China launches lobster-eye telescope
In another landmark achievement for the country’s young space program, China has officially deployed the world’s first lobster-eye telescope into…
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Chinese start-up unveil coin-sized nuclear battery
Chinese start-up, Betavolt New Energy Technology, has revealed a nuclear battery powerful enough to charge your smartphone for fifty years.…
China’s second high-altitude wind farm to power 600 000 homes
China’s pursuit to phase out fossil fuel-powered energy took another step forward, this time with what is being described as…
Chinese scientists develop a coal-to-protein animal feed process
It sounds like alchemy, but Chinese researchers have developed a method that uses methanol to convert coal into protein for…
China launches world’s first industrial-level coal-to-ethanol plant
Test runs for the world’s largest coal-to-ethanol conversion plant have commenced. Chinese authorities have announced that the site has a…
Smartphone giant Xiaomi launches its first EV
After hinting at its release for several months, technology firm Xiaomi, has recently unveiled its first electric vehicle. The smartphone…
Technology
24 Jan 2024
China launches lobster-eye telescope
In another landmark achievement for the country’s young space program, China has officially deployed the world’s first lobster-eye telescope into orbit. Known as the ‘Einstein Probe’, the advanced satellite observatory can detect far-off cosmic phenomena, including black holes and neutron stars. A Long March 2C liquid fuel rocket successfully launched the Einstein Probe from the…
Energy
22 Jan 2024
China’s second high-altitude wind farm to power 600 000 homes
China’s pursuit to phase out fossil fuel-powered energy took another step forward, this time with what is being described as the world’s largest high-altitude wind farm. Set 4 650 metres above sea level in the frozen town of Nagqu on the Tibetan Plateau, the 25-turbine facility produces enough clean electricity to power over half a…
Vehicles
9 Jan 2024
Smartphone giant Xiaomi launches its first EV
After hinting at its release for several months, technology firm Xiaomi, has recently unveiled its first electric vehicle. The smartphone and gadget behemoth takes on the likes of Tesla and fellow Chinese automotive giant, BYD, in what is becoming an increasingly congested market with its sporty ‘SU7’ sedan. Revealed in the last week of 2023,…
Infrastructure
7 Nov 2023
China leads global 5G rollout surpassing 3 million 5G base stations
China has reportedly exceeded three million fifth-generation base stations, continuing its dominance as an internet and communications technology powerhouse, outpacing the US in annual 5G installations. Data released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) indicated that the Asian superpower has reached a total of 3.19 million stations – an average of…
Health
26 Dec 2023
Chinese scientists develop aerosol-based vaccine
A group of immunologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have reportedly developed a “super-small” inhalable vaccine that could provide better protection against viral infections than conventional injectable vaccines. A single dose of the aerosol-propelled drug delivers microscopic 2.8 micron-thick particles that produced a sustained immune response in several lab subjects, including mice, hamsters…
Economy
12 Oct 2023
Chinese scientists turn to giant particle accelerator for chip manufacture
In a massive windfall for its domestic semiconductor industry, China has unveiled plans to build a giant particle accelerator to assist in the production of semiconductors. Recent reports suggest the world’s second largest economy is preparing to build a 150-metre facility that will use electron beams to produce the important chips – essential for everything…
- China launches lobster-eye telescope
- Chinese start-up unveil coin-sized nuclear battery
- China’s second high-altitude wind farm to power 600 000 homes
- Chinese scientists develop a coal-to-protein animal feed process
- China launches world’s first industrial-level coal-to-ethanol plant
- Smartphone giant Xiaomi launches its first EV
- Chinese scientists develop aerosol-based vaccine
- Robo-octupus breakthrough to boost human-robot interaction
- Chinese scientists modify corn to tackle iron deficiencies
- New dark-matter underground laboratory
- Chinese answer to Musk’s Starlink launches
- China’s multi-story robot farms set to help address food scarcity
- BYD shows off SUV’s Bond-like ‘float mode’
- Chinese start-up commercialises liquid algae air purifier
- Chinese trial implants chargers that are safely biodegradable
