ZJU team clinches the first prize in ASC24 Student Supercomputing Challenge2024-04-30On April 13, 2024, the ZJU Supercomputing Team won the First Prize and the Highest LINPACK award in the final round of the 2024 ASC (ASC24) Student Supercomputing Competition. This marks the second consecutive year that the ZJU Supercomputing Team has achieved the world’s highest performance in the HPL event. The team is composed of five students from the School of Computer Science and Technology... READ MORE |
The first SMA child diagnosed through newborn genetic screening in China and treated before onset2024-04-29In February, Bei Bei's parents took Bei Bei to the Genetics and Metabolism Department of the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZCH) for a follow-up visit and expressed their heartfelt thanks to the medical team that diagnosed and treated their daughter. Bei Bei is a baby born in the spring of 2022. The arrival of their daughter filled the young parents wit... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University forges deeper ties with Singapore University of Technology and Design2024-04-27Zhejiang University has taken significant strides in bolstering its collaborative efforts with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Led by REN Shaobo, Chairman of the Zhejiang University Council, a high-level delegation embarked on a visit to SUTD April 21 to 22. The pinnacle of this visit was marked by a momentous event on the afternoon of April 22, where REN Shaobo and Chong... READ MORE |
Chinese and German scientists discover ultrafast Kapitza-Dirac effect2024-04-26Recently, a collaboration team by Chinese and German scientists has unraveled the enigma of ultrafast phase evolution of an electron wavepacket. Prof. Reinhard Dörner from Goethe University, Prof. LIN Kang from Zhejiang University and their colleagues just published their findings entitled “Ultrafast Kapitza-Dirac effect” in Science on 29 March.Fig. 1. Prof. Reinhard Dörner and Prof. LIN Ka... READ MORE |
President DU Jiangfeng leads a delegation to visit Italy2024-04-24DU Jiangfeng, President of Zhejiang University, led a delegation on a tour to Italy from April 15 to 18, marking a significant stride in international collaboration. Their itinerary was rich in initiatives aimed at fostering academic ties and promoting cultural exchanges. At the Sapienza University of Rome, DU Jiangfeng engaged in a series of in-depth discussions with Giorgio Parisi, the 2021... READ MORE |
ZJU collaborates in curating China’s national pavilion at 60th Venice Biennale2024-04-24China’s national pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition, unveiled on April 18 in Venice, embraces the theme “Atlas: Harmony in Diversity”. Through this thematic lens, it explores the concepts of “gathering, converging, collecting, or assembling,” aiming to convey the values of harmony and beauty rooted in Chinese culture.In her opening address, Laura Fincato, Italy’s former Deputy... READ MORE |
Better batteries for cold weather2024-04-22A breakthrough in electrolyte design has enabled battery charging at very low temperatures and at unprecedented speed.A new electrolyte designed by Zhejiang University researchers enables lithium-ion batteries to be charged at temperatures between –70 °C to 60 °C, and reach up to 80% capacity within 10 minutes at room temperature. Their findings were published in Nature1 in February. L... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists conduct an informative network meta-analysis of the metabolic effect of antipsychotics and mood stabilizers among BD patients2024-04-19Bipolar disorder is a severe and disabling psychiatric disorderwith the potentialfor adverse outcomes, such as suicide, if patients do not receive standardized therapeutics. The most commonly used pharmacotherapies for bipolar disorder (BD)are antipsychotics and mood stabilizers, which may cause metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance and hyperlipemia.Recently, ... READ MORE |
ZJU scholar wins APASL 2024 Kyoto Travel Award2024-04-18Dr. CAO Hongcui, a professor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU), was honored with the prestigious Travel Award APASL 2024 Kyoto at the 33rd Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Annual Meeting, which took place from March 27-31, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan.Left: Dr. CAO Hongcui; Right: Prof. Shuichiro Shiina, President of APASL 2024T... READ MORE |
GU Chenhui: scientific research is a process of self-reflection and collaborative learning.2024-04-16GU Chenhui, a second-year doctoral student from the School of Medicine, focuses on basic research and technological transformation of naturally derived vesicles in the musculoskeletal system. He has published six papers as the first/corresponding author in high-level journals such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, and JACS. He has applied for 17 national invention patents, with three already autho... READ MORE |
From blocks to brilliance: Dr. XU Cihua’s course “pieces” together students’ ingenuity2024-04-16In a creative assignment, students from the Thinking Education and Practice course, a module taught by Dr. XU Cihua at the School of Philosophy, were tasked with constructing distinctive models using unlimited pieces of building blocks. Some students created a demonstration model based on the "trolley problem", a famous ethical dilemma in philosophy, while others engaged in the &quo... READ MORE |
Magic cubes: reconfigurable underwater robotics2024-04-14At the first sight of several square, gelatinous “cubes,” you might find it hard to visualize them as a new type of underwater robot. Professor ZHOU Jing and her colleagues from College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University ingeniously designed a set of neatly shaped and functionally diverse cubes. They can be quickly and flexibly assembled underwater to create an array of robot sh... READ MORE |
Cinematic bridges: exploring Africa with ZHANG Yong2024-04-14"What is the current state of the TAZARA Railway?""How are people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa conducted?""How does the younger generation view intercultural issues?" ZHANG Yong, a research professor at the College of Media and International Culture at ZJU, answers these questions through his documentary works. He serves as a director, teacher, an... READ MORE |
ZJU Vice President LI Xiaoming meets with delegation from Hong Kong Hospital Authority2024-04-12On the afternoon of April 8, Dr. Tony KO Pat-sing, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, and his delegation visited Zhejiang University. Vice President Li Xiaoming graciously received the distinguished guests, joined by leaders from the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Office, the Office of Hospital Administration, and the School of Medicine.LI Xiaoming extended his heartfel... READ MORE |