Research Feature
Living culture: The continuing evolution of the Beijing Central Axis
In 2024, a line of historic sites that bisect China’s capital was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List — and this 700-year-old urban planning achievement is still developing.
Mitigating heatwave risks for older adults: factors beyond age
Having someone reliable for help is one of the most important factors in reducing the risk of an older person dying during a heatwave, Tsinghua researchers find.
Clever 3D mesoscale microscopy method sees living tissues in real time
An affordable tool uses optics and advanced computing to capture the fine details of tissue change over long periods of time.
Creating a ‘time crystal’ at room temperature
A strongly interacting gas of excited atoms offers the first chance to examine a stable, rule-breaking quantum phenomenon at room temperature.
How Tsinghua engineers helped boxers make Olympic history in Paris in 2024
Not only did these engineers help China’s female boxers win three gold and two silver medals, they also set a new bar for automated sports analysis tools.