A 4-legged robot, which can run, jump and clear obstacles, made its dazzling appearance at the 3rd World Internet Conference & the Light of Internet Expo. It is co-invented by Zhejiang University and Nanjiang Robotics Co., Ltd.The robot is named “Chitu”, meaning a “red rabbit” in English. Because it can clamber up a slope, ascend steps, and walk, prance and run on jolting roads, it is expected to facilitate production and life for human beings. When Chitu trots, it can move at the speed ...

 On November 15, Prof. Raj Reddy, a winner of the Turing Award, delivered a speech tilted “IoT Intensive Smart Cities Enable Innovative Engineering Industries”. This speech is part of the Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University.Prof. Raj Reddy began his speech with the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), which refers to the internetworking of physical devices, vehicles, buildings and other items―embedded with electron...

 On the morning of November 8, Ren Shaobo, Vice Executive President of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation of the University Melbourne led by Prof. Margaret Sheil, the University’s Provost, and Prof. Simon Evans, the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (International).Ren Shaobo pointed out that Zhejiang University places much emphasis on its partnership with the University of Melbourne and plans to expand cooperation in other new fields, including pharmacy, agronomy and big data. Mar...

In a long-term project launched by the Wellness Living Laboratory (WELL) of the Stanford Prevention Research Center and the Chronic Disease Research Institute at Zhejiang University, the researchers are combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) assessments with data collection from 10,000 participants in Hangzhou to test strategies to improve and maintain well-being. This project has captured immense coverage from various media, including China Daily.The project WELL-China is unique in severa...

“Let’s make concerted efforts in this expedition. Preparation is the cornerstone of success. Young members are definitely the backbone of the team.” On November 2, Prof. Ye Ying from the Ocean College of Zhejiang University sent this WeChat message to every member of the Antarctic Ocean expedition team on China’s 33rd Antarctic expedition which was launched when research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left a Shanghai dock. Prof. Ye was appointed as captain of the Antarctic Ocean...

“Let’s make concerted efforts in this expedition. Preparation is the cornerstone of success. Young members are definitely the backbone of the team.” On November 2, Prof. Ye Ying from the Ocean College of Zhejiang University sent this WeChat message to every member of the Antarctic Ocean expedition team on China’s 33rd Antarctic expedition which was launched when research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left a Shanghai dock. Prof. Ye was appointed as captain of the Antarctic Ocean...

 On November 7, the West Lake Photonics Symposium was held at Zhejiang University. This top-notch symposium attracted a galaxy of eminent scientists in the domain of photonics from around the world.One of the keynote speakers is Prof. Sune Svanberg, who is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Prof. Svanberg has been working in China since his retirement from the Nobel Committee for Physics. In Sweden, he owned a...