Australian researchers have returned from a two-month Antarctic voyage with comprehensive data on how the Southern Ocean is driving global climate patterns. After 60 days on board the research vessel Investigator, the…
Fueled by new energy, east China city makes headway in economic growth
Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up…
Investment in China’s electronic information manufacturing up 9.3 pct in 2023
Fixed-asset investment in China’s electronic information manufacturing industry rose 9.3 percent year on year in 2023 amid the sector’s recovery, official data showed. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the…
iFlytek’s upgraded AI model ‘better than GPT-4 Turbo’ in 3 areas
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service provider iFlytek on Tuesday released an upgraded version of its “Spark” large AI model, which the company said can perform better than the GPT-4 Turbo product from…
Scientists develop anti-fatigue 3D-printed titanium alloy
A team of international scientists has broken through the technological bottleneck caused by the poor fatigue properties of 3D-printed materials, and proposed an innovative strategy to fabricate an anti-fatigue titanium alloy via…
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole….
Thailand to build its 1st commercial green hydrogen project with China
Thailand is poised to launch its first commercial green hydrogen project in partnership with a Chinese firm to catalyze the country’s transition to green and low-carbon practices. Chinese new energy company Beijing…
Israel, US invest 9.6 mln USD in 10 joint R&D projects
Israel and the United States have allocated a total of 9.6 million U.S. dollars for ten joint innovative research and development (R&D) projects, the Binational Industrial R&D Foundation said in a press…
Rise and shine: Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels
A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan’s first lunar mission hit its target in a precision touchdown…
Musk says Neuralink installs brain implant in first patient
Elon Musk on Tuesday said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with “promising” initial results. The neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk in 2016 aims to…