The International Astronomical Union (IAU) on Monday announced 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, marking the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first turning one of his telescopes to the night sky in 1609.

U.S. researchers are using ultrasonics and nanotechnology to improve plastics made from corn and soy proteins, the United Press International reported on Monday.

The launch ceremony for the Chinese navy's Blue Network Project was held at the navy's Commend and Communication Center on Thursday. By using national communication satellites to transmit digital information, the project aims to establish a network covering over 1600 remote units and several hundred vessels in the Xisha Islands (Paracel Islands) and Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands). State Councilor Chen Zhili attended the ceremony.

China Youth Daily reported that the world's first robot chef cooking Chinese cuisine has been developed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yangzhou University. The robot was recently on show at the eighth Shenzhen High-Tech Fair in Shenzhen. Henceforward, cooking delicious Chinese cuisine will be simple. However, the preparation will still require human input. The raw materials must be manually prepared in accordance with nutrition and health standards and the recipe programmed in. The robot will then identify the recipe and begin cooking automatically. A few minutes later the food is ready to be served.

Three-hundred-year old UK copyright laws are out of date and should be rewritten to protect users of the iPod and other MP3 players, according to a report from an influential thinktank Sunday.

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) will exhibit around 20 types of missiles at the 6th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Americans are spending more on gasoline because they are getting fatter, according to a new study.

Americans are spending more on gasoline because they are getting fatter, according to a new study.

Two Chinese and U.S. aircraft companies will cooperate in producing 200 light helicopters annually since 2007, according to an agreement signed by the two firms on Sunday.

XICHANG, Sichuan Province: China successfully launched a domestically manufactured high-power communications and broadcast satellite aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket yesterday.