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The Star
25-05-2025
- Health
- The Star
Experts in China work on Covid-19 antibody treatments for young children
GUANGZHOU: Zhong Nanshan (pic), a noted expert on respiratory illness, said his team is now actively developing antibodies to Covid-19, aiming to explore effective treatment methods more suitable for children under five years old in the following months. "Now the research of Covid-19 drug in this group of people is not sufficient, and it lacks sufficient safety evidence," said Zhong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. "It cannot be arbitrarily inferred that children over five years old can use it, and children as young as one year old are equally applicable," he said. "Now there is no relevant evidence to support this point of view." Zhong, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Guangzhou Science and Technology Week on Saturday. He said the current Covid-19 outbreak is still at its peak period across the country and is predicted to decline after June. Zhong urged relevant departments to pay great attention to the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 and influenza, and the infected individuals to take relevant medicine within the first 48 hours to avoid developing severe symptoms. Zhong expressed regret that Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu died of influenza in February. The incidence rate of influenza has recently been declining, he said, adding that patients should attach great importance to the timely treatment of influenza, especially the elderly, he said. "Certain dangers do exist for senior residents with underlying diseases," he said. According to monitoring data from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, from March 31 to May 4, the Covid-19 positivity rate among outpatient and emergency influenza-like cases nationwide increased from 7.5 per cent to 16.2 per cent, while the positivity rate of hospitalized cases also increased from 3.3 per cent to 6.3 pe rcent. Zhong, head of Guangzhou Laboratory, a key State facility focused on studying respiratory diseases, is the winner of the Medal of the Republic, China's highest honour for outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the country. - China Daily/ANN
India.com
16-05-2025
- Science
- India.com
Bad news for Donald Trump as China launches world's first Supercomputer in space, it's dangerous for US because...
Chinese President Xi Jinping China launches world's first Supercomputer in Orbit: In a significant development impacting the race of supercomputers and space, China launched the first batch of satellites for its space computing system. Through the twelve computing satellites, China is aiming to have a system that can possibly challenge the most powerful ground-based supercomputers. Here are all the details you need to know about the launch of world's first Supercomputer in space orbit. The newly launched twelve computing satellites are the first batch of the 'Three-Body Computing Constellation,' according to Zhejiang Lab, a research institute based in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province was quoted as saying by a CCTV report. China's super computer vs US' supercomputer For a comparison, the Chinese constellation will support in-orbit data processing with a total computing capacity of 1,000 peta operations per second (POPS) and on the other hand, US' the new El Capitan system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, which last year was the world's most powerful supercomputer, performs 1.72 petaoperations — or 1.72 quintillion operations per second. China places computing satellite constellation in space It should also be noted that China placed the space computing satellite constellation into space through the launch of a Long March-2D carrier rocket. The rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, marking a significant advancement in China's space-based computing capabilities, the report said. Why it's dangerous for US! The news update is a sign of worry for US because if China develops more technology in supercomputer technology, US' interests can be harmed in space. China's Three-Body Computing Constellation Wang Jian, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of Zhejiang Lab, said the 'Three-Body Computing Constellation,' jointly developed by Zhejiang Lab and global partners, is large-scale space computing infrastructure designed to host thousands of satellites with a total computing power of 1,000 peta operations per second (POPS) upon completion. By enabling real-time in-orbit data processing, the facility aims to overcome the efficiency bottlenecks of traditional satellite data handling and advance the application and development of artificial intelligence in space, Wang said. (With inputs from agencies)
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
China starts building world-first supercomputer in orbit, launches key satellites
China is preparing to build the world's first supercomputer in orbit, according to reports. Therefore, Beijing has launched new satellites that are equipped with intelligent computing systems and inter-satellite communication Asian giant sent 12 such satellites, part of the space-based Three-Body Computing Constellation, to orbit on May 14. To execute the mission, Chinese scientists used a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch have revealed that the constellation could comprise thousands of satellites with a combined computing power of 1,000 peta operations per second (POPS). Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering have underlined that the constellation is expected to perform real-time data processing in orbit. Zhejiang Lab is jointly executing the project, a research institute based in Hangzhou, in collaboration with international Jian, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the director of the lab, revealed that the constellation could also address efficiency issues in traditional satellite systems and accelerate the integration of AI into space-based applications. Wang had previously highlighted that the aim is to scale up the computing power of a single satellite from the teraflop to the petaflop level, and to achieve seamless interconnectivity between satellites, just like how the internet links individual member highlighted that with a computing constellation, even a single satellite can generate value. This has profound implications for the future of the space industry, according to Wang. The launch, announced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), could greatly expand the boundaries of space applications. The construction of the constellation is expected to have far-reaching significance for the space industry. Reports revealed that the initial satellites, which provide a combined computing power of 5 POPS and 30 terabytes of storage capacity, have the capability of in-orbit computing in space. One satellite also carried an X-ray polarization detector developed by Guangxi University and the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which will be used to study gamma-ray bursts. Zhejiang Lab said it plans to collaborate with partners to deploy a constellation of more than 50 computing satellites this year. The step is expected to mark the beginning of space-based cloud computing as a new capability. It could open a new arena for strategic competition with the U.S. The ability to reduce bottlenecks for data from space and other capabilities could have potential economic, scientific, and military implications. While the U.S. and Europe have tested edge computing in space, China's collaborative effort appears to be the first to deploy a purpose-built AI constellation at scale, reported Space News.
South China Morning Post
04-05-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
Chinese scientist Li Licheng signs up for space travel aged 84
Power grid engineering expert Li Licheng has signed a contract with a Chinese private commercial crewed space flight company, booking a seat on a space tourism voyage – at the age of 84. Advertisement Li, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, booked a seat on the inaugural flight, which will depart in 2028, according to a post on Beijing Interstellor Human Spaceflight Technology's social media account on April 17. The post said the signing 'refreshed' the public's preconceived notion of an age limit for space travel 'I will go into space three times, once a year, and I'll only be 89 years old after three trips into space,' the engineer was quoted as saying. Li, director of the expert committee of China Southern Power Grid in the city of Guangzhou, is a leading figure in China's electricity industry. Advertisement Born in July 1941 in the eastern province of Jiangsu, Li graduated from Tsinghua University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
South China Morning Post
14-03-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
China-led research creates world's first 3D-printed male sex organ for ED treatment
A Chinese-led study has held out hope for a therapeutic solution to erectile dysfunction (ED) – using advanced biomedical 3D printing to treat the condition in animals in a world first. Advertisement ED affects more than 40 per cent of men aged 40 and above . The team of researchers used hydrogel-based bioinks to develop a 3D-printed penile implant system able to anatomically replicate all functional components of natural erectile tissue. The animal subjects – pigs and rabbits – exhibited restored erectile capacity post-implantation, with reproductive success rates surging from 25 per cent in the control group to 100 per cent in the treatment group, the team said. Details of the landmark study were published in Nature Biomedical Engineering on March 4. 'These findings indicate that the implants markedly improved functional recovery,' wrote lead author Wang Yingjun, who is an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of the National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction at the South China University of Technology. Advertisement
