1 hour ago First contact: in quest for water on the moon, Chinese team flags risk in touching ice

China’s Chang’e-7 mission this year will be the world’s first to attempt to sample and directly measure water on the moon, but just touching lunar ice could mean losing it, a team of scientists warns in a new paper. Its spacecraft is expected to touch down near the rim of Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole, where it will deploy a rover and hopper to search for ice. While water could support long-term human activity on the moon, from providing drinking water and oxygen to producing rocket...

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25 h. ago Chinese team restores legendary Tang dynasty ‘golden’ armour found in Tibetan tomb

“We will not leave the desert till we beat the foe, although in war our golden armour be outworn 100 times.” Wang Changling’s famous poem from China’s Tang dynasty depicts soldiers in golden armour battling on the desert frontiers. However, for a long time, no Tang dynasty gold-plated armour was unearthed, leaving its appearance to the imagination. But on January 14, the Key Laboratory of Archaeological Sciences and Cultural Heritage at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) unveiled the...

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4 d. ago Chinese asset manager hits Rmb1tn ETF milestone as ‘national team’ supports stocks

Chinese asset manager hits Rmb1tn ETF milestone as ‘national team’ supports stocks  Financial Times

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2 w. ago Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease?

An experimental Chinese treatment for Alzheimer’s disease focused on glucose levels has shown promise in a trial on mice, with researchers reporting significant improvement in late-stage symptoms. A team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the mice showed a substantial reversal in memory loss and reduced brain plaque within weeks of being treated with the drug. The researchers reported the results of their study in peer-reviewed journal Advanced...

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3 w. ago Video. Chinese team operates thousands of drones using a single computer

Video. Chinese team operates thousands of drones using a single computer  Euronews.com

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4 w. ago Chinese team slams rival into glass wall, as sparks fly at robot showdown in Abu Dhabi

A Chinese combat robot tore through the competition at the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 on Sunday, sealing the Battle of the Robots title in a shower of sparks after slamming its rival into the glass wall of the arena. The robot, dubbed Deep-Sea Shark 3, was built by a China-based student team calling itself Fierce Roc, which was crowned champion, according to organisers. The contest was staged as part of a multi-sport festival of so-called “phygital” games – sport that blends real-world...

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4 w. ago Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown

Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown  South China Morning Post

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