China could see brain-computer interface (BCI) technology move into practical public use within three to five years as ...

Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.

Device deemed to burn uranium 100 times more efficiently, while cutting nuclear waste lifespan to less than a thousandth of ...

Caroline Wagner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

When China’s first lunar lander, Chang’e 3, touched down in Mare Imbrium on the Moon in 2013, it was the pinnacle of the country’s space endeavors. The robotic lander and its small Yutu rover ...

Today, China is an innovation powerhouse, overtaking the U.S. in critical technology sectors, including advanced manufacturing, consumer drones and electric vehicles. China’s gains should stir ...

Yasheng Huang is a professor of global economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. At the end of August, the ...

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission ...

China is nearing completion of an advanced facility to measure neutrinos, the smallest subatomic particles known to physicists. Its underground central sphere will soon be sealed off and filled with ...

From creating a bamboo-winged drone to efforts in "taming" typhoons, here are some highlights from SCMP's recent science ...

On Tuesday this week the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) is due to expire unless the U.S. and China can agree on its extension. Today I provide some background on the agreement, why ...