ZJU “Foundation” for Chinese Infrastructure2019-02-20Recognized as a modern economy running on reliable roads and rails, China has made great efforts in developing transport infrastructure for decades. The network of roads and railways ties the country together and is at the heart of China’s outstanding economic growth.For any roads and railways, foundation is key to their construction, safety and long-term use. Complex geological conditi... READ MORE |
Pearl of Qizhen Lake: the story behind ZJU's rising aquatics club2019-02-18█▌FEATURE ▌Nestled in a quiet corner near the university’s newly opened northeast gate, a group of paddlers gently push multi-coloured boats into the chilly waters. One by one, the boats slide into the calm lake. The sound of splashing water intersperses the light banter of the paddlers. Rays of sunlight pierce through the fresh flower buds of the overhanging trees, a gentle spring breeze ad... READ MORE |
Blood glycoprotain inspires new approach for self-assemly of polymer films2019-02-15The research team led by WANG Ben, an associate professor in the Zhejiang University Institute of Translational Medicine, develops a shear-flow-driven layer-by-layer (SF-LbL) in situ self-assembly technology. Their research is published in the journal of ACS Nano. This technology not only boosts the assembly speed tremendously and optimizes the surface texture of assembly films but also produces t... READ MORE |
2019 "Design + Innovation" Winter Program held in Singapore2019-02-12On Jan. 27, 35 students from ZJU’s School of Management and School of Computer Science and Technology arrived at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) for the 2019 Design + Innovation Singapore Winter Program. In the following week, they were brought through an innovation process that helped them better understand and practice user-centric design thinking.Organized by ZJU’s S... READ MORE |
New mechanism discovered for TH17 differentiation2019-02-10The research team headed up by Prof. LU Linrong from the Institute of Immunology publishes an article entitled “Phosphatase PP2A is essential for TH17 differentiation” in the journal of PNAS. Phosphatase PP2A expression levels are positively correlated to the clinical severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and IL17A cytokine overproduction, indicating a potential role of PP2A i... READ MORE |
ZJU researchers pioneer in constructing Schrödinger's cat state in artificial quantum system via chiral states2019-02-09Recently, Dr. WANG Dawei and Prof. WANG Haohua from the Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, in collaboration with several domestic and overseas teams, have successfully synthesized antisymmetric spin exchange interactions in an artificial quantum system and explored a novel approach to chiral spin clusters in superconducting circuits. Relevant findings are published in... READ MORE |
Happy Chinese New Year2019-02-05To the ZJU community and our international friends, Warmest greetings from the Office of Global Engagement for a Happy New Year. We wish you and your family a joyful and prosperous 2019!Find out more about Chinese New Year: https://chinesenewyear.net/greetings/ READ MORE |
ZIII Tokyo Innovation Center set up2019-02-03On Jan. 31, a new Innovation Center of ZJU International Innovation Institute (ZIII) was set up in Tokyo. ZHAO Rongxiang, director of ZIII delivered a congratulatory speech at the unveiling ceremony. He introduced Global ZJU to the guests and shared with them the achievements that ZIII has made in recent years. He expected the ZIII Tokyo Innovation Center to connect the University with ... READ MORE |
Iron-related cell death as a novel mechanism for heart diseases2019-02-01A research team led by WANG Fudi, a professor at the School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, discovers that ferroptosis, a programmed iron-dependent cell death, as a mechanism in murine models of doxorubicin (DOX)- and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced cardiomyopathy. Five effective approaches are explored to preventing cardiac injuries, including ferroptosis inhibitor Fer-1, iron chelatord... READ MORE |
Online admission open for China Study and PIEGL master program2019-01-30The Institute of China Studies aspires to educate students through interdisciplinary curriculum and in-depth field research in contemporary China’s political, economic, historical, and societal context.The Program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership (PIEGL) is designed for recent graduates from international prominent universities, with the aim of nurturing future business leade... READ MORE |
Air pollution inhibits global warming？2019-01-28A study, jointly conducted by Chinese and foreign scientists, sheds light on the impact of air pollution on global warming. Scientists point out that aerosol particulate pollution caused by human activities has a cooling effect on the earth, which can thus in part offset global warming triggered by greenhouse gases. It is also possible to make a more precise measurement of the climate effects of a... READ MORE |
Five ZJUers named "Innovators Under 35" in China2019-01-22MIT Technology Review debuted its 2nd China edition of “Innovators Under 35” for 2018 yesterday. This year, three faculty members of the University, Dr. DI Dawei of College of Optical Science and Engineering, Dr. LI Tiefeng of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Dr. LU Yingying of College of Chemical and Biological Engineering and two ZJU alumni, L... READ MORE |
Hypergravity—A novel approach to time and space2019-01-22Any object on the earth is subject to gravity as a result of the gravitational attraction and the centrifugal force caused by the earth’s rotation. Scientists perceive the gravitational field as the normal gravitational field (1g≈9.8 m/s2) and define the condition where the force of gravity exceeds that on the surface of the earth (greater than 1 g) as hypergravity.Apparently, in the context of ... READ MORE |
Dialogue @ ZJU | With Dr. DI Dawei, honoree of "Innovators Under 35 in China"2019-01-21Three faculty members of ZJU were listed among the 35 "Innovators Under 35" in China by MIT Technology Review today. Dr. DI Dawei, one of the three honorees and a principal investigator at the College of Optical Science and Engineering, talked with the Global Communications of ZJU about his research and his journey from Sydney to Cambridge, and to Hangzhou.You were awarded the 2018 ... READ MORE |