Last weekend, the “Tech It Out” program in CGTN gave an exclusive report on two discoveries by two ZJU scientists, LI Tiefeng, a professor in the College of Aeronautics and Astronautics and XIE Tao, a professor in the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Here are the links to their reports on the robotic fish (https://news.cgtn.com/news/324d544d30637a6333566d54/share_p.html) and self-folding material(https://news.cgtn.com/news/7867444f30637a6333566d54/share_p.html?fro...

Visitors 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 to the adaptability of the shoe.The shoe’s silicone insole contains differently sized bubbles that ...

International 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 BDRC Library operating online. Users can quickly search through works, texts, and authors indexed in ...

The 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 has long been dedicated to research into control over microbiological interfacial behaviors of pollut...

“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, 14 international students from ZJU’s Ocean College had an opportunity to explore arguably the ...

November 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 developments of ZJU.LI expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the University and enquired about the current s...

A 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 Joint Laboratory on Biotechnology.The joint laboratory aims primarily to develop sustainable resear...

Professor 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 Society of Urban Planning in 2003. It aims at commending the contributions made by outstanding young s...

As 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 avid reader of this free-thinking poet, initiated the translation activity. When she proposed the idea...

The 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 diplomats, including former Chinese ambassador to Canada Mr. LU Shumin, were also invited to offer t...