China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition
After a successful trial at a substation, China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including…
Does China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 computer herald the age of quantum supremacy?
China has unveiled its latest photonic quantum computer, Jiuzhang 4.0, with researchers saying it can outperform the world’s…
Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and…
Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang dies, aged 103
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang died…
Chinese physicists produce most powerful stable magnetic field on Earth
An all-superconducting magnet built by Chinese scientists has generated a world-record steady magnetic field of 35.1 tesla, about…
Hefei’s Another Unicorn Company Set to Go Public
In 1925, German physicist Werner Heisenberg proposed matrix mechanics, which is regarded as one of the signs of…
Beijing to ‘exert strength’ to drive growth; China’s dynamic cities: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see…
China’s SpinQ sees quantum computing crossing ‘usefulness’ threshold within 5 years
Quantum computing is poised to reach a tipping point in three to five years by becoming useful for…