The science behind "Eyes front!"2018-05-02“Attention! Eyes right! Eyes front!”These military commands are quite familiar to us. But do you really know what “turning your head forward” is? If you are asked to look straight ahead while your body tilts somewhat to the right, will you first adjust your body and then turn your head in the stated direction or will you maintain your rightward posture and shift your gaze right ahead?This is a... READ MORE |
Ph.D. candidate reveals cuticular proteins in brown planthopper2018-05-01Upright figure Source：http://www.knowledgebank.irri.orgThe research team led by Prof. ZHANG Chuanxi published an article entitled “A comprehensive omics analysis and functional survey of cuticular proteins in the brown planthopper”, which reveals the full complement of CPs and their functions in the brown planthopper (BPH), in the April 30 issue of PNAS. Ph.D students PAN Penglu and YE Yuxuan f... READ MORE |
New invention enables the blind to "see" the world2018-04-28“Glasses for the blind are changing constantly. The GPS has been incorporated into new versions and it is predicted that the state-of-the-art face-recognition software will tell the wearer who is standing in front of him,” said CHEN Zuobing, Director of the Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of the Industrial Technology Research Institute and Director of the Rehabilitation Medical ... READ MORE |
Professor speaks on Chinese higher education at UN2018-04-27XU Xiaozhou, dean of Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, recently paid a visit to New York upon the invitation of UN, Fordham University, Pace University and SBCAA for academic and cultural cooperation between U.S and China. The 2018 UN Chinese Language Day was celebrated on April 20. Professor XU was invited to give a speech titled “Achievements, Challenges and Prospects of Chinese H... READ MORE |
Ocean College delegation visits Malaysia to explore collaboration2018-04-26A delegation of ZJU's Ocean College paid a visit to University of Malaya (UM) and Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR) in Malaysia from April 16 to 18, aiming to increase the international presence of the College and explore potential collaborations with Malaysian universities.In UTAR, Dr. WEI Yan and the delegation was welcomed by Dr. Lai Soon Onn, director of Community and International Netw... READ MORE |
First Cultural Festival lands on International Campus2018-04-25On April 21, the first ever Cultural Festival of International Campus kicked off. Students from 46 different countries and regions wore special costumes, hosted stalls and played games, offering a wonderful feast for the audience.The international zone exhibited cultural traditions of different countries. The Nepal students showed their beautiful mountains, the splendid Spanish students showed the... READ MORE |
Origami Robot Workshop dazzles at 5th National Collegiate Art Exhibition2018-04-24On April 16, the 5th National Collegiate Art Exhibition, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai People’s Government, kicked off in Shanghai Exhibition Center. It attracted 47 creative and innovative workshops from domestic universities. The Origami Robot Workshop, established by ZJU’s International Design Institute, dazzled visitors at the exhibition. “Origami robots are made ... READ MORE |
ZJU shines at 46th Int'l Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva2018-04-19Zhejiang University is proud to announce that four projects from the ZJU-led delegation have won a total of four awards at the prestigious 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva held in Switzerland on April 11-14. Held annually in Geneva, the International Exhibition of Inventions is recognized as the most revered and specialized event of its kind in the world. It attracts exhibitor... READ MORE |
Researchers develop software to curb kids' obsession with smartphones2018-04-18If you give your smartphone to an elfish kid, you may encounter the following scenarios. A two-year-and-a-half old boy who wants to watch an animated film tries passcode after passcode like crazy. As a result, the phone will be “locked” for 48 years. A 7-year-old British girl cracks the password of her parent’s phone and spends over ￡10,000 in booking a package tour of the Disneyland.After num... READ MORE |
Nobel laureate Michael Levitt joins ZJU with an honorary professorship2018-04-16On the afternoon of April 13, Prof. Michael Levitt, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, joined the ZJU's Center for Quantitative Biology as an honorary professor.President WU Zhaohui delivered a welcome address at the ceremony. Also present at the ceremony was Vice President ZHANG Hongjian.Michael Levitt is one of the first researchers to conduct molecular dynamics simulations of DNA and... READ MORE |
Students on live show to introduce ZJU2018-04-16On April 14, two ZJU students, JIN Yufei and DENG Yunqiu, attended a live show on China Daily as hosts and took the audience to a tour around Zhejiang University.Screenshot of this live show on the phoneSince the second event of Vision China will be held in Hangzhou, China Daily presents a series of live shows introducing the city as pre-event warmup on Facebook. As the best university in the... READ MORE |
The 1st International Student Sports Day kicks off on Zhoushan Campus2018-04-16On April 14, the 1st International Sports Day was held by International Students Association at Ocean College, Zhejiang University.On the Sports Day, international students were grouped into Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter teams. A fierce competition kicked off with the first game “needle and thread”.In the following games of "tog a war", "balloon step... READ MORE |
Human intervention in Trapa natans may date back to 6,000 years ago2018-04-16WANG Wei, a Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, once wrote “And by the ferry torches and lanterns are burned, with loads of water chestnuts the folk have returned.” This poem mirrors a time-honored tradition of cultivating and picking Trapa natans (a.k.a water chestnuts) in China.Recently, a research team led by GUO Yi, an associate professor with the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Zhejian... READ MORE |
Stunningly beautiful tulips in blossom on Zijingang Campus2018-04-13Located in the western area of Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, is a small plot with pink tulips in bud or in blossom. These tulips are tended by three students from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology. The newly-imported tulip bulb from the Netherlands is as large as an egg, but it will be reduced to the size of a quail egg due to nutrition absorption after one-year growth. The deg... READ MORE |