Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), an emerging class of porous crystalline materials, have shown great promise in fields ranging from gas storage and separation to catalysis and biomedicine. However, MOF powders are notoriously difficult to dissolve and melt, and MOF thin films are often hard and brittle, making it extremely challenging to process these materials into functional forms. This has long been a bottleneck in integrating these materials into practical applications.Now, a research team l...

On the afternoon of September 8, Zhejiang University held a grand opening ceremony to welcome over 10,000 new graduate students, marking the beginning of their academic journeys at Qiushi Yard. With hearts full of ambition, the students were eager to carve out new “key frames” in their lives, driven by dreams and determination.In his keynote address, President DU Jiangfeng greeted the new cohort with warmth and optimism. He stressed that the world has entered an era where innovation defines su...

In a bid to strengthen ties between Zhejiang University and the Asia-Pacific region, President DU Jiangfeng recently led a high-level delegation on a recent visit to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The tour resulted in several significant partnership agreements, nearly twenty academic meetings, and extensive exchanges with Chinese embassies, consulates, and alumni, opening up new avenues for cooperation across various academic and research fields.  At the University of Sydney in Aus...

Controllable doping in a perovskite semiconductor enables ultra-bright LEDsSemiconductors are at the heart of the modern electronic industry. The ability of controlling the polarity and concentration of electric charges in semiconductors have led to revolutionary inventions including diodes, transistors, solar cells, detectors, LEDs and semiconductor lasers. For typical semiconductors, the control of the electrical properties is achieved by “doping”, the inclusion of impurity elements into the...

The course has concluded, but students linger, forming a long line—not for a fleeting chance at a celebrity’s autography, but for the signature of their professor. What’s this revered course? Students’ comments abound: “A real gem,” “It drew me into the world of law,” and “It meets every great expectation I had for a general education course.”This course is Theory and Practice of Economic Law, taught by ZHOU Liming, an associate professor from the School of Economics at Zhejia...

【Editor’s Note: The joint pursuit of modernization by China and Africa will set off a wave of modernization in the Global South and open a new chapter for building a community with a shared future for humanity, as emphasized at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. WEI Longbao, distinguished professor of Qiushi, director of the Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, shares his views with China Daily on the significance of...

【Editor’s Note: The joint pursuit of modernization by China and Africa will set off a wave of modernization in the Global South and open a new chapter for building a community with a shared future for humanity, as emphasized at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. GONG Sen, a professor at the School of Public Affairs, and director of the Centre for International Studies on Development and Governance, Zhejiang University, shares his views with China ...

The finals of the Fourth National Teaching Innovation Competition for College Teachers, led by the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education and hosted by the China Association of Higher Education, recently concluded at the University of Electronic Science and Technology. Zhejiang University stood out in the competition, with five of its teachers delivered exceptional performances. The team secured two first prizes, one second prize, and two third prizes, marking a record-br...

Cancer remains the second leading cause of both incidence and mortality among humans worldwide, and China has felt its devastating impact most acutely. In 2022, the country recorded 4.82 million new cancer cases and 2.57 million cancer-related deaths—the highest figures globally. This overwhelming prevalence of cancer has fueled widespread fear among the public. One of the most promising approaches to combat cancer is tumor-targeted drug delivery, which aims to precisely transport anti-tumor dru...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) signifies a sudden and prolonged decline in kidney function characterized by tubular cell death and interstitial inflammation. Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are conserved non-coding RNAs known for guiding 2’-O-ribose methylation and pseudouridylation of ribosomal RNA (rRNAs) and small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs), playing pivotal roles in oxidative stress and inflammation. Their role in the AKI process, however, remains elusive. Recently, Dr. HAN Fei and his team from the Ki...