You could be forgiven for thinking that an alien race had made its home in Macau, China, but this is actually the latest major work by Zaha Hadid Architects. Serving as a flagship hotel for a resort, its perforated form is wrapped in an exoskeleton that provides structural support.
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In 2017, China revealed an ambitious masterplan to lead the world in both AI research and deployment by 2030. It has been revealed recently that several new technological innovations are now being tested in Chinese schools redefining how children can be educated in the 21st century.
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Foster + Partners has shown significant interest in the potential of drone technology so a collaboration with DJI seems like a good fit. The high-profile architecture firm has revealed some early details and renders for a pair of towers that will serve as the drone manufacturer's new headquarters.
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Nissan has debuted the Sylphy Zero Emission electric car at Auto China 2018 in Beijing as the first Nissan EV made in China for Chinese consumers. The new model is based on the Nissan Leaf and has a range of about 388 km (241 miles) per the Chinese range testing standard.
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High-profile architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) recently revealed its latest skyscraper design. Slated for Hangzhou, China, the 288 m (944 ft)-tall tower will be defined by an unusual undulating facade and is expected to be completed by 2021.
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A team of Chinese scientists has developed a new nanoparticle-based film that can store information as 3D holograms, improving data density, read and write speeds and stability in harsh conditions.
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The US Joint Force Space Command Component has confirmed that at about 5:16 pm PDT on April 1, the derelict Tiangong-1 space station burned up over the southern Pacific Ocean ending weeks of uncertainty as to when and where it would finish its career.
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China's Tiangong-1 space station is set to make an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth's atmosphere on or around April 1 at 00:00 GMT with a margin of error of ±36 hours. It will burn up somewhere between 43º North and 43º South latitudes.
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China boasts more than its fair share of engineering feats, including the world's second-tallest skyscraper and the highest bridge. We can soon add highest skybridge to the list too, courtesy of Moshe Safdie's Raffles City Chongqing project, which is under construction in southwest China.
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Heads up. After six-and-a-half years circling the Earth, China's first space station, Tiangong-1, is predicted to re-enter the atmosphere in early April – give or take a week – and is expected to break up somewhere between 42.7° North latitude and 42.7° South latitude.
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