Scientists find way to bend gravity using Chinese machine and it’s letting them compress space and time
Published on Feb 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM (UTC+4)
by Jack Marsh
Last updated on Feb 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
A new Chinese machine named CHIEF1900 is allowing scientists to crank gravity up to 1,900 times as strong as it usually is, and it’s able to compress space and time.
Gravity is so much more than the apple-falling system that gave Sir Isaac Newton a headache.
It’s a force that combines with nearly every other movement mechanic in the universe, and is one of the main focal points for understanding how our planet works.
But while we could end up waiting decades for certain gravitational forces to be noticeable, one massive machine in China is bending space and time by increasing gravity by over 1,900 times.
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CHIEF1900 is a Chinese machine doing 1,900gs of gravity
Right now, as you sit at a desk or walk down the street scrolling, you’re experiencing 1g of g-force.
It’s the measurement of gravity that allows us to stay put on the ground.
Any less and we’d float (on the moon, it’s 0.166g), and any more and we’d be pulled to Earth’s core.
F1 racers experience up to 6.5g in certain track corners, as one of the highest displays we usually see on the ground.
Meanwhile, Top Gun showcased how supersonic jets can move upwards of 10g, before making pilots more than a little uncomfortable.
But in a bid to speed up natural processes and observe how gravity works over time, the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) at Zhejiang University in China has built a machine capable of creating 1,900g.

The Chinese machine. known as a ‘centrifuge’ spins around so quickly that it can increase gravity by up to 1,900 times and emulate how gravity acts over long periods of time.
The CHIEF1900 is the latest version of the outlandish tech product, as it took over from the 1300, which could ‘only’ create 300g.
So, with all of this effort, what can it actually do?
Well, technically, it can compress space and time, achieving centuries of data into a few days.
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Why is it needed?
Bending gravity has a lot of different uses.
One of the biggest means of using it is to understand our planet and how nature works, such as how to operate in the deepest parts of the oceans, where pressure is beyond what a human can withstand.
It also shows how dams and flood defences will operate against a tsunami or earthquakes, while also being used to see if certain foundations on Earth are able to be built upon without sinking in a hundred years’ time.
The CHIEF1300 facility can also create super-strength materials, such as alloys.

America also has a huge centrifuge at the University of Colorado Boulder, which is capable of similar research, boasting 400g.
But while that may have been able to compete with the 300g of the CHIEF1300, the new CHIEF1900 blows that out of the water as the most powerful centrifuge on the planet.
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After beginning his career writing about all things gaming, Jack joined the Supercar Blondie team in November 2024 as a Content Writer. Since joining SB Media, in addition to a love for covering emerging tech, he has developed an admiration for vintage restorations, particularly old American brands like Dodge and Ford.