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SCI & TECHOct 23China’s head transplant advocate Ren Xiaoping completes landmark spinal surgery in RussiaRen Xiaoping, who once vowed to perform the world’s first human head transplant, has operated on a patient’s severed spinal cord in a 12-hour landmark operation in Moscow, according to the Chinese surgeon and Russian state sources. Ren said the procedure was carried out at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in Russia last week. “It was our Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital and the Russian team working together,” Ren told the South China...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 20Can Japan succeed where a Russian space mission failed? Tokyo’s new probe aims to bring home soil from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons.Late on October 19, Moscow time, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched toward Mars. Its mission is to study the Red Planet’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, and bring back a soil sample from one of them. The mission could mark a major milestone in space exploration: Scientists have never recovered a soil sample from a Martian moon. Samples from Phobos could contain a substantial proportion of material from the Red Planet itself. Roscosmos planned a similar mission in 2011, but a launch error thwarted Russian scientists’ aMeduza [en]
SCI & TECHSep 25China-Russia space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in South-East AsiaPrivate initiative brings together a Russian astronaut trainer and a Chinese science museum to teach ethics and space science in Penangthestar_my · malaysia
SCI & TECHSep 24Russia-China space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in Southeast AsiaWhile major powers compete in militarised space races and state-led megaprojects, a group comprising a Russian astronaut trainer, Chinese science educators and Malaysian collaborators is laying the groundwork for an international youth space camp. Set to be held in Penang’s rainforest eco-park in late 2027 at the earliest, the week-long programme will gather youth from around the region to inspire future spacefarers, scientists and global citizens through physical exercises, immersion in space...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 17Russia and China seek to define global AI principlesRussia and China are working to establish global principles for artificial intelligence. This effort signifies their intent to shape international norms and governance around emerging technology.laosnews.net · United States
SCI & TECHJul 15China is now world’s No 1 science power, says top Russian scientist Artem OganovLeading Russian chemist and materials scientist Artem Oganov, who received China’s top international science and technology award, said the honour from the world’s No 1 science power was a sign he was “on the right track”. Oganov, a distinguished professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow and long-time China collaborator, and eight other experts were awarded the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony...South China Morning Post