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Straits Times
25-05-2025
- Science
- Straits Times
China's universities are wooing Western scientists
A handful of senior Western scholars have recently taken up posts in China, at universities such as Tsinghua. PHOTO: Dr Charles Lieber had few options. On April 28, the renowned former Harvard chemist took up a new post at Tsinghua University's Shenzhen campus. Dr Lieber had been looking for a perch after he was convicted in America in 2021 for hiding ties to Chinese research funding. He is one of a handful of senior Western scholars who have recently taken up posts in China. Others have done so more from a position of choice. The websites of Peking University and Tsinghua University, respectively, recently confirmed that Dr Gerard Mourou, a French Nobel prize-winning physicist, and Dr Kenji Fukaya, a decorated Japanese mathematician, were joining their faculties. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
South China Morning Post
07-05-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
China's chip production breakthrough, 480-million-year-old cave: 7 science highlights
We 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 Chinese researchers have cracked a barrier to the home-grown production of advanced chips by building an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source platform that operates at internationally competitive parameters, according to a research paper. Researchers at one of China's top defence electronics institutes say they can track advanced US stealth radars to the centimetre using modified commercial detection gear, a development that would have the potential to change the dynamics of electronic warfare. Retired Harvard University chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber, who was convicted in 2021 for not disclosing his connections to a Chinese talent programme, has joined Tsinghua University as a chair professor.
South China Morning Post
04-05-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
Robots join Beijing half-marathon, showcasing China's tech strength
Many humanoid robots ran along with thousands of human participants in a half-marathon held last month in Beijing. The event was an opportunity to showcase China's technological strength. According to Chinese media reports, 21 humanoid robots were put to the test along the 21km (13-mile) route. Among the participants were machines from private firms and universities such as Tsinghua. Video footage from the state news agency Xinhua showed several human-sized robots and some smaller ones running with the competitors. One of them, the size of a small child, was dressed in a bright silver and blue suit and wore headphones. The race allowed both manually or semi-manually controlled robots and fully autonomous ones to compete. Some of those taking part used the race to test their artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The teams operating the robots were allowed to change their batteries during the race. Answer: a half-marathon
South China Morning Post
19-04-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
Running robots put through their paces alongside humans in Beijing half-marathon
Dozens of humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners at a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday in an attempt to showcase China's tech prowess. Advertisement According to Chinese media reports, 21 humanoid robots were put to the test along the 21km (13-mile) route in the capital's Daxing district, including machines from private firms and universities such as Tsinghua. Video footage from state news agency Xinhua showed several human-sized robots – one wearing a black sun hat and white gloves – alongside several much smaller ones at the event. One of them, the size of a small child, was dressed in a bright silver and blue suit and wore headphones. The rules of the race allowed both manually or semi-manually controlled robots and fully autonomous ones to compete, and some of those taking part used the race to test their AI systems. Advertisement The teams operating the robots were allowed to change their batteries during the race or operate as a relay team.
South China Morning Post
03-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
In push to develop AI, more courses and projects emerge at Chinese universities
A number of Chinese universities have launched new courses and projects focused on artificial intelligence amid a government push to develop the industry and get ahead in the tech race against the United States. Advertisement In Beijing, Tsinghua University plans to take on 150 undergraduate students for a new academy to 'cultivate talent in fields that integrate AI with other disciplines', official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The report said the aim was to 'serve the needs of the country's strategy and the development of society'. A Tsinghua spokesperson said the university would allocate the appropriate resources and strengthen the faculty to ensure the success of the project. The spokesperson said the university was already using AI-assisted teaching in a pilot programme run across 117 courses, whose students had access to an AI learning assistant. Tsinghua plans to offer another 38 general courses related to AI in the future. 05:00 Does the arrival of China's low-cost DeepSeek mean the end of Nvidia's chip dominance? Does the arrival of China's low-cost DeepSeek mean the end of Nvidia's chip dominance? Meanwhile, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Hangzhou Dianzi University has launched a new course this semester titled 'AI in Practice: Mastering DeepSeek'. The course is also being offered online across 12 other higher education institutions in China, and according to a Zhejiang Daily report it has been oversubscribed.
