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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…...

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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…...

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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....

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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,…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...