From China closer to detecting US nuclear submarines to its jam-proof satellite network, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenSCMPPublished: 3:00pm, 8 Apr 2026We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang DanhaoChinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement.
Zhang resigned from his tenure-track position at Yale University and officially joined the School of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, Anhui province.
The size of China’s unmanned submersibles has United States defence experts worried that Beijing may attack vulnerable targets, including Los Angeles and Seattle.
