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Matt Williams is a professional writer, science fiction author, and science communicator who currently writes for Universe Today, Interesting Engineering, Stardom Space, and Stellar Amenities. He is also the Director of Media Communications for Mars City Design and a member of Enterprise in Space and Explore Mars. His novels, The Formist Series, are available at Amazon.com and through Castrum Press. He lives with his wife and family on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia.

• China’s Rainbow drone ready for delivery to PLA

  By storiesbywilliams on September 18, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  As part of their ongoing efforts to become a world power, China has spared no investment when it comes to the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. And after several successful missile tests, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is… Read More ›

• China’s supersonic submarine

  By storiesbywilliams on September 14, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  Researchers in China are reporting that they’ve taken a big step towards creating a truly revolutionary submarine. For years, the nation has been dedicated to the expansion of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Submarine Force. Aside from wanting a… Read More ›

• China: World’s tallest skyscrapers will also be pollution-eating

  By storiesbywilliams on July 5, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Though it is already home to the world’s largest building – in the form of the New Century Global Centre in Chengdu – China is seeking to create the world’s tallest structure as well. Designed by UK-based Chetwoods Architects and… Read More ›

• Cyberwarfare between the US and China visualized

  By storiesbywilliams on July 4, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Since the dawn of the internet age, there has been no shortage of stories about hackers, malware-peddling malcontents, online scams and identity theft. Add to that the growing consensus that wars in the future will be fought online through “cyberwarfare… Read More ›

• China blocks Google services for Tiananmen 25th anniversary

  By storiesbywilliams on June 7, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  In preparation for the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre (aka. the June 4th Incident), Chinese authorities decided to begin blocking Google. It’s believed that the blockade is tied to this week’s 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square… Read More ›

• Chinas President seeking to overhaul military

  By storiesbywilliams on May 27, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  In his bid to see China become a true superpower, President Xi Jinping has committed to a monumental task. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say he has staked his authority as president on it. Basically, he… Read More ›

• Qianzhousaurus skull discovered in China

  By storiesbywilliams on May 18, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Paleontologists have made an exciting discovery near the city of Ganzhou, in southern China – the near complete fossil remains of a skull in a site that dates back to the Cretaceous period. The skull belongs to a dinosaur that… Read More ›

• China’s new 3-D printed houses

  By storiesbywilliams on May 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Additive manufacturing (aka. 3-D printing) has triggered a revolution in fabrication, with applications ranging from consumer goods to artificial bones and organs. However, it is in the field of construction that the technology is making what may prove to be… Read More ›

• Envisioning the future of China – circa 1960s

  By storiesbywilliams on December 5, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  During the 1960’s, China was at a crossroads when it came to envisioning the future. On the one hand, the country was recovering from the shock’s of Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” – a program of rapid industrialization and collectivization that… Read More ›

• China to open door to foreign astronauts

  By storiesbywilliams on October 2, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Last month, China surprised the world by announcing that it might be opening its space program to foreign astronauts and multinational collaboration. The announcement came in mid-September, when Yang Liwei (deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency) claimed the… Read More ›

• China’s Shanghai Tower: A massive urban green space

  By storiesbywilliams on August 27, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  The newly-topped 632 metre (over 2000 feet) Shanghai Tower is currently the world’s second tallest structure, outdone only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. But equally impressive is what it will have going on inside. In addition to 521,000 square… Read More ›

• China’s city-sized mall, complete with artificial sun

  By storiesbywilliams on July 13, 2013 • ( 9 )

  

  For years, the race to build the world’s tallest tower has been dominated by the United Arab Emirates with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, or the Tokyo Sky Tree of Japan. But China recently opened up a few front in… Read More ›

• China launches Shenzou 10 manned spacecraft

  By storiesbywilliams on June 16, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  On Tuesday, China took yet another step towards establishing itself as a major player in space. It’s latest manned spacecraft, known as the Shenzhou 10, departed the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at the edge of the Gobi Desert, carrying three… Read More ›

• Pentagon paying China to carry top secret data

  By storiesbywilliams on May 10, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Over the past few years, US politicians have expressed serious concerns that far too much sensitive information passes through the hands of companies and agencies located in China. In spite of that, the Pentagon – starved for satellite bandwidth –… Read More ›

• China’s smog levels get the cartoon treatment

  By storiesbywilliams on April 1, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  It’s no secret that air pollution is a major problem in China. In fact, in recent years, the problem has gotten so bad that the Environmental Protection Agency, the environmental watchdog in the US, has had to revise its Air… Read More ›

• 1000 dead ducks found in Sichuan river

  By storiesbywilliams on March 30, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Much like the 16,000 dead pigs found floating in a different part of the river, the discovery of over 1000 dead ducks in the Nanhe has raised some serious questions. Foremost amongst them is how they died and why they… Read More ›

• China’s censorship of social media; how they do it

  By storiesbywilliams on March 26, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  For those of us who live in the democratic world, its taken for granted that a social utility such as Twitter is an open forum, where people can say just about anything and not worry about censorship. Not only are… Read More ›

• China’s city of the future may include the “farmscraper”

  By storiesbywilliams on March 15, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Architects are often pushing the boundaries of the possible, often in response to challenges posed by the ongoing problems of urban sprawl, pollution, and overpopulation. And in China, where one-fifth of the world’s total population lives and urban population density… Read More ›

• Chinese hackers identified

  By storiesbywilliams on March 4, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  In recent years, a number of intrusions into major US firms and IT companies have led many to worry that a full-fledged cyberwar is gearing up between China and the US. After the most recent intrusions into such companies as… Read More ›

• China unveils giant military transport plane

  By storiesbywilliams on March 3, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  When it comes to adapting military technology, China has taken some significant steps in a relatively short space of time. This has been evidenced with the release of China’s first stealth fighters in 2010, it’s first aircraft carrier in 2011,… Read More ›

• IT giants admit to being hacked by China

  By storiesbywilliams on February 28, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  Cyberwarfare has been making it into the news quite a bit of late. From the international cyber-spying virus known as “Red October”, to China‘s hacking of the New York Times and Bloomberg L.P., to intrusions into major software companies and… Read More ›