2 h. ago China solves problem that thwarted Musk, giant moon telescope plan: SCMP daily highlights

From Chinese engineers succeeding where Musk failed to global robot wars heating up, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.

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2 h. ago China solves issue that halted Musk, moon telescope plan: SCMP daily highlights

China solves issue that halted Musk, moon telescope plan: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

Technology

13 h. ago Chinese scientists propose giant telescope on far side of moon to understand early cosmos

Array would leverage robotic and crewed lunar missions and China-led International Lunar Research Station set to take shape by 2035.

Technology

13 h. ago Chinese scientists propose a giant telescope on the far side of the moon

Chinese scientists propose a giant telescope on the far side of the moon  South China Morning Post

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59 h. ago Chinese nuclear scientists identify flaw in Nasa’s lunar reactor design

China could power ahead of the US in the moon race thanks to a few structural differences in its lunar base reactor, engineers say.

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3 d. ago Chinese scientists turn tumours into ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment

Researchers in China have used the body’s own immune system to kill cancerous cells in a pioneering new therapy.

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3 d. ago Chinese scientists turn tumours to ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment

Chinese scientists turn tumours to ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Can the US ban them all? China just identified a quadrillion possible fentanyl compounds

As the US struggles to keep ahead of the deadly fentanyl trade, Chinese scientists create a simple way to identify new variants.

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6 d. ago Chinese scientists create nuclear battery that could last for a century

Battery based on carbon is designed to last 50 years and could be used to power pacemakers, spacecraft and devices in extreme environments.

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8 d. ago Have Chinese scientists just dashed humanity’s last hopes to win in air combat?

Have Chinese scientists just dashed humanity’s last hopes to win in air combat?  South China Morning Post

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9 d. ago Was sudden death of top Chinese materials scientist due to ‘insane’ workload?

Social media post said to be by Liu Yongfeng’s wife calls for health protections for scientists after Zhejiang University professor died last week at 47.

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1 week ago ‘Stay calm. Be patient’: Zheng Yongnian’s antidote for China’s Trump shock

Chinese political scientist says if the country’s private enterprises can’t thrive, foreign capital won’t either.

Politics

1 week ago Chinese scientists build world’s first AI chip made of carbon and it’s super fast

Chinese researchers have developed a chip that it could be a game-changer in modern computing.

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2 w. ago Tech war: Top scientist urges China to develop alternative to Nvidia’s CUDA software

Li Guojie, a computer scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also suggests that OpenAI may be hitting the scaling wall.

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2 w. ago China’s Tiantuo satellite breakthrough enables global cargo surveillance: PLA scientists

Technology to track hundreds of millions of shipping containers has been developed by Chinese military scientists.

Science

2 w. ago Shenzhen’s tech rival, China’s Mach 16 jet fuel engine: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From challenger to Shenzhen’s tech crown to Chinese scientists building jet fuel engine, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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3 w. ago Death of Chinese radar scientist Yang Qiang a ‘major loss’ for military research

Yang died of ‘illness’ in Shanghai last week, aged 55, university says.

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3 w. ago ‘Groundbreaking’ study by Chinese scientists offers clues into how brain works

‘Groundbreaking’ study by Chinese scientists offers clues into how brain works  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Chinese scientists turn Boeing’s helium leak crisis into stealth missile tech breakthrough

As Nasa struggles to return two astronauts after issues with the Starliner capsule, China has used the problem to its advantage.

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3 w. ago Chinese scientists turn Boeing’s Starliner crisis into missile breakthrough

Chinese scientists turn Boeing’s Starliner crisis into missile breakthrough  South China Morning Post

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