Cambridge University physicist Yun Guolin – a pioneer in pressure-sensitive wearable tech – has returned to China to join his alma mater, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Yun is now a special professor in the department […]
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Scientists have used ancient DNA to help reconstruct 6,000 years of penguin history at the South Pole. The researchers found that Adélie penguins had taken over the habitat of southern elephant seals around 1,400 years ago when the climate cooled
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China approved more than 90 per cent of data exports in 2024, the country’s top internet regulator said. The less than 10 per cent blocked were either deemed as unnecessary or did not meet security standards, according to the update
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Chinese and US scientists have shed new light on a dull stretch in the planet’s history known as the “boring billion”, and they say their study on this period could help us understand extraterrestrial life, predict future evolution and prepare
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China has approved the construction of a colossal hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river that could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Total investment in the dam could exceed
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A team of scientists in China said they have discovered how a type of bile known as lithocholic acid (LCA) can slow down ageing in a way similar to how calorie restriction or fasting work. The team found that LCA,
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China still has a long way to go to develop its own human-like self-learning software known as artificial general intelligence (AGI), two leading industry figures told an AI forum in Shanghai on Friday. Addressing the Pujiang AI Conference, Qiao Yu,
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Award-winning mathematician Vladimir Markovic, a fellow of the Royal Society in Britain, has joined China’s top maths institute at Tsinghua University. Markovic, a professor of mathematics, joined Tsinghua’s Yau Mathematical Sciences Centre from the University of Oxford, where he has
Beijing has urged Washington not to allow Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te to transit via the United States, ahead of his reported plans to visit the Pacific islands. This came a day after Beijing urged Ottawa to abide by its
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The winged Lion of Venice watches over St Mark’s Square in the north Italian city, just as it has done for hundreds of years. But now a team of scientists in Italy have found evidence that the statue originated in
