FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Peking university | History Defined

China celebrates its first winners of top global maths prize – here are the problems they solved

Awards make China only the fifth country to ever produce two Fields medallists at a single ceremony, and the first in Asia to do so

The Independent UK · Jul 24

'Essentially no human intervention': Chinese AI solves 12-year-old math problem in just 80 hours — and even proves it

Peking University's dual agent AI solved Anderson's 2014 algebra conjecture in 80 hours with no human intervention and full verification.

TechRadar · Apr 17

Chinese AI cracks decade-old maths problem without human input

Chinese AI demonstrates autonomous reasoning by solving a maths riddle and verifying its own proof

The Independent UK · Apr 13

This rubber band breakthrough could lead to self-charging smartwatches

Innovative material may also lead to medical sensors worn close to body without external batteries

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Qiu Xigui obituary

Paleographer, historian and expert on ancient Chinese writing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

Chinese researchers develop silicon-free transistor technology, claimed to be fastest and most efficient ever - here's what we know

2D transistor offering 40% faster speeds and lower energy use may soon disrupt the global chip market - if China can successfully scale production.

TechRadar · May 11, 2025

China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet

Peking University has published its findings on a wafer-scale 2D GAAFET in Nature, pointing a new path into the Angstrom era

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 12, 2025

Shein, Temu Face Cost Of Adapting To New US Customs Rules

US tariffs on Chinese imports and the closing of a customs loophole will wreak disruption on the business models of e-commerce giants Shein and Temu, with consumers potentially bearing the brunt of the cost, analysts say.

International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025

New DNA storage tech aims for 215,000 TB per gram goal — writes to the 'epi-bits' of existing DNA with movable-type-based method

Peking University researchers recently published their study outlining a new method for encoding data on DNA strands. Rather than traditional methods which create new strands "de novo", this method uses a movable-type system based on DNA methylation which can encode data on existing strands.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 25, 2024