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  • New Tech Products Sway Foreign Tourists

    AI glasses, robotic pets, and foldable smartphones — these innovative Chinese tech products have become increasingly popular purchases with foreign tourists in China.

  • Xueying 601: Building an Antarctic Air Corridor

    On December 17, Xueying 601, also known as Snow Eagle 601, China's first polar fixed-wing plane, carried out aerial surveys, its first scientific research task during the country's 42nd Antarctic expedition. Xueying 601's air routes, with the Zhongshan Station as the core and covering more than 20 domestic and international expedition stations, have built an air corridor for Antarctica.

  • From Frontier Technologies to Development Engines

    From the innovation of humanoid robots to the rise of intelligent connected vehicles, and the establishment of a commercial spaceflight ecosystem, a series of practices are transforming cutting-edge technologies into productive forces all over China.

  • Tianquan Solver: Smart Brain for Major Grid System

    Dubbed as the "core of industrial software," solvers are a key tool for finding solutions to complex mathematical programming problems. They are essential for deriving optimal operation solutions in sectors like energy, finance and logistics, according to Peng Chaoyi, technical lead of Tianquan at the Electric Power Dispatching and Control Center, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG).

  • Hainan Special Customs Operations to Boost Trade

    The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in southern China officially launched island-wide special customs operations on December 18, a milestone in China's effort to expand high-level opening up and promote an open world economy.

  • Long High-pressure Steel Pipes Now Homegrown

    In the past, the manufacturing technology of ultra-high-pressure steel pipes over 10 meters in length was monopolized by foreign countries. However, times have changed after a Chinese company broke this bottleneck, and independently developed the 17-meter-pipe along with the capacity of mass production.

  • 'Future' Drives Deep-Sea Exploitation Green Progress

    "Future", China's first deep-sea green and intelligent technology experimental vessel, recently completed its first deep and remote sea test since its delivery in July this year.

  • 15th FYP Underscores Sci-tech Innovation

    The results of sci-tech innovation during the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period (2021-2025) have laid a solid foundation for building a country strong in science and technology, and the 15th FYP period (2026-2030) is a crucial and critical time for achieving this goal, said Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology.

  • Innovation Drives Smart Maritime Progress

    Building China into a strong maritime nation is a high priority in its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). This is evidenced by a series of advancements over the past five years, with the support and guidance of sci-tech innovation in marine economic development, marine technological innovation and marine ecological protection.

  • Oysters Shield Marine Engineering Projects

    ​Marine engineering projects like cross-sea bridges and port dock banks, crucial for exploring and utilizing the sea, face a daily challenge: erosion by sea water. Traditional anti-erosion paint has a strong odor and could pose a threat to the ecosystem. A research team from the College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University (HEU), figured out a unique solution: Let oysters do the trick.

  • Developing New Quality Productive Forces in Light of Local Conditions

    New quality productive forces mean advanced productivity where innovation plays the leading role and which is free from the traditional economic growth mode and productivity development paths.

  • Brand-new Technology Better Serves Events and Lives

    The 15th National Games, hosted for the first time across three areas-Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in south China, one of China's most dynamic economic regions collectively known as the Greater Bay Area, highlight China's technological prowess.

  • Thorium-uranium Conversion Makes Breakthrough

    In early November, the experimental operation of a 2-megawatt liquid-fuel thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR), led by the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), achieved the world's first thorium-uranium nuclear fuel conversion in Wuwei, Gansu province.

  • New 5-Year Plan's Sci-tech Modernization Blueprint

    According to the Recommendations, Chinese modernization must be underpinned by modernization in science and technology. They detail the goal of "Achieving Greater Self-Reliance and Strength in Science and Technology and Steering the Development of New Quality Productive Forces" in four specific aspects.

  • T1400: A Push Towards Tonne-class Era of Low-altitude Equipment

    On October 30, the new unmanned helicopter Boying T1400 successfully conducted its first flight in the skies over Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. The T1400 is a heavy-lift unmanned helicopter developed by Harbin United Aircraft Technology Co., Ltd. With its powerful performance in payload, altitude, endurance and adaptability, the T1400 signals China's formal entry into the tonne-class low-altitude economy.

  • CIIE Tech Spark: Two Robots Staged a Stunning Fighting Show

    Two robots staged a fighting show at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov 5. Check it out!

  • CIIE Tech Spark: Look How a Robot Performs Popular Dances

    A robot performed popular dances at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov 5. Take a look!

  • Henan Manufactures A Smart Makeover

    China recently entered a new technological era when it rolled out the world's largest diameter vertical shaft boring machine. "Qiming," the gigantic piece of equipment was jointly developed by the China Railway Tunnel Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (CREG), and successfully launched in Zhengzhou, Henan province.

  • China's Sci-tech Leap During 14th FYP Period

    The science community has lived up to its mission during the 14th FYP period, risen to challenges, and made milestone leaps in sci-tech innovation for the new era.

  • Torch Fire from Ice on Seafloor

    Relying on China's homegrown "Haima" deep-sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the aptly named "source flame" was extracted and ignited from combustible ice on the ultra-deep seabed in September, presenting an underwater spectacle of water and fire.

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Top 10 Sci-tech News Globally

​The achievements and discoveries in science and technology have not only profoundly reshaped how we live but also given us the confidence to confront challenges and embrace the future. Science and Technology Daily, in collaboration with a panel of media partners and academicians, has selected the 2025 top 10 science and technology news stories from China and around the world.

Why are Mercury Thermometers Being Banned?

From January 1, 2026, the production of mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers will be completely banned in China.

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