China Gadgets

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  Physicists Push Superconducting Diodes to Higher Temperatures

  Researchers in China have demonstrated the first high-temperature superconducting diode, operating above liquid nitrogen temperatures without magnetic fields. Using cuprate materials, the device enables clean supercurrent flow and could reduce noise in quantum computers. The breakthrough marks an important step toward practical superconducting elec...

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  China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record

  China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.

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  Sberbank CEO Herman Gref on Developing AI Amid Sanctions and Bringing AI to India

  Sberbank plans to expand its presence in India and hopes to secure a full banking licence within three years. CEO Herman Gref told Gadgets 360 that the bank built its own AI infrastructure despite Western sanctions, drawing on long-term investment, Chinese support and thousands of in-house engineers. Sberbank now wants to share its AI capabilities,...

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  China's Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but Booster Explodes in Failed Landing Attempt

  China’s private launch company, LandSpace, successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to low Earth orbit on its maiden flight, delivering its payload with an expendable upper stage. But the mission took a dramatic turn during recovery when one of the booster’s engines stalled in the landing burn, causing the stage to erupt in flames just meters from...

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  China Tests Humanoid Robots to Guide Travellers at Border Crossing

  China has begun testing UBTech’s Walker humanoid robots at a border facility near Vietnam, aiming to use them for guiding travellers, managing queues and supporting logistics tasks. The robots, arriving in December, feature autonomous battery-swapping for extended operation. The US$37 million contract reflects Beijing’s ambition to dominate glo...

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  China’s Massive JUNO Experiment Delivers Its First World-Class Neutrino Results

  China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory has delivered world-class results after only 59 days of data collection, achieving the most precise measurements yet of two major neutrino oscillation parameters. JUNO’s early performance surpasses all previous experiments, confirming a small but intriguing discrepancy between solar and reactor ...

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  Mother's Note About Son's Screen Addiction Found On Train Sparks Debate In China

  Her parents also changed their habits. They used to read books instead of looking at the phone at night. This also helped her in reducing her phone usage.

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  Battery Breakthrough Could Make Solar Panels Cheaper and More Powerful

  Researchers in China have set a new 27.2 percent efficiency record for perovskite solar cells by fixing chlorine-ion clumping, a major barrier to performance. Their simple potassium-based method creates a uniform film and boosts long-term stability, marking a major step toward commercial adoption and more reliable low-cost solar energy.

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  China to Launch Empty Shenzhou-22 Lifeboat After Shenzhou-20 Damage

  After debris punctured a window on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, China will launch an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 lifeboat to Tiangong to protect its crew. The capsule will deliver supplies and guarantee a safe return, highlighting growing orbital-debris dangers and echoing similar past incidents such as Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 failure.

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  Galactic Energy Ceres-1 Mission Fails to Reach Orbit in Rare Setback

  In November 2025, China’s Galactic Energy suffered a setback when its Ceres-1 rocket failed to reach orbit, losing three satellites launched from Jiuquan. The premature engine cutoff ended the mission early. Despite the failure, the company has pledged improvements to enhance the reliability and performance of future commercial launches.

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  China’s Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Interstellar Comet From Orbit Around Mars

  China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission achieved a new milestone by photographing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third such object ever recorded. This breakthrough highlights China’s growing strength in planetary science, deep-space imaging, and interstellar observation, offering scientists an unprecedented look at materials beyond our solar syste

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  China and NASA Coordinate to Avoid Satellite Collision for the First Time

  China’s CNSA made history by alerting NASA to a possible satellite collision—marking the first instance of Beijing warning Washington in orbit. With Earth’s orbits growing crowded from megaconstellations like Starlink and Guowang, the event signals a new phase of cooperation in global space traffic control and shared responsibility for orbita...

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  Global Projects Aim to Save Sinking Cities From Rising Seas and Climate Change

  From Jakarta to Virginia, cities are adopting innovative ways to fight land sinking — from China’s sponge city initiative to the U.S. SWIFT program and European wet farming — offering real hope that urban landscapes can rise again and restore natural balance.

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  China Commences The Underwater Data Center To Foster Energy-Efficiency

  Developed by Highlander, China is ready to come up with the first underwater data center. The primary aim behind the experiment lies in the reduction of heat and promoting a cooler impact by exploiting the ocean currents.

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  China Debuts ‘World’s Mightiest’ Centrifuge Hitting 300 Times Earth’s Gravity

  China has launched CHIEF1300, the world’s largest centrifuge, capable of generating 300 times Earth’s gravity on 22-ton loads. Housed in Hangzhou, the facility enables research in geology, oceans, and materials, simulating disasters and extreme environments. Scientists say it will serve as a global hub for advancing engineering and frontier sci...