Adaptive Shoes Rivet Attention in Dubai Design Week2017-12-07Visitors were amazed by a pair of magic shoes on display at the Global Grad Show held in Dubai on November 13-18.The “ADAPSHOE”, or adaptive shoes, is a footwear collection based on the healing properties of acupressure and reflexology, transforming the act of walking into an experience of everyday physical therapy. With ADAPSHOE APP, an ancillary mobile application, the user can give full play ... READ MORE |
Collaboration Brings Buddhist Literature to Your Fingertips2017-12-04International collaborations between the Buddhist Resource and Research Center at Zhejiang University and the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) in Massachusetts, USA have enabled mobile access to thousands of Buddhist titles. BDRC Lib, a mobile application jointly developed by ZJU and BDRC, is now available for download on the App Store. The application provides access to the complete B... READ MORE |
Four Professors Newly Elected Chinese Academicians2017-12-01The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have unveiled the list of newly elected members in 2017. Four professors from Zhejiang University have won this honorable title thanks to their remarkable research achievements.ZHU LizhongZHU Lizhong, a professor at the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, has been elected as a CAE member. Professor ZHU h... READ MORE |
Delving Deeper: International Students Explore Frontiers in Marine Science2017-11-30“Hadal” is the word scientists would use to describe the zone of the sea greater than 6,000 m in depth. The hadal zone, comprising mostly deep trenches on Earth, represents the most mysterious yet poorly understood habitat on our planet. An increasing knowledge of the hadal zone will help us better understand ecology, global climate and protection of the marine environment, etc.In mid-November, ... READ MORE |
Happy Birthday to Alumnus Professor LI Zhengdao2017-11-30November 25, 2017 marks the 91st birthday of ZJU alumnus Professor LI Zhengdao, a renowned Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. This article is to pay tribute to Professor LI on behalf of the entire ZJU community. Back in October, ZJU President WU Zhaohui and Academician Professor LUO Mingxing paid a special visit to LI in Los Angeles and briefed him on the latest develop... READ MORE |
Strengthening Research Partnership: ZJU Delegation in Indonesia2017-11-29A ZJU delegation led by Executive Vice President SONG Yonghua was invited to attend the China-Indonesia Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Forum held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on November 27.At the forum, ZJU and Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) together unveiled a formal research partnership by establishing the China-Indonesia... READ MORE |
ZJU Professor Wins National Award for Urban Planning2017-11-28Professor HAN Haoying, director of ZJU’s Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theories and Technologies, has received the National Urban Planning Science and Technology Youth Award. The award ceremony was held at the Annual National Planning Conference 2017 on November 18.(HAN Haoying: first from right)The National Urban Planning Science and Technology Youth Award was initiated by the Chinese So... READ MORE |
Int'l Students Translate Renowned Chinese Poem into 16 Languages2017-11-27As a tribute to XU Zhimo (1897-1931), one of the most renowned romantic poets of 20th-century Chinese literature, 19 international students at Zhejiang University have translated his poem “Ouran” (literally “By Chance”) into 16 languages.From left to right: Rocco Forgione, Franciele Kavafara Pires, Sascha Thomas AtheyFranciele Kavafara Pires, a 25-year-old Brazilian student and an av... READ MORE |
ZJU Hosts China National Model United Nations Conference2017-11-23The 14th China Model United Nations (CNMUN) Conference was held at Zhejiang University on October 27-29. The conference was valued as a highlight event on campus as it took place during the 10th anniversary of ZJUMUN, an influential student society at the University.Around 600 students and instructors from 205 universities and colleges in China converged at ZJU for the conference. Fourteen senior ... READ MORE |
Single-Photon Emission at Room Temperature Now A Reality2017-11-23Photonic quantum information calls for highly pure, easily accessible, and scalable single-photon sources. Dr. FANG Wei from ZJU’s College of Optical Science and Engineering teamed up with JIN Yizheng and PENG Xiaogang from the Department of Chemistry and generated electrically-driven single-photon sources based on colloidal quantum dots with near-optimal antibunching at room tempe... READ MORE |
Breakthrough Research Offers New Insight into Liver Failure2017-11-21Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a complex syndrome with a high short-term mortality rate. Early diagnosis and prognosis for intensive treatment of ACLF is crucial for decreasing the mortality rate. However, the definition of ACLF based on cirrhosis, irrespective of aetiology, remains controversial.A research team led by LI Jun, a professor with ZJU’s School of Medicine, has rec... READ MORE |
Team ZJU-China clinches Gold at 2017 iGEM Competition2017-11-17ZJU-China, a multi-disciplinary undergraduate team from Zhejiang University, has brought home a gold medal from this year’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition held in Boston on November 9-13. This is the fifth time the team has clinched gold at iGEM.Supervised by Professor CHEN Ming in ZJU’s College of Life Sciences, the team comprises 14 undergraduate students from ... READ MORE |
ZJU Doubles Entries on 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List2017-11-17Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in science statistics, has released its annual Highly Cited Researchers list. Zhejiang University has doubled its entries from six in 2016, with 13 influential researchers appearing on the list. The 13 researchers come from various colleges and schools at ZJU, including the School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Control Science and Engin... READ MORE |
ZJU's Eight Disciplines Among Top 0.1% on ESI Ranking List2017-11-16The latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database reveals that Zhejiang University comes in 130th place globally and ranks 4th in China on the top university ranking list by ESI papers. Among the total 22 specific fields of research, 18 disciplines of ZJU have entered the global top 1%. Eight disciplines of ZJU have made it through to the dazzling global top 0.1% and five ... READ MORE |