China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Both nations have crossed the US$1 trillion…
Credit: ZME Science. China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Both nations have crossed…
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. The NIH’s foreign subaward crackdown is scrambling global collaborations, while China’s rapid ascent is reshaping drug development. Meanwhile, Wave Life Sciences sheds half its value on underwhelming obesity results. Also, breaking: I’m adopting a rogue…
Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea levels by two feet over the course of several decades, affecting tens of millions worldwide, according to a New York…
Key Insights China’s researchers are racing to close the country’s gap with the US in chemistry-related advancements and secure the next frontier of innovations in materials, energy, and biomedicine. Increasing funding pools, investments in health-system reforms, and innovation-driven policies, such as integrating medical insurance data into R&D, are accelerating the rate of China’s gain in developing novel drugs, according…
Batteries in electric vehicles that regularly use 100-plus-kilowatts fast chargers degrade faster than those that rely primarily on slow charging, a new study suggests. Using fast chargers more frequently can cause some packs to lose nearly a quarter of their capacity in eight years, it claims. We’ve seen other studies suggest that fast charging has…
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. It’s an exciting week not only for biotech M&A, but also for my city (Chicago) as we gear up for our big game this Saturday. Going into JPM, it’s good to be a…
The legal battle over the death of Chinese-American neuroscientist Jane Wu officially began in a Chicago courtroom this week – a case that has shaken the research community and focused intense scrutiny on Northwestern University’s conduct. A civil lawsuit filed by Wu’s family in June centres on how the university handled one of its most…
A European electric vehicle repair shop said Teslas powered by LG battery packs made in China have higher failure rates than those made in Europe or the U.S. The LG cells face accelerated degradation compared to those made by Panasonic. Repairs can cost thousands of dollars and swapping the cells is even more expensive. Tesla…
Contributors: Keegan McBride Executive Summary Technology promises to be a critical driver of growth for the UK in the years to come. But in a global economic environment in which competition is fierce, and where the prospect of being world-leading in a broad range of technologies is beyond the reach of all but the largest…