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School of Software Technology seeks cooperation at the World Industrial Design Conference

2018-05-04

The 2nd World Industrial Design Conference was held in Mengqi Town, Hangzhou on April 21-28. Guests from more than 30 countries and regions and around 60 international design organizations attended the conference.With the theme “Design and Ecology”, the conference aims to set up an international cooperation platform to promote design creation and harmonious development between economy ...

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ZJU forges strategic partnership with the University of Sydney

2018-05-03

Zhejiang University and the University of Sydney have signed a university-wide partnership agreement, each committing to invest RMB500,000 every year for the next three years to fund joint research projects and academic mobility.     ZJU and USyd share a long history of cooperation. The two universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2008, and a student exchange agreement i...

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ZJU develops electricity-generating turbine using ocean current energy

2018-05-03

The ocean is teeming with energy and it is inexhaustible. It plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of mankind.Three gigantic electricity-generating platforms using ocean current energy are in smooth operation near Zhairuoshan Island, Zhoushan.Over the past month, Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd. has developed an electro-hydraulic variable-pitch turbine with a capacity of 300 ...

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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...

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Ph.D. candidate reveals cuticular proteins in brown planthopper

2018-05-01

Upright 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...

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New invention enables the blind to "see" the world

2018-04-28

“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 ...

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Professor speaks on Chinese higher education at UN

2018-04-27

XU 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...

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Ocean College delegation visits Malaysia to explore collaboration

2018-04-26

A 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...

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First Cultural Festival lands on International Campus

2018-04-25

On 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...

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Origami Robot Workshop dazzles at 5th National Collegiate Art Exhibition

2018-04-24

On 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 ...

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ZJU shines at 46th Int'l Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

2018-04-19

Zhejiang 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...

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Researchers develop software to curb kids' obsession with smartphones

2018-04-18

If 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...

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Nobel laureate Michael Levitt joins ZJU with an honorary professorship

2018-04-16

On 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...

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Students on live show to introduce ZJU

2018-04-16

On 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...

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