Scientists reveal the effect of long-term nitrogen fertilization on microbes in agro-ecosystems2018-05-09The structure and diversity of the microorganism community plays a crucial role in agro-ecosystems. If the diversity of the microorganism community in soil is destroyed, nourishments in soil will be lost, the structure of soil will degenerate and the ecological function will decline, thereby severely affecting its productivity and health. It is one of the most common agricultural measures to apply... READ MORE |
Study advances understanding of drought adaptation mechanisms in barley2018-05-08The research team led by Prof. ZHANG Guoping with the Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “Genomic adaptation to drought in wild barley is driven by edaphic natural selection at the Tabigha Evolution Slope” in the April 30 issue of the journal of PNAS. Its lead author and corresponding author are WANG Xiaolei (a Ph.D. student) and Prof. DAI Fei.Microsi... READ MORE |
Professor of earth sciences selected as lead author of report on climate change2018-05-08Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the UNESCO unveiled a list of lead authors of the Sixth Assessment Report. A total of 707 authors from across the world, among whom 37 are from China, will participate in the finalization of the report. Prof. CAO Long with the School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, is greatly honored to be one of the lead authors.T... READ MORE |
Wish to be the next Sherlock Holmes? Check RelationLine!2018-05-07Finding clues from a small piece of data is no longer an arduous task; however, when facing real-world problems, there is often more than one source of data available. When the clues lie in front of you, how are you able to deduct the truth from them?Recently, Alibaba-Zhejiang University Joint Research Institute of Frontier Technologies (AZFT) has published their latest researc... READ MORE |
Scientists produce polyamide membranes with nanoscale Turing structures2018-05-07The zebra’s stripes, the snail’s spirals and the leaf’s convolution……It has been an intriguing enigma as to how these regular and repetitive patterns form in nature. As early as 1952, English scientist Alan Turing made a prediction that two chemical substances, activator and inhibitor, can, under certain conditions, react and diffuse with each other to generate spatiotemporal stationary struc... READ MORE |
Second Chinese Folk Music Concert staged on International Campus2018-05-05The Second edition of the Chinese Folk Music Concert kicked off with a rousing and vigorous guzheng (zither) performance of “Fighting the Typhoon” in the Residential College of Haining Campus on May 2.This concert was featured by traditional Chinese musical instruments, including the guzheng, the guqing, the pipa, the xiao, the bamboo flute and the hulusi. The piano was also a perfect ... READ MORE |
School of Software Technology seeks cooperation at the World Industrial Design Conference2018-05-04The 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 ... READ MORE |
ZJU forges strategic partnership with the University of Sydney2018-05-03Zhejiang 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... READ MORE |
ZJU develops electricity-generating turbine using ocean current energy2018-05-03The 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 ... READ MORE |
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 |