A U.S.-China Odyssey: Building a Better Mouse Map

The geneticist Xu Tian splits his time between Yale and China to pursue the key to what makes a mouse tick, gene by gene, and its implications for humans.

China launches Chang'e 2 probe into earth-moon orbit

CHANG'E 2, China's second unmanned moon probe, has entered the earth-moon transfer orbit as it separated from the carrier rocket, the control center said today.

Chinese Supercomputer Is Ranked World’s Second-Fastest, Challenging U.S. Dominance

The Dawning Nebulae computer has achieved a sustained speed of 1.27 petaflops — the equivalent of one thousand trillion mathematical operations a second.

Academic Paper in China Sets Off Alarms in U.S.

A paper imagining a cyberattack and a power failure in the U.S. has highlighted an atmosphere charged with hostility between the U.S. and China over cybersecurity.

China Imposes New Internet Controls

The new measures limit ordinary citizens’ ability to set up personal Web sites and to view hundreds of other sites.

Rare books from China to be digitized

A chance conversation in Macau last year between the head of the Harvard-Yenching Library and the director of the National Library of China, two men with a passion for ancient texts, led to the signing yesterday of an ambitious, six-year pact to digitize Harvard’s treasure trove of 51,000 rare Chinese books.

Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable

The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.

NY Times Editorial: China’s Computer Folly

China’s requirement that all new personal computers contain software that bars access to certain Internet content seems particularly self-destructive.

China Faces Criticism Over New Software Censor

China is facing a storm of protest over new regulations requiring all personal computers sold in the country to include filtering software.

China Requires Censorship Software on New PCs

All computers sold in the country must include software to filter out “unhealthy information” from the Internet.

Chinese farmer robot inventor

Jan 9 - Robot inventor Wu Yulu, a self-taught Chinese farmer who accidentally burnt down his house and plunged his family into debt in the name of his art, is finally getting hard-earned recognition.

He now works with various universities and companies developing robotics, has traveled China to show his creations.

China Plans to License 3 Wireless Standards

The move opens the way for cellphone users in China to have faster downloads of video, data and Web-browsing services, and for companies to charge more for their high-speed services.

Computing From Weather to Warcraft

The falling cost of supercomputer systems has allowed a broader range of corporations and institutions to buy them for everything from processing movie graphics to searching for oil.

China Leader Makes Debut in Great Wall of Facebook

A supporter of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has set up a page on the popular social networking Web site. Already, the page has drawn more than 12,500 supporters.

Rescues Require Skills, Specialists Say

Once the first 24 hours immediately after an earthquake pass, rescuing survivors becomes a technical exercise best handled by specialists.

Historical Tremors

The wreckage in Dujiangyan, China, stands as a tragic monument to a culture that turned its back on its remarkable and glittering history.

Recycling That Harms the Environment and People

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

Smugglers Return iPhones to China

The world’s hottest consumer product is defying Apple’s attempt to slowly introduce it in new markets.

Keeping an Eye on China’s Security

Concern over China’s use of surveillance technology prompts new rules for U.S. exports.