4 d. ago Dirty laundry: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts

Astronauts have to get used to many things in space, including that they cannot wash their dirty clothes. But researchers in Beijing have proposed a solution: a compact, detergent-free washing machine that cleans clothes with mist and ozone using almost no water – a limited resource in space. The cube-shaped device is a bit larger than a carry-on suitcase and weighs 12kg (26lbs), according to the team that developed it from the China Astronaut Research and Training Centre. They said it used only...

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1 week ago Chinese team to delve into deep history of Egypt’s ancient Sekhmet Temple ruins

A team led by the Shanghai Museum will embark on a joint archaeological research project with Egypt in October at the Sekhmet Temple ruins, a complex on the west bank of the Nile River. The temple is part of the ancient Memphis archaeological site dating back over 5,100 years, at a site that was then the capital of ancient Egypt and the home of the god Ptah. For Beijing, the cooperation represents both an academic pursuit and a strengthening of bilateral ties, but international experts say...

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2 w. ago Chinese unicorn Z.ai, Alibaba Cloud team up to deploy new AI agent

Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, has joined forces with Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit to push a new general-purpose AI agent for smartphones, tablets and desktop computers that handles everyday tasks such as ordering food and making reservations online. Beijing-based Z.ai, which created the AI agent, said it was free and available on the Android and iOS mobile platforms, as well as for web terminals, according to its announcement via WeChat...

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3 w. ago Chinese team’s new DNA blood test could transform pancreatic cancer detection

A genomic tool developed by researchers in China could transform early detection and personalised treatment for pancreatic cancer – one of the deadliest forms of the disease. Known as the “king of cancers”, pancreatic cancer is characterised by late diagnosis, rapid metastasis and limited treatment targets. It ranks as the sixth leading cause of global cancer mortality, according to the Global Cancer Observatory. However, the “Uni-C” single-cell “multiomics” technology developed by the Chinese...

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3 w. ago Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing

A team led by renowned Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has built a key component for an atom-based quantum computer, raising hopes it could be scaled up to an array using tens of thousands of the tiny building blocks. The approach taken by Pan and his team from the University of Science and Technology of China overcomes a major hurdle to atom-based quantum computing, according to a paper published last week in the peer-reviewed Physical Review Letters. The researchers designed an artificial...

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3 w. ago US trade team will meet Chinese officials in two or three months, Bessent says

US trade team will meet Chinese officials in two or three months, Bessent says  Reuters

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3 w. ago ‘Do what you think is beautiful’: China hurdler derides gossip, embraces confidence

Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni has sparked a social media discussion on cosmetic procedures by confidently declaring: “I look good; that is why they say I had plastic surgery!” Born in July 1997 in Zigong, Sichuan province in southwestern China, Wu Yanni is a national record holder. She represents the Chinese National Athletics Team, primarily competing in the women’s 100-metre hurdles. Her track record includes delivering China’s best Olympic performance in the women’s 100-metre hurdles...

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last month Unique genes that make us smart may also fuel cancer: China study

A genetic study in China that could have major implications for human evolution – and cancer research – has shown that a special type of recently evolved gene can be sequestered by cancerous tumours to fuel their growth. The team of researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) examined a group of young genes that emerged de novo, meaning they recently evolved from regions of the genome that do not code for proteins rather than from coding genes through typical...

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