Artificial meat may not exactly be the gourmet choice as most people see it as something that goes against the norm of eating meat. And that opposition intensifies if one were told that the meat has been developed in laboratories through cell culture. But all of that may change soon Read more…
City wants to be global destination for AI and smart manufacturing efforts After burnishing its credentials as a hub for finance and shipping, Shanghai is looking to be a global destination for science and technology efforts by setting up specialized artificial intelligence hubs and stepping up smart manufacturing development. Indications Read more…
The Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou line in East China’s Zhejiang province, which is the first privately controlled high-speed railway line in China, is expected to become the country’s first railroad line managed by artificial intelligence, according to the companies responsible for the railway’s construction. HSTR, the company in charge of construction and management Read more…
Cultivation of cybersecurity talent will depend on collaboration among industry, academia and the government, as China pushes for new ideas and novel solutions to address potential online threats, according to industry experts. Threats to cybersecurity continue to grow, and the global society needs bold ideas and innovations to address these Read more…
DNA data storage has become a top 10 emerging technology of 2019 on this year’s World Economic Forum’s annual list released in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Other technological breakthroughs with the greatest potential to make a positive impact on our world include social robots, cheaper and safer nuclear reactors Read more…
In an increasingly fierce uphill race of exascale computing worldwide, more Chinese supercomputers are making the world’s Top 500 list as seen in its latest edition published at this year’s ISC High Performance (ISC). The annual ISC High Performance is Europe’s most important conference and networking event for the high-performance Read more…
China has unique advantages in artificial intelligence R&D, but it also lags behind in some areas, a research report has said. AI will become a major growth engine in the next decade. In 2018, 12 countries and regions set up national strategies on AI, according to the report. The report was Read more…
China rolled off the production line a prototype magnetic-levitation train with a designed maximum speed of 600 kilometers per hour in Qingdao on Thursday, filling the gap in travel speed between aviation and high-speed rail passenger transport in the country, according to its manufacturer. Launched in July 2016, the train Read more…
Fourth consecutive year that research and development costs accounted for more than 2% in GDP. China’s research and development investment increased by 11.6% year on year to 1.97 trillion yuan (US$ 293.6 billion) in 2018, accounting for 2.18% of the gross domestic product, official data shows. It’s the fourth consecutive Read more…