Nine ZJU courses among first batch of national-level MOOCs

The Chinese Ministry of Education has recently selected and released the first batch of 490 national-level MOOCs. Among them, nine courses are offered by Zhejiang University –  - The Basics of Game Theory by Prof. JIANG Wenhua- Chinese Modern and Contemporary History by Prof. DUAN Zhiwen- Overview of New Media by Prof. WEI Lu- Probability and Statistics by P...

ZJU leads in building of world's most powerful hyper-gravity centrifuges

The National Development and Reform Commission as given its seal of approval to Zhejiang University for leading the construction of Centrifugal Hyper-gravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) as part of China’s key sci-tech infrastructure recently. Centrifugal modeling first proposed by the French scientist E. Philips in 1869CHIEF—a comprehensive hyper-gravity and interdisciplinar...

ZJU scientists discover vital role of tumor-derived exosomes in suppressing innate antiviral immunity

A fraction of severe cancer patients may suffer from an unbalanced immune system. As a consequence, they are subject to viral disease and thereby develop and even die of certain complications. It is evident that malignancies can compromise innate immunity, but their mechanisms remain largely obscure at present.The research team led by Prof. Zhang Long of the Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang Unive...

ZJU and Alibaba host joint forum to highlight the future of New Retail

No one can ever ignore this rising disruptor in China. From automated retail stores to car vending machines, New Retail has revolutionized the structure of commerce and customer shopping habits.  The future of New Retail was the focus of a joint forum co-hosted by Zhejiang University and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on January 28.  A term coined in 2016 by A...

ZJU scientists discover mechanism of deafness genes TMCs

Mutations in transmembrane channel like (TMC) proteins TMC1 and TMC2 cause deafness and vestibular defects in mammals. However, their precise action modes are elusive. On January 25, Professor KANG Lijun's group published a research article entitled “TMC Proteins Modulate Egg Laying and Membrane Excitability through a Background Leak Conductance in C. elegans” in the top-tier research journa...

ZJU receives alumni donation to support education in electrical engineering

ZJU has landed a new donation for education, with an alumni company giving ¥500,000 to its College of Electrical Engineering.SUN Xihang, a ZJU alumnus and board member of Zhejiang Kinlead Innovative Materials Co. Ltd, made the donation on January 26. The money will be used to support education at the College of Electrical Engineering, from which SUN graduated.SUN recalled the t...

ZJU doctors endeavor to fight Parkinson's disease

In 1817, English doctor James Parkinson published an essay describing the characteristic resting tremor, abnormal posture and gait, paralysis and diminished muscle strength, and the way that the disease progresses over time. Hence this disease was named Parkinson’s disease (PD) in honor of James Parkinson.Illustration of Parkinson's disease by William Richard Gowers, first published in A Manu...

ZJU scientists: tumor-derived exosomes vital in suppressing innate antiviral immunity

A fraction of severe cancer patients may suffer from an unbalanced immune system. As a consequence, they are subject to viral disease and thereby develop and even die of certain complications. It is evident that malignancies can compromise innate immunity, but their mechanisms remain largely obscure at present.According to the findings of a research team led by Professor ZHANG Long in ZJU’s ...

ZJU mathematics professor's book wins national award

CAI Tianxin, a professor at ZJU’s School of Mathematical Sciences, has won a national award for his book Legends of Mathematics: Those Great Mathematicians.A book written by ZJU professor CAI Tianxin has won the second prize of China’s National Science and Technology Progress Award for 2017.The book, titled “Legends of Mathematics: Those Great Mathematicians”, rewrites about some represen...

Researcher reveals defects controlled hole doping and multivalley transport in SnSe single crystals

Thermoelectric materials are characterized by its Seebeck effect in converting heat into electricity and the Peltier effect in converting electricity into refrigeration in an efficient way, thereby becoming a promising type of environmentally-friendly energy source. The primary drawback with current thermoelectric materials is the fact that their thermoelectric figure of merit can hardly reach one...

ZJU wins national science and technology awards

1. First Prize Winner of the State Technology Invention Award: Development and application of key technologies concerning ultra-low emission of coal-fired units Participating Researchers: GAO Xiang, WU Guochao, ZHU Songqiang, ZHENG Chenghang, HU Daqing and CEN KefaAbout the Project: Coal burning is the major culprit of severe haze in certain areas. The ultra-low emission of coal-fired units i...

ZJU Introduction PPT (Oct. 2017) is released

ZJU strengthens cooperation in AI with top French universities

An alliance between Chinese and French institutions of higher education to promote artificial intelligence (AI) is established so as to apply innovation to a wider spectrum of domains by means of cross-disciplinary international cooperation.Eight educational institutions from the two countires, including Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University and Sorbonne University, set up the France-China AI C...

Accomplished engineer returns to alma mater as chair professor

XIA Changliang, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, has become a chair professor at ZJU.On January 6, Zhejiang University held an appointment ceremony to welcome XIA Changliang, an accompolished member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, to join his alma mater as Qiushi Chair Professor. ZOU Xiaodong, secretary of the Party Committee of ZJU, presented XIA with an appointment certificate. ...