- Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Xinhua
China builds extreme "super lab" to assist global scientists in probing mysteries of matter
Under extreme conditions, materials often exhibit "magical" behaviours. For instance, superconductivity--where electrical resistance vanishes--occurs only at ultra-low temperatures. Additionally, some ordinary materials transform into superconductors under high pressure. Based on the SECUF, scientists are expected to discover more superconducting materials under high pressure, and even room-temperature superconductors, which is of great significance for improving computer processing speed, Lv said.
China aims to eliminate severe air pollution by 2025
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025, the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), Li Tianwei, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on Monday. To reach this goal, China will ramp up efforts in pollution control and emission reduction, improve its air quality forecasting and early warning systems, and enhance coordinated management of PM2.5 and ozone pollution, Li told a press conference.
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Chinese researchers develop system for quantum direct communication
A team of Chinese researchers proposed a theory of one-way quantum direct communication and successfully developed a practical system, advancing quantum direct communication from a concept to the stage of practical application. According to a study recently published in Science Advances, researchers from the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, and North China University of Technology set a record in a standard optical fiber communication test with a transmission distance of 104.8 km. They achieved stable transmission at a rate of 2.38 kilobit per second for 168 consecutive hours.
China completes drilling of Asia's deepest vertical well
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced Thursday that it has completed the drilling of the deepest vertical well in Asia, as a borehole reached a depth of 10,910 meters in China's northwestern desert. Located in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the well, known as "Shenditake 1," is a scientific exploration project. Beyond the search for oil and gas resources, the well is also designed to advance the study of the Earth's evolution and deep-Earth geology.
3rd batch of illegal Indian immigrants in U.S. lands in northern India
A U.S. military plane carrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants landed at an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said Monday.
Death toll in Guatemala's bus accident rises to 51
Death toll in Guatemala's bus accident rises to 51
Asian Winter Games opens in China's "Ice City"
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony celebrating the city's rich ice and snow culture.
Chinese scientists advance development of High-energy Underwater Neutrino Telescope
Chinese scientists have successfully launched a detector prototype for the High-energy Underwater Neutrino Telescope (HUNT) into the South China Sea, the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Wednesday.
Malaysia floods displace over 13,000 as adverse weather persists
Flooding in Malaysia's northern Borneo states of Sarawak and Sabah worsened on Sunday with over 13,000 people displaced, according to local authorities. In Sarawak, 11,840 evacuees were housed in 63 flood relief centres, while Sabah reported 1,453 evacuees as of 4 p.m. local time, according to the country's social welfare department.
China unveils world's top 10 sci-tech achievements in 2024
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Wednesday announced the world's top 10 sci-tech achievements in 2024, highlights included the 3D-printing of functional human brain tissue, a bilingual brain-reading device, and stem cell therapy aimed at restoring human vision.
Record-high 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin Asian Winter Games
The Sports Department of the Harbin Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee (HAWGOC) has announced that 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin 2025 from February 7-14. The figure marks an increase of four countries and regions compared to the previous record set at the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, in 2017, where 30 Asian countries and regions, alongside two other guest countries from Oceania - Australia and New Zealand - made up a total of 32 participating delegations.
China launches five new satellites
China on Monday launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket with five satellites onboard.
Robot dog runs 100-meter dash in under 10 seconds
A Chinese team has unveiled a robotic dog that sprinted into the "10-second club" of the 100-meter dash, marking a new technological advancement in robotics. The impressive machine Black Panther 2.0, weighing 38 kilograms and standing 0.63 meters tall, achieves a remarkable peak stride frequency of 5 times per second, making it one of the world's fastest quadruped robots.
Chinese scientists launch project to protect critically endangered fish
Chinese scientists have launched a project concerning the conservation of the critically endangered species of Chinese bahaba, in Huidong County, south China's Guangdong Province. The Chinese bahaba, which was listed as a first-class national protected animal in 2021, is also classified as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Chinese scientists make progress in lithium metal battery research
A Chinese research team has successfully constructed an ideal solid electrolyte interphase on the surface of lithium metal anodes, with their findings published in the academic journal Nature.
