ZJU scientist's work on photonic integration of 2D materials featured in Optics in 20182018-12-28Integrated photonics is the key enabling technology for the “photonic chip” in optical communication system of the 21st century. This area is on the brink of exciting breakthroughs. The work by LIN Hongtao from the College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering and Skylar Deckoff-Jones and HU Juejun from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is recently ... READ MORE |
Joint symposium highlights biotech collaboration with Cambridge2018-12-27The Cambridge-ZJU Biotechnology Symposium was held at Clare Hall, Cambridge on December 11. The symposium consisted of three sessions: biomimetics, biomedical materials, and biomedical engineering. More than 50 participants from the two universities discussed a suite of common issues in collaborative research endeavours and achieved consensus in multiple aspects.The symposium was organiz... READ MORE |
Your eyes tell you are interested2018-12-25The research team headed by DING Nai at the College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Sciences published an article entitled “Eye Activity Tracks Task-Relevant Structures during Speech and Auditory Sequence Perception” in the December 18 issue of Nature Communications. Their results show that your eye movements may tell if you are interested when listening to a speech.In daily l... READ MORE |
Another three collections of The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings debut in Beijing2018-12-21Another three collections of The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings—A Collection of Paintings from the Warring States Period to the Tang Dynasty, A Collection of Ming Dynasty Paintings and A Collection of Qing Dynasty Paintings—marked their debut on Dec. 12 in Beijing.ZOU Xiaodong, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Zhejiang University, delivered a speech at the Debut Ceremony. “Zhejiang Universi... READ MORE |
New version of “Jueying” robot dog released2018-12-19A new version of the four-legged “Jueying” robot was released on Dec. 4. The new “Jueying” robot, a small-sized quadruped robot that can handle 20 kg objects, is capable of running and climbing stairs.The new “Jueying” robot is marked by a better ability to strike a balance while running and a greater capability of adapting to more complicated terrains, said one of the developers.“Jueying”... READ MORE |
ZJU strengthens ties with Singapore University of Technology and Design2018-12-18On Dec. 11, Vice President HE Lianzhen led a delegation to attend the conference of the ZJU-SUTD Cooperation Administrative Committee at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). At the conference, the two universities reported the latest cooperation programs, discussed the plan for future partnership and reached a consensus in regard to co-hosting 2019 Technology and De... READ MORE |
From Hangzhou to Paris: AI practices in higher education2018-12-17A delegation from Zhejiang University, led by President WU Zhaohui, visits Université Paris-Saclay and École Polytechnique in France recently. On Dec. 14, WU delivered a keynote speech entitled “AI in China: Today and Tomorrow” during the ZJU Networking Reception in Paris, sharing the development of AI in China and the best practices at ZJU.As applications of AI becoming much commonly... READ MORE |
ZJU alumnus Patricio Giusto supports China-Argentina tie in 2018 G20 summit2018-12-15At the 2018 G20 Summit in Argentina, Patricio Giusto, an eminent ZJU alumnus, an Argentine public policy expert, Head of Political Diagnostics Consulting and an associate professor at the Catholic University of Argentina, expressed his anticipation of close ties between China and Argentina and other Latin American countries in an article published in People’s Daily and in an exclusive interview w... READ MORE |
Analysis on liver cancer subpopulation identifies the key role of one microRNA2018-12-14The research team led by JI Junfang from the Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “miR-192-5p silencing by genetic aberrations is a key event in hepatocellular carcinomas with cancer stem cell features” in the December 7 issue of Cancer Research. It opens up a feasible and effective approach to targeting hepatocellular carcinomas with cancer stem cell ... READ MORE |
Prof. WU Yuzhe hailed as an author of Highly Cited Papers2018-12-13Essential Science Indicators (ESI) reveals the latest statistics about highly Cited Papers. Among them was Urban growth dilemmas and solutions in China: Looking forward to 2030, an article penned by Prof. WU Yuzhe and his PhD student LUO Jiaojiao,School of Public Affairs.This article was published in Habitat International in 2016. In the article, WU Yuzhe et al. asserts that China’s urbaniza... READ MORE |
Augmented reality brings cultural relics to life2018-12-12A scroll is unfolded bit by bit on the screen and Portrait of a Flower-wearing Maid—a famous painting in ancient China—is unveiled in front of an audience. A maid attired in a Tang Dynasty costume walks out of the painting, composed and graceful. Modern technology brings to life “dormant” cultural relics ranging from static objects to dynamic images like a magic wand. Four screens display ... READ MORE |
A new three-dimensional super-resolution imaging technique for live cells2018-12-10Recently, the research team led by Prof. LIU Xu and Prof. KUANG Cuifang from the College of Optical Science and Engineering put forward a novel method of performing 3D multi-color live-cell super-resolution volume imaging termed as multi-angle interference microscopy (MAIM), thus offering a powerful device for researches intothe subcellular dynamics of mitochondria and microtubule architectures du... READ MORE |
Prof. XU Jianming named American Society of Agronomy Fellow2018-12-09At the annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) on November 5 in Baltimore, Prof. XU Jianming from the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.Established in 1907, ASA is the most influential professional society of crop and soil scientists, educators and practitioners who work to discovery and apply agron... READ MORE |
Prof. WU Zhaohui and Prof. CHEN Jiming elected to the IEEE Fellows Class of 20192018-12-07The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) released the IEEE Fellows Class of 2019 on Nov. 21. Two professors from Zhejiang University—Prof. WU Zhaohui and Prof. CHEN Jiming—were elected to be IEEE fellows for contributions to intelligent service computing and for contributions to resource allocation and optimization in wireless sensor networks respectively.IEEE, an associat... READ MORE |