
Chinese researchers at Nanjing University have developed a new electrolyte that could significantly extend the lifespan of lithium-metal batteries while preserving their high energy density, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

Over the past two years, China has achieved a string of remarkable sci-tech breakthroughs, including Chang'e-6 completing humanity's first-ever sample return from the moon's far side, smart robots and drones making strides in both R&D and industrial application, innovative drugs leaping from imitation and follow-on research to world-first development, as well as domestically-bred crop varieties covering over 95 percent of the country's farmland.

China has opened its first AI-driven laboratory capable of conducting scientific research without human operators, marking an advance in intelligent materials science research. Located in Shanghai's Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, the facility integrates AI computing with experimental equipment to enable a fully automated research workflow.

Jing Pengfei, head of the agricultural seed station in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, has received the 2025 New Era Youth Pioneer Award for his contributions to modern seed breeding and crop management in the Yellow River Basin.

China has called for more inclusive global artificial intelligence governance and said countries should be free to choose their own AI technologies without being pressured to align with competing blocs.

China has put its first active transformer fault-prevention system into operation at the Tianjin South ultra-high-voltage substation, marking a significant step toward improving power-grid safety.
The 2026 Chengdu-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Vitality Week opened in Chengdu on Monday, bringing together 66 students and teachers from the three regions for a week-long exchange built around drone soccer, an emerging tech-driven sport.

China's Tianwen-2 asteroid probe has successfully rendezvoused with the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and begun conducting scientific observations, according to the China National Space Administration.

Tsinghua University's Hephaestus team, competing with the Booster T1 humanoid developed by Beijing-based Acceleration Evolution, beat China Agricultural University's Shanhai team 6–2 in the final to retain its Humanoid League world title.

China will establish a space-ground integrated monitoring system for near-Earth asteroids to strengthen its early warning and planetary defense capabilities, the country's space agency said.

China has proposed 12 new occupations for inclusion in its official job classification list, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Friday.

China is seeing a rapid expansion in AI-related hiring, with over 5,000 internet firms offering more than 200,000 jobs during a recent recruitment campaign, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.
The first Shanghai International Embodied Intelligence Expo (CIEI 2026) opened on Thursday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) and will run through Saturday.

China has issued warnings as Typhoon Maysak strengthened and moved toward the southern island province of Hainan, meteorological authorities said.

China has launched its 16th Arctic scientific expedition, sending a research fleet to study climate change and marine environments in the rapidly changing polar region.


In Hangzhou, embodied intelligence is gradually being integrated into the city's fabric. DeepRobotics, one of the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou," recently joined the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau Xihu District Branch to launch a public security policing solution.

China has released new guidelines to accelerate the development of its industrial internet, setting a goal of building a world-leading system by 2035 through deeper integration of artificial intelligence.

Beijing plans to build a global hub for AI-powered scientific research by 2028 under a new strategy to integrate artificial intelligence more deeply into scientific research, according to a policy document released by municipal science authorities.

China's embodied artificial intelligence industry is experiencing rapid growth this year, with sales revenue rising 22.4% in the first five months of 2026, according to tax data released by authorities.

China has set ambitious targets for the expansion of its industrial internet infrastructure by 2030, including building 50,000 industrial 5G private networks and achieving a core industry value of over 2.5 trillion yuan ($368.47 billion), according to an official policy document.

China launched the Haiyang-2E ocean satellite aboard a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. The satellite entered its planned orbit successfully, marking the complete success of the launch mission.
As the world's gaze focused on the FIFA World Cup 2026, an electrifying spectacle of skill unfolded at an exhibition hall in Shanghai: humanoid robots stepping up to the penalty spot, striking balls with precision and celebrating goals in front of roaring crowds.
For generations of geologists on the No 6 Geological Team of the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, members of the Communist Party of China have set the standard by volunteering for the toughest assignments, pressing ahead where others saw only dead ends and passing on a spirit of dedication that has transformed China's gold exploration.
The book-type foldable smartphone is undergoing a profound transformation from a hardware novelty into a genuine AI-powered productivity tool, experts and corporate executives said.But how intelligently it works, experts said.

China unveiled a comprehensive software platform in Beijing on Monday aimed at overcoming a long-standing bottleneck in its drive for self-reliant high-performance computing, promising to make it much easier for scientists to run complex research programs on domestically developed chips.

With a record 600 deals reached, the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (CSITF), which concluded recently, has become an ideal platform for introducing the latest innovations and technologies, creating vast business opportunities and promoting industry cooperation spanning domestic and global markets.

A prototype of Chinas Qingzhou, or"Light Ship", robotic cargo spacecraft has completed a series of experimental and testing tasks, its developer announced on Monday.

China's first high-altitude integrated solar-hydrogen-storage project has generated more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to the Qinghai branch of China Huadian Corp.

A new photonic quantum computer has begun formal operation in China and has been connected to China Telecom's Tianyan quantum cloud platform, making it accessible online to researchers and developers worldwide, China Telecom Quantum Group said on Monday.

China on Tuesday sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.
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