In academic research, identifying authorship is a unique challenge for Chinese researchers when their names are presented solely in pinyin and might be shared by other researchers whose names are spelled differently in Chinese characters. Chinese scientists told the Post that publishing under just their pinyin name – in English-language journals in which Mandarin is…
In an ironic twist of cosmic problem-solving, Chinese researchers have transformed a lingering Nasa headache – the stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts – into a revolutionary propulsion breakthrough that could redefine modern warfare and space travel. As a result, helium, the ultralight gas used to pressurise liquid rocket fuel, has become an emblem of engineering frailty….
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese algorithm boosts Nvidia GPU performance 800-fold in science computing A high-performance algorithm that could solve complicated material design problems on consumer GPUs has been developed by…