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Novel 'firewall' boosts battery safety
58+ min ago (330+ words) Chinese scientists have developed a liquid electrolyte that solidifies the instant a battery overheats, creating a "firewall" that effectively extinguishes potential fires before they start. For decades, the industry operated on the belief that battery fires were caused primarily by…...
Marathon of innovation has no finish line: China Daily editorial
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (207+ words) The half-marathon in Beijing's E-Town economic and technological development zone on Sunday showcased a leap in the capabilities of Chinese-made humanoid robots. The winner of the race, autonomous-navigation robot "Lightning", developed by Honor, completed the race in an impressive 50 minutes…...
Tiny fossil egg sets new world record
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (180+ words) NANCHANG " A tiny fossil dinosaur egg unearthed in East China's Jiangxi province has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the smallest non-avian dinosaur egg ever found, the Jiangxi provincial institute of geological survey and exploration announced on Friday....
Chinese researchers propose near-zero-emission coal power technology
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (193+ words) A research team led by Xie Heping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Shenzhen University, has proposed a novel coal power generation approach with near-zero carbon emissions. Published in the journal Energy Reviews on Thursday,…...
Service sector emerges as key driver of domestic energy demand
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (215+ words) China's electricity consumption " a key barometer of economic activity " maintained steady growth in March, driven largely by a robust expansion in high-tech services and the green energy sector, official data showed on Monday. According to figures released by the National…...
Scientists tackle pain relief with fewer risks
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (358+ words) Researchers in China have engineered two new chemical compounds that capture the pain-killing benefits of cannabis while avoiding the high risks of addiction and tolerance typically associated with the drug. The study, published on April 13 in the journal Cell, represents…...
Shanghai firm promotes radar tech use in healthcare products
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (453+ words) China is one of the world's largest producers of radars, with its products widely used across military, public and commercial fields. Now, a scientist in Shanghai and his colleagues have applied radars to the healthcare sector. Gu Changzhan, an associate…...
Olympic gold medalists champion high-quality IP protection
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (104+ words) Winter Olympic gold medalists Xu Mengtao and Wang Xindi join the 2026 China National Intellectual Property Publicity Week in a special advocacy video. Olympic gold medalists champion high-quality IP protection Winter Olympic gold medalists Xu Mengtao and Wang Xindi join the…...
Chinese humanoid robot sets guinness world record with 106-km inter-city walk
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (231+ words) SHANGHAI -- A Chinese-made humanoid robot has set a new Guinness World Record by walking 106 kilometers between the country's eastern cities without shutting down. Developed by Shanghai-based Agibot, the android A2 set off from Suzhou on the night of Nov 10 and reached…...
Beijing E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon set for April 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) BEIJING -- Beijing E-Town will host humanoid robot half-marathon on April 19, 2026, following the world's first edition in 2025, the Information Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality said Thursday. The E-Town half-marathon will be held simultaneously. Robots will follow the same…...