UAD wins the 2019 AR New into Old Commended Award2019-12-19The winner of the 2019 AR New into Old awards, alongside two Highly Commended and three Commended buildings, for sustainable alternatives to building anew have been selected by the panel of judges, consisting of Roz Barr, director and founder of Roz Barr Architects, Hugh Strange, founder of Hugh Strange Architects, and Catherine Slessor, writer, critic and former editor of The Architectural Review... READ MORE |
Intriguing story behind an autoinflammatory disease published in Nature2019-12-17Last year, Children’s Hospital attached to Fudan University cured a special patient. He was a two-year-old Chinese boy, with periodic fever episodes occurring every eight to ten days and lasting for three to five days. Doctors suspected him of developing a hereditary disease, but they failed to pinpoint the specific reason.With the advice of researchers, doctors adopted a novel therapeutic method... READ MORE |
Three ZJUers named to 2019 MIT TR35 China2019-12-16MIT Technology Review announced its regional list of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 in China—the TR35 China at EmTech China. 3 ZJUers earned the title of pioneers and inventors.WU Dan was selected for the MIT TR China as a pioneer for her work in improving the resolution of medical images and the imaging speed. She developed a three-dimensional high-resolution diffusion MRI sequenc... READ MORE |
1st Provincial Contest on Intelligent Robotics Innovation held at ZJU2019-12-14The 1st edition of Zhejiang Provincial Contest on Intelligent Robotics Innovation was held at Zhejiang University on December 6-8. A total of 283 teams from 39 universities across the province participated in the contest.There were three categories in the contest: “Innovative Design: Intelligent Robots Make the Future More Colorful”, “Innovative Athletics: Rubik’s Cube Robots Challenge Hu... READ MORE |
HU Kang & CHEN Yuhao win the IEEE Globecom 2019 Best Paper Award2019-12-14The IEEE Globecom 2019 Best Paper Award Ceremony was held in Hawaii on December 12. The research article entitled “iLoc: A Low-Cost Low-Power Outdoor Localization System for Internet of Things”, authored by Ph.D. candidates HU Kang and CHEN Yuhao under the supervision of Prof. HE Shibo, Prof. SHI Zhiguo and Prof. CHEN Jiming from the College of Control Science and Engineering, was honored to win... READ MORE |
Chinese Government Scholarship –Chinese University Program now open for applications2019-12-13Study in ZJU, start an inspiring journey.Applications for Chinese Government Scholarship-Chinese University Program to study in Zhejiang University are open until March 31st, 2020.This scholarship offers full financial support, including tuition fee, accommodation expense on campus, stipend (granted in accordance with the relevant standard) and comprehensive medical insurance, to outstanding inter... READ MORE |
Students wins second prize at 2019 International Youth Contest of Social Anti-Corruption2019-12-11The International Anti-Corruption Day, which falls on December 9 every year, is observed to raise public awareness of fighting against corruption all over the world.On the International Anti-Corruption Day this year, four students from the Zhejiang University College of Computer Science and Technology, including SHEN Lvkesheng, LU Ziyi, XING Shuting and CAI Yu, stood on the podium at the 2019 Inte... READ MORE |
Overseas Academician Joint Lab for Advanced Composite Materials and Structures officially launched2019-12-10On December 2, Zhejiang University Overseas Academician Joint Lab for Advanced Composite Materials and Structures was officially launched. A total of 6 overseas experts, including Michael R. Wisnom (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a professor at the University of Bristol), Yiu-Wing Mai (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a professor at the University of Sydney)... READ MORE |
New findings suggest USP22 as a promising target for the HCC therapy2019-12-06Recently, the research team led by Prof. XU Xiao from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine published a research paper entitled “SP22 promotes hypoxia-induced hepatocellular carcinoma stemness by a HIF1α/USP22 positive feedback loop upon TP53 inactivation” in the journal of Gut.In this study, researchers established cell counting, migration, self-renewal ability, chemoresistance ... READ MORE |
Hybrid macrofiber with spider silk-like supertoughness2019-12-04Researchers applied a biomineralization‐inspired technique to synthesize functional organic–inorganic fibers that are structurally complex and, furthermore, industrially manufacture spider silk fibers (SSF)‐like artificial fibers with a supertoughness. Their findings are published in Advanced Functional Materials.Nature provides an infinite amount of inspiration for human beings and biomimicry is ... READ MORE |
Prof. HU Hailan honored with the 2019 Prize by the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation2019-12-03The 2019 annual Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation award ceremony was held in Beijing on November 18, with 56 leading scientists in various fields receiving prizes at different levels for their remarkable achievements in science and technology.Prof. HU Hailan was conferred the 2019 Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in the category of life sciences by the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation ... READ MORE |
The 3rd China-New Zealand Technology Innovation Summit 2019 kicked off in Hangzhou2019-12-01On November 21st, 2019, the 3rd China-New Zealand Technology Innovation Summit was held in Hangzhou. Professor Yang Tingzhong from the Tobacco Control Research Center of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (TCRC) was invited to attend the conference and gave a speech at the opening ceremony.The theme of this conference is "IDEAS TO LIFE", creating a better world with innovation. Profe... READ MORE |
3rd ZJU-UTokyo Joint Symposium on Integrated Biosciences convened in CAB2019-12-01The 3rd Joint Symposium on Integrated Biosciences between Zhejiang University and the University of Tokyo was held in the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology on November 22-25. “ZJU and UTokyo have worked in close partnership with each other and yielded fruitful results in various aspects. I look forward to strengthening ties to develop further links in the future,” said CHEN Xuex... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists discover a termination-insensitive and robust electron gas at the hererointerface of two complex oxides2019-11-30The most basic and pivotal structure of the chip is the field-effect transistor (FET) which is responsible for data storage and operation in this crucial “brain” with stunning rapidity.The FET is primarily comprised of silicon semiconductors. A “highway” is built for electrons or holes to run at the interface between silicon and insulating oxide. Metal electrodes are combined to control t... READ MORE |