ZJU scientists report a new type of super-resolution chemical microscopy in Nature
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Conventional experiments in chemistry and biology study the behavior of the ensemble, but it has been an abiding scientific challenge for scientists to observe, manipulate and measure the chemical rea...
Conventionalexperimentsinchemistryandbiologystudythebehavioroftheensemble,butithasbeenanabidingscientificchallengeforscientiststoobserve,manipulateandmeasurethechemicalreactionsofindividualmolecules.Inresponsetothischallenge,Prof.FENGJiandongfromtheDepartmentofChemistryofZhejiangUniversityhascommittedhimselftodevelopinginterdisciplinarysingle-moleculetechniquesandinstrumentstoobservesingle-moleculechemicalreactionsinsolution.Recently,Fengandhiscolleagueshavedevisedanoveltechniquefordirectlyimagi
ZJU scientists develop soft robot for exploration in Mariana Trench
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2021-03-15
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The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the Earth. Without a pressure-resilient “armor”, a man-made machine would be destroyed by the overwhelmingly hydrostatic pressure if it were to venture into...
TheMarianaTrenchisthedeepestpartoftheEarth.Withoutapressure-resilient“armor”,aman-mademachinewouldbedestroyedbytheoverwhelminglyhydrostaticpressureifitweretoventureintothisuninhabitableterritory.However,deep-seacreaturescanthriveatextremedepthsthankstotheiruniqueanatomies.Ifwecandrawinspirationfromdeep-seacreatures,convertingthe“secretoflife”intothe“powerofmachinery”,wewillbeabletodevelopintelligentmachinesthatcanadaptthemselvestocomplexenvironments,thuspromotingtheexplorationofdeepseas.Theresea
From IoT to cloud computing: Dunhuang murals can “live” for another millennium
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2021-01-13
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The Mogao Grottoes, which boast a brilliant history of several millennia, are located in Dunhuang, at the western end of the Hexi Corridor.In this treasure trove of civilization, architecture, painted...
TheMogaoGrottoes,whichboastabrillianthistoryofseveralmillennia,arelocatedinDunhuang,atthewesternendoftheHexiCorridor.Inthistreasuretroveofcivilization,architecture,paintedsculpturesandpaintingsareintegratedinanexquisiteandsplendidmanner.However,unlikemuseumcollections,whicharemeticulouslytendedinaconstantenvironment,muralsinthesecaveshavebeenexposedtowindandsandforthepastmillennia.EachgenerationisguardingandprotectingtheMogaoGrottoes.Since2006,Assoc.Prof.DONGYabo,DeputyDirectoroftheInstituteofAr
Scientists reconstruct the architecture of the HNS
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Why are some mammals born monogamous? Why do mothers hold an intense affection for their kids? How do spouses maintain a stable relationship as lovers?This is intimately bound up with oxytocin which i...
Whyaresomemammalsbornmonogamous?Whydomothersholdanintenseaffectionfortheirkids?Howdospousesmaintainastablerelationshipaslovers?Thisisintimatelyboundupwithoxytocinwhichisreleasedintothebloodstreamasahormoneinresponsetoloveandinlabor.Recentstudiesrevealthatitnotonlyhelpswithbirthandmilkproductionbutalsoplaysacriticalroleinsocialbonding,suchasmonogamy,deepmaternallove,astrongsenseofintimacybetweenparentsandchildren.Thus,oxytocinearnsitselfthenickname“lovehormone”.Buthowdoesitplayitsrole?Scholarsshe
Scientists reveal new circuit mechanisms underlying depression
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2019-01-18
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A team headed by Prof.LI Xiaoming, executive vice dean of School of Medicine, made a major breakthrough in the study of depression. The study, published in the January 15th issue of Nature M...
AteamheadedbyProf.LIXiaoming,executivevicedeanofSchoolofMedicine,madeamajorbreakthroughinthestudyofdepression.Thestudy,publishedintheJanuary15thissueofNatureMedicine,foundnewmolecularandcircuitmechanismsmediatingthepathogenesisofdepression.Forthepastfiveyearstheteamhasfocusedonabrainareacalledtheamygdala.Postmortembrainanalysesandimagingstudiesofdepressedpatientshaveimplicatedbasallateralamygdala(BLA)dysfunctioninthepathophysiologyofdepression.However,howBLA-relatedneuralcircuitsareinvolvedinthe
New pathway target for addiction therapy found
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Activating a neural pathway from the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) to the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus (DRN) could significantly reduce morphine addiction while not affecting its analgesic effect, suggest...
ActivatinganeuralpathwayfromtheVentralTegmentalArea(VTA)totheDorsalRapheNucleus(DRN)couldsignificantlyreducemorphineaddictionwhilenotaffectingitsanalgesiceffect,suggestsnewresearchledbyProf.LIXiaomingfromZJU’sSchoolofMedicine.Thestudy,publishedintheJanuary10issueofNeuron,foundtwoparallelinhibitoryneuralpathwaysfromVTAtoDRN:TherostralVTA(rVTA)sendsmoreprojectionstotheDRNGABAergicneurons,whereasthecaudalVTA(cVTA)innervatemoreserotonergicneuronsintheDRN.Theformerpathwaywasdiscoveredtobespecifically
The Chinese Academy of Translation and Translation Studies of Zhejiang University established
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The Chinese Academy of Translation and Translation Studies of Zhejiang University was officially inaugurated on Nov. 10. Vice President HE Lianzhen and Prof. XU Jun, director of the Chinese...
TheChineseAcademyofTranslationandTranslationStudiesofZhejiangUniversitywasofficiallyinauguratedonNovember10.VicePresidentHELianzhenandXUJun,DirectoroftheChineseAcademyofTranslationandTranslationStudies,unveiledtheplaquefortheAcademytogether.“Weshouldpromotethefusionofeasternandwesterncultures,encouragethegroundbreakinginnovationoftheChinesecultureinacooperativemannerandinvigoratetheChinesecultureinaninterdisciplinaryway,”saidPresidentWUZhaohuiinhisopeningremark.HehopedthattheAcademywouldshowcase
Wall-climbing robot for rust removal put into use
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Rust and adhesion of marine creatures are two constant headaches for ocean-going vessels. To ensure the working condition of a vessel, it’s necessary to clean up iron rust, deteriorated paint and adh...
Rustandadhesionofmarinecreaturesaretwoconstantheadachesforocean-goingvessels.Toensuretheworkingconditionofavessel,it’snecessarytocleanupironrust,deterioratedpaintandadhesivemarinecreaturesperiodically.However,manualcleaningistypicallylabor-intensiveandhassomeinsurmountableflaws,suchashighriskofinjuriescausedbyaloftwork,environmentalandphysicalhazardsinsandblastingworkandtheescalatinglaborcosts.Totackletheseproblems,theteamledbyProf.ZHUShiqiangfromtheOceanCollegedevelopsawall-climbingrobotforrust
A new approach to reconstruct pelvic bone defects using autograft
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Pelvic surgery has long been a hard nut to crack in the medical field due to the complex structure of the pelvis. Pelvic ring reconstruction after resection of pelvic malignancies or aggressive benign...
Pelvicsurgeryhaslongbeenahardnuttocrackinthemedicalfieldduetothecomplexstructureofthepelvis.Pelvicringreconstructionafterresectionofpelvicmalignanciesoraggressivebenigntumorsremainschallengingandformidablebothathomeandabroad.Recently,theresearchteamledbyProf.YEZhaomingintheDepartmentofOrthopedicsattheSecondAffiliatedHospitalofZhejiangUniversitySchoolofMedicinesuccessfullydevelopedanoriginalapproachtorestructuringpelvicringsafterresectionofpelvictumorswith12-yearclinicalresearch,thusopeningthedoo
3D bioprinting: futuristic technology
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Recently, a research team led by Prof. HE Yong of ZJU's School of Mechanical Engineering devised a novel 3D bioprinting method, which produces spiral-based spheroids with excellent resol...
Recently,aZJUresearchteamledbyProf.HEYongoftheSchoolofMechanicalEngineeringdevisedanovel3Dbioprintingmethod,whichproducesspiral-basedspheroidswithexcellentresolutionandsophisticatedmicroarchitectures,therebycontributingnovelbiomimeticasymmetricalprototypesforbasicmedicalresearchandregenerativemedicine.Theirfindingsarepublishedinanarticleentitled“Airflow-Assisted3DBioprintingofHumanHeterogeneousMicrospheroidalOrganoidswithMicrofluidicNozzle”intheAugustissueoftheSmalljournalofWiley-VCH.Hydrogelmic
ZJU scientists reveal new mechanism for MCR-3 colistin resistance
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2018-08-02
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Mobilized resistance to colistin is evolving rapidly and its global dissemination poses a severe hazard to human health and safety. Transferable colistin resistance gene, mcr-3, first identified in Sh...
Mobilizedresistancetocolistinisevolvingrapidlyanditsglobaldisseminationposesaseverehazardtohumanhealthandsafety.Transferablecolistinresistancegene,mcr-3,firstidentifiedinShandong,China,hasalreadybeenfoundinseveralcountriesinmultidrug-resistanthumaninfections.Antimicrobialresistance:globalreportonsurveillance2014issuedbyWHOpointsoutthatover1millionpatientsdiedofantimicrobialresistance(AMR)allovertheworldin2013.AteamledbyProf.LordJimO’NeilhasestimatedthatAMRcouldresultin10milliondeathsayearworldwi
“Exhaust gas” converted into polymers with high added value
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2018-06-29
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With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, mankind has stepped into an era featured by heavy reliance on fossil fuels, concomitant with which has been the emission of massive exhaust gas. Carbonyl ...
WiththeadventoftheIndustrialRevolution,mankindhassteppedintoanerafeaturedbyheavyrelianceonfossilfuels,concomitantwithwhichhasbeentheemissionofmassiveexhaustgas.Carbonylsulfide(COS),akeyintermediateoftheatmosphericsulfurcycleandthemostabundantsulfur-containinggasinthetroposphere,causeshaze,acidrain,andozonospheredamage,andisalsoaone-carbon(C1)heterocumuleneandstructuralanalogofcarbondioxide(CO2).TheresearchteamledbyZHANGXinghong,aprofessorwiththeDepartmentofPolymerScienceandEngineering,synthesize
A new kind of TCAM unveiled at ZJU
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Recently, the research team, led by Prof. ZHAO Yi from the College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, has developed a new kind of low-cost and low-power memor...
Recently,theresearchteam,ledbyProf.ZHAOYifromtheCollegeofInformationScienceandElectronicEngineering,ZhejiangUniversity,hasdevelopedanewkindoflow-costandlow-powermemory.Itwillimprovethespeedofdataexchangetoaconsiderableextentandreducethecostofproducingnetworkchips,therebylayingafoundationfortheInternetofThings(IoT)intheory.Moreover,datawillbetagged,leavingthefutureIoTsocietywithavividimagination.Incomputing,memoryreferstothecomputerhardwareintegratedcircuitsthatstoreinformationforimmediateuseinac
Quantum Information Science
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• Quantum control and manipulation
• Quantum sensing
• Quantum imaging
• Quantum control and manipulation• Quantum sensing• Quantum imaging
Brain Research and Artificial Intelligence
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• Brain and cognition research
• Development of next generation AI
• Human-machine interface design
• Brain and cognition research• Development of next generation AI• Human-machine interface design
Digital Social Science
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• Digital economy
• Digital innovation
• Digital governance
• Digital rule of law
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Digital economyDigital innovationDigital governanceDigital rule of law Digital media
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• Blending and clashing of civilizations
• Inheritance and innovation of cultures
• Contacts and variations of languages
• Circulation and recreation of classical literature
• Preservation and protection of cultural relics
• Interpretations and dialogue of arts and literature
• Alleviation of environmental impacts• Restoration of natural ecosystems• Development of renewable and clean energy• Environmental big data analytics• Institutional innovation and cultural communicatio
New Matter Discovery and Fabrication
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• Synergistic innovations of research paradigms
• Advancing the synthesis, characterization and application of new matter
• Development of intelligent manufacturing, synthetic biology, and intelligent medicines
• Synergistic innovations of research paradigms• Advancing the synthesis, characterization and application of new matter• Development of intelligent manufacturing, synthetic biology, and intelligent medicines
Hypergravity Field
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• Hypergravity effects on multiphase media
• Hypergravity multiphase evolution of rock and soil masses
• Geo-environmental mechanics
• Hypergravity experiments with geological processes
• Experimental earth sciences
• Hypergravity materials science and engineering
• Hypergravity effects on multiphase media• Hypergravity multiphase evolution of rock and soil masses• Geo-environmental mechanics• Hypergravity experiments with geological processes• Experimental earth sciences• Hypergravity materials science and engineering
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• Multi-omics based molecular diagnosis and genotype of diseases
• Innovation and translation of precision diagnosis and treatment
• Precision diagnosis and prevention technologies
• Alleviation of environmental impacts• Restoration of natural ecosystems• Development of renewable and clean energy• Environmental big data analytics• Institutional innovation and cultural communicatio
Smart Ocean
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• Ocean informatization
• Ocean environment sensing
• Intelligent ocean equipment
• Alleviation of environmental impacts• Restoration of natural ecosystems• Development of renewable and clean energy• Environmental big data analytics• Institutional innovation and cultural communicatio
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• Alleviation of environmental impacts
• Restoration of natural ecosystems
• Development of renewable and clean energy
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• Alleviation of environmental impacts• Restoration of natural ecosystems• Development of renewable and clean energy• Environmental big data analytics• Institutional innovation and cultural communicatio
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• Genomic information
• Development of gene editing technology
• Big data-driven targeted breeding
• Innovation in crop resistance to biotic and abiotic stress
• Alleviation of environmental impacts• Restoration of natural ecosystems• Development of renewable and clean energy• Environmental big data analytics• Institutional innovation and cultural communicatio