Young talents key to science, tech innovation
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China plans 100 space missions this year
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp will be responsible for nearly 70 of the planned missions, deploying over 290 spacecraft into orbit.
The story of Pa Khoang Lake’s cherry blossom
Thousands of cherry blossom trees on Pa Khoang Island have been nurtured by Dr Tran Le, a biologist, who has a long career in high-tech agriculture, having developed numerous…
Chinese lunar lander and new crew spaceship names revealed
The lunar lander that will carry Chinese astronauts to the moon's surface is named Lanyue (Embracing the Moon), while the new crew spaceship will be called Mengzhou (Dream Vessel).
Singapore technology to be used in world’s first private space station
The metallic space equipment by home-grown firm Addvalue Technologies functions like a Wi-Fi network between the spacecraft and earth, allowing constant communication between the…
Genetically modified pigs created for organ transplants in Japan
The team now plans to increase the number of pigs for its research and proceed with studying the xenotransplantation of porcine organs into lab monkeys.
Samsung Biologics, LegoChem team up to develop new targeted cancer drugs
LegoChem Biosciences, founded in 2006, specializes in research and development capabilities in therapeutics, especially with a focus on ADC technology and synthetic drugs.
China opens fifth Antarctic research station
The Qinling Station can accommodate 80 people in the summer and 30 in the winter, according to the Polar Research Institute of China.
90-million-year-old fossils belong to new dinosaur
The fossils of Gandititan cavocaudatus, the new dinosaur, were found at a construction site in Ganxian district in Ganzhou, East China's Jiangxi province, in June 2021, the…
China set to launch two experimental satellites
The two satellites are scheduled to lift off in the first half of the year together with Queqiao 2, or Magpie Bridge 2, a relay satellite carrying out lunar exploration missions…