Yongshu Reef port,”…
Chinese bloggers riding on strong national confidence in science and technology prowess are launching “unscrupulous hype and personal attacks” to shut down differing opinions online, state-affiliated media has warned. Several Chinese scientists were recently labelled pro-American after they said there was a US-China gap in basic research or commented negatively on the tech ecosystem, as…
China urgently needs to develop elite talent in the field of quantum computing, according to a leading academic, who has warned that the hi-tech sector must avoid internal trends that strangle innovation. Yu Dapeng, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said a lack of ingenuity was hindering China’s quantum computing development, despite the significant public…
HELSINKI — China will launch new quantum satellites into low Earth orbit next year, according to a scientist leading the project. Two to three quantum communications satellites will be launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) next year according to Pan Jianwei, the scientist behind China’s 2016 Mozi/QUESS quantum experiments satellite, China Business News reported Oct….
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…
1. What is Lo best known for? Lo is often referred to as the “father” of non-invasive prenatal testing, which uses a pregnant woman’s blood to check for disorders in a fetus. The test looks for Down’s syndrome and some other chromosomal disorders such as Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome. Before the test was introduced…
For the first time in history, Chinese scientists have revealed what kind of material lies on the far side of the moon – a mixture of basalts and foreign ejecta largely different from the previous Chinese-collected near side samples of mostly basaltic volcanic rocks. Researchers said the Chang’e-6 mission samples “may result from the mixing…