The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes as geopolitical tensions escalate on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, Ling Xin looks at the stakes for Chinese-born scientists after government investigations targeted researchers. Experimental economist Yan Chen is not so much hoping for a Harris win as hoping for…
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…
Chinese scholars tend to cite papers from their own country significantly more than scholars from other nations, potentially inflating China’s scientific prominence, according to recent studies. One analysis by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) revealed that 62 per cent of citations to China’s top-cited papers came from within China, compared with…
STORY: :: Storm researchers fly into the calm eye of Hurricane Helene as it barrels toward Florida :: September 25, 2024 :: Nick Underwood, NOAA :: The clear skies and light winds of the eye contrast with the turbulent outer bands of the hurricane Aboard the NOAA aircraft, crew member Nick Underwood captured footage of…