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SCI & TECHJul 15Why the US-China space race could come down to a thin metal capIn the high‑stakes space race between the United States and China, the decisive advantage could come down to a metal cap that few outside the industry have ever heard of: the propellant tank dome. An ellipsoidal bulkhead several metres wide but only millimetres thick, the dome must withstand extreme internal pressures, vibration and shock. The rounded, capsule-like end cap is also very difficult to mass-produce. Whichever country can make these components faster, cheaper and more reliably will...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 15Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats upOpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman has signalled that the company was prepared to slash the price of its latest artificial intelligence models, as competition intensifies with US rival Anthropic and a growing wave of cheaper, rapidly advancing Chinese alternatives. In a social media post on Tuesday, Altman noted that OpenAI’s flagship GPT-5.6 Sol was already “half the price” of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, adding that OpenAI would be “happy to deliver at one-quarter of the price”. OpenAI released...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 15Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay UniversityZhang Wei, former chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Colorado Boulder, has returned to China to join Great Bay University (GBU) as a full-time faculty member. Zhang, who will be the deputy dean and chair professor of GBU’s physical sciences school, attended a hiring ceremony at the university’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on July 2. He was presented with the appointment letter by GBU president Tian Gang, who is also a...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 15Apple Intelligence gets China nod; to use Alibaba's AI modelsApple Intelligence has received approval in China and plans to integrate Alibaba's AI models. This move indicates a significant step for Apple's AI strategy in the Chinese market.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHJul 15China is now world’s No 1 science power, says top Russian scientist Artem OganovLeading Russian chemist and materials scientist Artem Oganov, who received China’s top international science and technology award, said the honour from the world’s No 1 science power was a sign he was “on the right track”. Oganov, a distinguished professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow and long-time China collaborator, and eight other experts were awarded the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 15China’s rare earth weakness, new rocket to rival SpaceX: 7 science highlightsWe have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel the world’s largest communications, military and deep-space spacecraft into their intended orbits faster and more reliably. 2....South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 14US must act quickly to counter China’s growing tech progress, lawmakers toldChina is an existential threat to the United States, and Washington needs to slow Chinese momentum and accelerate US technological advances, or fall well behind the Asian giant, witnesses told lawmakers at a Congressional round table on Tuesday. Among the possible strategies needed to counter Beijing’s growing prowess, analysts said, included expanding the Silicon Shield – an attempt to remove China from semiconductor supply chains – to drone and other vital technologies; drastically reducing US...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 14US says Nvidia’s H200 exports to China remain ‘trivial’ despite approvalsAmerican chipmaker Nvidia has shipped “very few” H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to mainland China and Hong Kong, a top Trump administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday, marking the first deliveries since the United States approved such sales. US President Donald Trump cleared the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China in December, with the Commerce Department approving around 10 Chinese firms to purchase the powerful AI processors this year, including Tencent and ByteDance. “For...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 14A Bacterium from Japanese Tree Frogs Wiped Out Colorectal Tumors in Mice with a Single DoseA bacterium sourced from Japanese tree frogs has been shown to eliminate colorectal tumors in mice with a single dose. This research indicates a potential new avenue for cancer treatment.medicaldaily.com · United States
SCI & TECHJul 14China used a giant net to land a reusable rocket. Does the idea have legs?China’s successful recovery of a reusable rocket has sparked debate among aerospace experts over whether its unconventional approach could actually cut the cost of reaching space. On Friday, the country’s Long March-10B became the first orbital-class rocket outside the United States to return to Earth and be recovered intact. The rocket’s first-stage booster deployed four hooks as it descended and was then caught by a giant net on a ship waiting in the South China Sea. SpaceX and Blue Origin do...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 14The US-China AI arms race has taken an unexpected turnPowerful artificial intelligence models built by Chinese companies have gone from inducing widespread panic to being met with a shrug of the shoulders – what changed?New Scientist
SCI & TECHJul 14China’s Hainan cements 2030 petrol-car ban, leading nation’s EV infrastructure pushChina’s tropical resort island of Hainan is solidifying its timeline to ban the sale of petrol-powered vehicles by 2030, heralding the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine technology as the province, China’s largest free-trade zone, aims to spearhead the nation’s decarbonisation efforts. Hainan’s move, the first of its kind among all localities in China, will force carmakers to accelerate electrification to maintain their presence on the island and reap free-trade-policy...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13China works on AI safety benchmark as regulators target large model risksChina’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has started building a safety benchmark to evaluate artificial intelligence models, as regulators in the United States and Europe strengthen oversight of AI security. The MIIT-led National Industrial Information Security Development Research Centre is now recruiting companies and experts to co-build the benchmark, with applications due on Tuesday, according to a notice published on Monday. The institute said that current frameworks...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13China’s drug industry pivots to AI-powered candidates to drive next wave of dealsAfter China’s cross-border deals for innovative drugs hit a record US$110 billion in the first half of 2026, the sector is now pivoting towards artificial intelligence-powered candidates to drive the next wave of transactions. China accounted for about 30 per cent of all new drugs currently under development worldwide, ranking second globally, according to Lan Gongtao, deputy director general of the Department of Drug Registration at the National Medical Products Administration. China’s...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13China to make car connectivity mandatory as US moves to tighten banChina will make vehicle connectivity a mandatory part of its automotive safety framework, as Washington seeks to block Chinese cars using the technology over national security concerns. A national standard released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 2 requires all new vehicles equipped with intelligent driver assistance systems to support continuous safety monitoring, data recording and remote management. The safety standard will apply to newly approved vehicle models...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capabilityChina has become just the second country after the United States to achieve the controlled recovery of a reusable orbital space rocket. Friday’s successful capture at sea of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket after its maiden launch used a novel technique different from that of Elon Musk’s recently listed SpaceX and previous Chinese attempts. Instead of landing using extendable hydraulic legs, the rocket stage used its engines to position itself over a floating platform in the South...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13China’s historic sea-based rocket recovery puts spotlight on domestic shipbuilderAfter China became only the second nation after the US to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, the spotlight has fallen on the domestic shipbuilder behind the design of the recovery platform. Following the maiden launch of China’s reusable Long March-10B rocket on Friday, the vehicle’s first-stage booster returned vertically and was caught by the Linghangzhe recovery platform, China’s first sea-based rocket recovery vessel to use a net-capture system. The platform...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13Japan startup SkyDrive showcases high-speed 'flying car' demo in YamaguchiJapanese startup SkyDrive Inc. conducted high-speed demonstration flights of its "flying car" on Monday at a test site in Yamaguchi, western Japan. The demo was designed to simulate…Japan Today
SCI & TECHJul 13China’s optical chip breakthrough boosts AI speed 100-fold using fraction of compute powerChinese researchers have developed a new all-optical interconnect system linking standard electronic chips, boosting AI distributed inference speeds by over 100 times while using just one-ninth of the typical computational resources. AI models are permeating ever more applications, expanding the industry’s appetite for computational power. The conventional response has been to pile on more GPUs and build ever-larger data centres in a seemingly endless race for energy and brute force. But a new...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13Big Brother or big help? Japan trials AI facial recognition cameras to find missing peopleA Tokyo ward has installed outdoor AI cameras with facial recognition capabilities to help locate missing children and elderly people, a move aimed at improving public safety but also raising privacy concerns in Japan. Arakawa ward installed 33 artificial intelligence-equipped security cameras on pylons along the main street and elsewhere near the JR Nippori Station in April to test whether the technology could speed up searches for missing persons. The busy area around the station is frequented...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 13Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake UniversityThe universe teems with planets, yet their origins and evolution remain among science’s most enduring mysteries. Theoretical astrophysicist Shigeru Ida of the Institute of Science Tokyo has spent more than four decades in this field – and is now bringing his expertise to China. Ida, a former president of the Astronomical Society of Japan, has led the Japanese Society for Origins of Life and Astrobiology since 2025, and is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential planetary...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 12The technological cost of competing with China * WorldNetDaily * by Mary McKenna , Real Clear WireThis article discusses the technological expenses and challenges associated with global competition, specifically in the context of China. It highlights the strategic implications of technological rivalry between nations.wnd.com · United States
SCI & TECHJul 12Carrera espacial: China recuperó por primera vez un cohete orbital y acorta distancias con SpaceXUna empresa del gigante asiático logró capturar un segmento del cohete Long March 10B.La técnica era exclusividad de Blue Origin y, principalmente, de SpaceX, compañía que ha realizado cientos de recuperaciones.Clarín
SCI & TECHJul 12 ( Technology ) CHINA - SHANDONG - HIGH - QUALITY DEVELOPMENT ( CN ) This article discusses technology and high-quality development in Shandong, China. It pertains to regional progress in scientific and technological fields.iraqsun.com · Iraq
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