With the rapid development of modern intensive agriculture and its reliance on high-yielding and genetically uniform varieties, many traditional agricultural systems have been progressively abandoned, resulting in the loss of local genetic resources and indigenous technical knowledge. How to preserve heritage resources in the agricultural system has captured immense attention globally.A research team led by Professor CHEN Xin and Dr. TANG Jianjun at ZJU’s College of Life Sciences have foun...

Atherosclerosis, a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the build of plaque, can result in coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, or kidney problems depending on the arteries which are affected.At present, coronary artery disease can be effectively cured via stent implantation. However, this therapy may well induce the abnormal growing thickness of vascular intima, thereby causing the recurrence of cardiovascular cases. Thus, it is of immense significance ...

Rice fish. Credit: NOZOGenetic DiversityWith the rapid development of modern intensive agriculture and its reliance on high-yielding and genetically uniform varieties, many traditional agricultural systems have been progressively abandoned, resulting in the loss of local genetic resources and indigenous farming techniques. How should we preserve heritage resources in the agricultural system?ZJU findingsProfessor CHEN Xin and his colleagues at ZJU’s College of Life Sciences examined how tra...

Credit: DreamtimePhone HackingSpeech recognition assistants such as Siri are increasingly popular. Allowing devices to be controlled by voice gives hackers a way of targeting these devices. Thus it raises an important question: is it possible to activate these assistants with hidden voice commands that are incomprehensible to humans?ZJU solutionsProfessor XU Wenyuan and her colleagues from the Ubiquitous System Security Lab (USS Lab) at ZJU’s College of Electrical Engineering have designed a ty...

A village in southwest China. Credit: CHEN SiyuanSocial SurveyChina is capturing increasing attention globally. However, due to the lack of systematic survey microdata, the objective reality of China’s microcosmic society remains blurred, and that has kept scholars both at home and abroad from seeing the “whole elephant”.ZJU solutionsA special database focusing on Chinese households was officially released at Zhejiang University in December 2017. This is China’s first family database which i...

The CBD skyline of Hangzhou. Credit: ZHU DifengMy experience in ever-changing ChinaBy Mark Greeven (for China Daily)The first response from my academic colleagues in the Netherlands when I announced I would study innovation in China in 2004 was, “That must be a short project!”Today the world is embracing China as an innovation nation, one where residents have a “ringside seat to entrepreneurial development”, according to Thinkers50. Facilitating the talent development of hundreds o...

The AI next door Shareholders and investors, doctors and patients in the cloud, right in Hangzhou.By Artyom TsaturyanIn recent months, all foreign students, including me, have come to realize that Hangzhou is the electronic hub, or as we call it, the Silicone City of China. We had heard about or been using Alibaba services long before arriving in the city, but it took us a while to get used to the cashless society. Up till today, we still keep cash, well, just in case. But we get ...

Designed by YING Xiayin, second-year undergraduate student (Industrial Design) On the Cover: A Year in ReviewA look back at ZJU highlights in 2017 (click to see larger image)Designed by XU Shihao, second-year undergraduate student (Digital Media Technologies)

"Belt and Road" are undoubtedly among the top media buzzwords of 2017, but what are their implications for the youth around the world? Scholars and students discuss this at ZJU.The International Youth Forum on the Belt and Road was held at ZJU’s Zhijiang campus on December 28-29. The forum aims to inspire innovative ideas among global youth regarding the Belt and Road Initiative. The event attracted more than 80 international students, entrepreneurs and professors from over 20 countri...