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Chinese astronomers find real 3-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks
Tibet Now Tibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquake Al Jazeera • 37m Several surveillance videos show the moment a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern region of Tibet, killing at least 16 people. The quake is the strongest to hit China since January 2024. Culture 4 hours ago China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet Africanews - AfricaNews • 4h Surveillance footage captured the moment the tremor struck, showing people rushing out of buildings to escape the shaking.
David vs Goliaths: Singapore builds most accurate clock ever, leaves US and China in dust
Land Rover Range Rover 3 hours ago ‘Temu Range Rover’ Is UK Top-Seller Again as China Cars Boom Bloomberg - By Jamie Nimmo • 3h British drivers’ embrace of Chinese cars is gaining strength, with the Jaecoo 7 regaining its spot as the UK’s best-selling new car.
Claims China’s BeiDou satellite was refuelled in orbit could change space race
Claims China’s BeiDou satellite was refuelled in orbit could change space race Research papers suggest the historic operation occurred in February last year, a manoeuvre that could have military implications Published: 6:00am, 27 Sep 2026 Chinese researchers appear to have revealed a previously unknown satellite-to-satellite refuelling operation in high Earth orbit, putting the country at the forefront of a technology that could reshape the space race.
China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test
The world’s most efficient solar panel goes on sale later this year - pv magazine USA Tandem PV shipped its “first production-quality panel” two weeks ago and expects revenue-generating sales later this year, according to CEO Scott …
Harnessing Photons for Trifold Output: Chromic, Luminescent, and Mechanical Transformations in a Smart Material
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data Availability Statement The data that supports the findings of this study are available in the of this article. Supporting Information Filename Description anie73617-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf4.6 MB Supporting File 1: anie73617-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf. anie73617-sup-0001-MovieS1.mp48.1 MB Supporting File 2: anie73617-sup-0001-Movie_S1.mp4. anie73617-sup-0002-MovieS2.mp49.9 MB Supporting File 3: anie73617-sup-0002-Movie_S2.mp4.
Meet Biomni: the free powerful biomed AI agent turning data into hypotheses
10 hours ago An evolutionary psychologist is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology. When the 82-year-old psychologist Peter Gray describes the way he grew up, he punctuates the anecdotes by saying that modern parents would be arrested for letting a child have such fun. When he was 4 years …
China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind
6 hours ago Security firm Sysdig says it has caught the first ransomware attack driven end-to-end by a large language model, not a person. The agent it dubbed JADEPUFFER broke in, stole credentials, and wiped a production database, with a ransom note the victim can never satisfy. Ransomware has always needed a …
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy China hails latest breakthrough on space solar power technology
Ling Xin Chinese researchers have built a wireless power transmission system capable of beaming kilowatt-level energy to multiple moving targets simultaneously, potentially a major step towards buildingspace-based solar power stations. The team completed a groundbreaking full-chain ground verification platform for such a system in 2022 and have now successfully tested the ability to beam power to multiple moving targets simultaneously.
‘Basically a Chinese racket': How China streaked ahead at a global AI conference
Continue reading Continue reading Chinese universities have significantly overtaken their American rivals in research output at one of the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) conferences, according to an analysis of more than 5,000 accepted papers that went viral on social media.
Looming US rocket debris crash unlikely to hit Chinese moon landers: experts
Ling Xin A stray Falcon 9 rocket part is on course to slam into the moon in August. The expected impact poses no immediate danger, experts say, but warn that it highlights a critical lack of rules for managing debris as lunar activity by the US, China and private companies ramps up.
‘Basically a Chinese racket': How China streaked ahead at a global AI conference
Ling Xin Chinese universities have significantly overtaken their American rivals in research output at one of the world's leadingartificial intelligence(AI) conferences, according to an analysis of more than 5,000 accepted papers that went viral on social media.
China's Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher Wang Ping for misconduct
Ling Xin A top Chinese university has takendisciplinary actionagainst its leading cancer researcher after finding academic misconduct in a 2025 Nature study. The study, which claimed that starving cancer cells of valine - a building block of proteins found in food - could trigger DNA damage and slow tumour growth, contained problematic data in 14 of its 15 figures, Shanghai-based Tongji University said in an official statement on Wednesday.
China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher Wang Ping for misconduct
1 day ago If I could go back in time and give my 18-year-old self one piece of advice, it would be to put on sunscreen! I cringe when I think about how many years I spent without a lick of sun protection on my face, and even though I’m only in my mid-30s now, I already have the sun spots to show for …
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy China targets top spot in supercomputing with fully domestic, CPU-only machine
Ling Xin China has unveiled a new supercomputer built from entirely home-grown CPUs, with the aim of beating the world's fastest machine while sidesteppingUS export controls. Known as Lingsheng or LineShine, it is designed to reach 2 exaflops - or two quintillion calculations per second - edging past the 1.8-exaflop El Capitan, the current record holder at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
China's Tiangong space station to double in size as NASA phases out ISS
Ling Xin China has confirmed plans to expand its space station, potentially more than doubling in size to meetgrowing scientific demandand expand international cooperation. The Tiangong and the International Space Station (ISS)are the only space stations operating in low Earth orbit. The ISS, led by Nasa and built with contributions from 15 countries, is the biggest structure in space and has been a laboratory for more than 3,000 experiments.
As a new space race takes shape, a CU Boulder class asks: Do we understand China?
'China's Space Dream,' ASIA 4100, brings aerospace engineers, Chinese language students and international affairs majors into one room—and a visiting journalist from the South China Morning Post into the conversation Days after Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific, returning four astronauts from the first crewed voyage beyond low Earth orbit in more than half a century, a science journalist who has spent years reporting on China's space program from inside its scientific institutions sat...
Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China
Ling Xin German biochemist and Nobel laureate Hartmut Michel has taken up a full-time position as a professor at Jilin University in Changchun, northeastern China, according to the university. The 77-year-old - who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for revealing howphotosynthesisworks at the molecular level - will join the university's First Hospital as "a flagship hire under its talent recruitment strategy", the university said in a statement last week.
Michigan community seeks answers to death of Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao
Ling Xin Community members and activists have gathered on the University of Michigan campus to pay tribute toWang Danhao, a semiconductor researcher from China who took his own life after being questioned by US federal agents. About 30 people attended the vigil, organised by peace advocacy group Code Pink to mark one month since Wang died.
China's dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates
Ling Xin China has reported a staggering amount of domesticartificial intelligencepower, pointing to what some experts say could be a "dark pool" of compute thousands of times larger than its public reports suggest. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China has achieved 1,882 exaflops - short for exa floating-point operations per second - which translates to 1,882 quintillion, or billion billion, calculations per second.
China's dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates
Continue reading Continue reading China has reported a staggering amount of domestic artificial intelligence power, pointing to what some experts say could be a “dark pool” of compute thousands of times larger than its public reports suggest. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China has achieved 1,882 exaflops – short for exa floating-point operations per second – which translates to 1,882 quintillion, or billion billion, calculations per second.
Is China about to launch a rocket from South China Sea international waters?
Ling Xin China plans to launch its first rocket from open waters in theSouth China Sea, in a display of a more flexible, long-range maritime launch capability. The 31-metre (102-foot) tall, solid-fuelledJielong-3is expected to lift off at 7.30pm on Saturday from the Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang, a converted barge operating in international waters, according to a leaked schedule circulating on Chinese social media.
Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao
Ling Xin, Khushboo Razdan Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement. Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for China's embassy in Washington, confirmed to the South China Morning Post in an email on Monday that Wang had taken his own life.
China launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX's Falcon 9. It fails
Ling Xin, Victoria Bela China's attempt to launch its most powerful privately developed rocket failed on Friday after the vehicle suffered a flight anomaly. The Tianlong-3 rocket is being developed in hopes of breaking a key bottleneck in the country's roll-out of internet satellite megaconstellations to compete withSpaceX's Starlink.
Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit
18 hours ago Companies are missing out on AI’s value because they have not changed the way work is organized around it. Treating AI agents less like new technology and more like employees—with defined roles, clear boundaries, explicit accountability, and regular evaluation—helps leaders decide what should be …
Controversy haunts likely death of China's hypersonic weapons expert Fang Daining
Continue reading Fang Daining, a key scientist in China's hypersonic weapons programme, has died at the age of 68, according to an image of an obituary notice that began circulating on Chinese social media last week. Early online discussions included claims that Fang, who was also a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) member, the country's highest academic title in science and technology, suffered an unexpected medical episode during a work trip to South Africa.
EU bans Chinese bodies from critical tech programmes, including AI and chips
1 hour ago India is using technology as a tool of foreign policy, casting itself as a moral voice for smaller, developing countries. In a world where geopolitical power is being defined partly by the race between the United States and China to dominate artificial intelligence, India has a pitch for those left …
China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms
4 hours ago The crypto market is tanking with Bitcoin hitting lows it hasn't seen in more than a year. It's official: Bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrency markets, are crashing. On Thursday, Bitcoin plummeted below $68,000, blowing past a key level that crypto investors were hoping to hold. Bitcoin is now …
Bidirectional Photoregulated Chromism in Pyridinium Derivatives via Secondary Excitation‐Driven Electron Transfer
The key challenge for photochromic pyridinium derivatives is the difficulty in precisely modulating their reverse process. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a secondary excitation strategy to achieve bidirectional photoswitching between the pyridinium cation and its radical state, thus permitting precise control over the dynamic chromic behavior.
Bidirectional Photoregulated Chromism in Pyridinium Derivatives via Secondary Excitation‐Driven Electron Transfer
Conflict of Interests The authors declare no conflict of interest. Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Supporting Information Filename Description anie70888-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf4.2 MB Supporting information anie70888-sup-0002-Data.zip593.9 KB Supporting information References 1, , Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2411223, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202411223. 2, , Nat. Commun.
Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end
5 hours ago China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that the Chinese government has given timely approval to all compliant export applications for rare earth-related items intended for civilian use. He Yadong, the spokesman, clarified China's principled stance on rare-earth export controls at a press briefing in Beijing. "The Chinese government implements export controls on rare earth-related items in accordance with laws and regulations.
QS university rankings ridiculed in China as latest listing bombs online
Want To Work For The Kardashians? Here Are Their Job Postings And Sadly, They’re 100% Real Everyone has to start their career somewhere, and the Kardashians have an offer to those who still haven't. They are offering a part-time unpaid …
Michael Randrianirina sworn in as Madagascar's president Original
Malagasy military officer Michael Randrianirina on Friday was sworn in as the president of Madagascar in the African island country's capital Antananarivo. ANTANANARIVO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Malagasy military officer Michael Randrianirina on Friday was sworn in as the president of Madagascar in the African island country's capital Antananarivo.
Nanjing Church Holds Baptism for 13 Seekers
On October 12, Paitou gathering point in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, conducted a baptism ceremony during its Sunday service, where 10 sisters and three brothers were baptized by sprinkling. Following the baptisms, the congregation also observed Holy Communion. During the service, Rev. Wu Jiangang preached on the theme "The New Creation," drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Romans 6:3–4.
China’s rare earth export controls add new twist in US chip war, observer says
Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau Power ⚡︎ Moves Reporting from Gonghe on the Tibetan Plateau On the Tibetan Plateau, nearly 10,000 feet high, solar panels stretch to the horizon and cover an area seven times the size of Manhattan. They soak up sunlight that is much brighter than at sea level because the air is so thin. Wind turbines …
Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US
The bZ7 is about the size of a Tesla Model S and way nicer than you’d expect. Toyota’s new flagship EV is not only stunning-looking, it’s also loaded with advanced tech. Meet the bZ7, Toyota’s new flagship EV Toyota’s joint venture in China, GAC-Toyota, unveiled official images of the bZ7 this week, …
Holy Light Church in Nanjing Preaches on “Where’s Your God?”
On September 7, the Holy Light (Shengguang, 圣光) Church in Jiangning District, Nanjing City, held a Sunday service, featuring a sermon, "Where's Your God?" At eight o'clock in the morning, the officiant, dressed in a black robe with a green collar, ascended the altar and began the entire service with Psalm 19. The whole congregation stood and sang "The Song of the Trinity's Arrival" together, then recited the Apostles' Creed.
Matrix Autoregressive Time Series With Reduced‐Rank and Sparse Structural Constraints
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. References , , and . 2024. “Variational Bayesian Lasso for Spline Regression.” Computational Statistics 39, no. 4: 2039–2064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-024-01470-9. 2012. “Weighted LAD-LASSO Method for Robust Parameter Estimation and Variable Selection in Regression.” Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 56, no. 6: 1952–1965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2011.11.022. , , and . 2010.
China completes key lander test in preparation for crewed moon mission by 2030
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US House looks to revive China Initiative to ‘maintain America’s competitive edge’
US House looks to revive China Initiative to ‘maintain America’s competitive edge’ Victim of original China Initiative, Gang Chen, says programme was ‘ultimately weakening, not strengthening, our national security’ Published: 10:00pm, 25 Jul 2025 The US House is poised to advance a key spending bill that could revive the controversial “China Initiative” – a programme that unfairly targeted Chinese-American researchers, derailed careers and devastated lives long after it was ended in 2022.
Exclusive | Has China’s Qianfan satellite network and Starlink rival run into trouble?
T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone Tomorrow. See If You’ll Get It For Free Are dead zones a thing of the past? T-Mobile and Starlink's new satellite cell service thinks so. Here’s what you need to know. Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service gets ready to launch on July 23. The …
Has the Qianfan satellite network – China’s Starlink rival – run into trouble?
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China’s Tianlong-3 rocket passes critical stress test a year after explosive mishap
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Chinese astronomers recorded details of dying star’s explosion in 1408: study
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US students discover Unit 731 horrors, and an American war crime cover-up
US students discover Unit 731 horrors, and an American war crime cover-up As thousands of students gather this week for the finals of the National History Day contest in the US state of Maryland, one research project may …
US arrests another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material
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US arrests another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material
Now Detroit (AP) — A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S. at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said Monday. The scientist is accused of shipping biological material months ago to staff at a laboratory at …
China’s Tianwen-2 lifts off on mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth
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The Ohio legislation that could force Chinese scientists to sell their US homes
Xiang Zhang, a professor of genomics at the University of Cincinnati, drove more than 1,000 miles over two days to oppose a proposed law that would force him to sell his home, even though he is a US permanent resident. “I never thought that one day, I would have to stand here in front of you to defend myself solely because of my nationality,” he told a packed hearing room in the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday morning, after cutting short a trip to make it back and give his testimony.
The Ohio legislation that could force Chinese scientists to sell their US homes
Coalition plans NATO protest in Dayton; organizers say it will be peaceful, have security A national group of protestors are organizing a demonstration and march in Dayton against NATO, and leaders said it will be peaceful. The NATO Spring …
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