China is demanding more and better research to unearth the technology of tomorrow – but a research culture based around titles and participation in certain programmes is limiting the potential of its scientists.

It is the first time Chinese space authorities have openly suggested timeline for Tianwen-3 mission puts it ahead of Nasa’s plans.

Analysis using remote sensing technology from Wuhan University puts the level of damage at about 60 per cent.

Chinese space agency deputy director declares China on track to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

China’s status as a ‘near-peer competitor’ is driving efforts to limit access to key technologies such as semiconductors and counter its global influence.

China’s example could be the helping hand India needs in fixing its pollution problem, while not affecting GDP.

During their six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, the Chinese astronauts will carry out experiments on fish in a step towards raising other animals in space.

With vehicle electrification expected to take 10-20 years, Chinese manufacturers are breaking energy-saving records in an old technology.

Newly published comprehensive geological maps will point the way for China’s future lunar exploration.

Breakthrough overcomes decades-old problem of how to harness the technology to propel underwater vessels, according to paper.

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang expected to be able to make enough of the material to meet the country’s demand.

Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.

The magnetospheres of these planets may be a way to detect elusive gravitational waves, according to scientists in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Researchers in China say the semiconductor gallium nitride offers remarkable potential in photonic quantum chips.

Organisations from Kenya and Ethiopia have signed up to the China-led space initiative to build a lunar base.

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.

Scientist said results offered hope of stopping disease transmission to people: ‘The biocontrol method is based on findings from nature and does not require medical interventions for humans, such as vaccines and specific treatment’.

From former Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s HK$9 million office budget to Chinese scientists rigging a low-cost AI chip to power a hypersonic weapon, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Impact of study on US military’s F-22 fighter jet could be great given range of its air-to-air missiles and required radius for ground bomb attacks, says team.

There is speculation that the burial site belongs to Kaolie, one of the last kings of the Chu state.

Awarding-winning scientists Ji Jie, Yang Lijun caught trying to use personal connections to secure government research funding.

Hong Kong think tank says annual water use by Chinese data facilities – almost half of which are in dry regions – could more than double by 2030, while AI chatbots ‘drink staggering amounts of water’ to cool themselves down.

Using a Nvidia module widely available online, Chinese researchers overcome significant obstacles to boost the performance of a hypersonic vehicle.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change.

Shortlist of 301 contenders announced for 2023 National Science and Technology Awards.

Newly devised strategy could make commercially viable amorphous p-type semiconductors a reality, team in Chengdu and Pohang says in Nature paper.

The 2D material – made from transition-metal tellurides – could be used in areas ranging from lithium batteries to solar panels. Scientists say their ‘fast and scalable’ production method could bring the nanosheets out of labs and into practical use.

AI-controlled weapon developed by Chinese scientists is up to 54 per cent more accurate than traditional water cannons.

Researchers at Tsinghua University say they have come up with a faster, more energy-efficient phonotic circuit.