Recently, a collaboration team by Chinese and German scientists has unraveled the enigma of ultrafast phase evolution of an electron wavepacket. Prof. Reinhard Dörner from Goethe University, Prof. LIN Kang from Zhejiang University and their colleagues just published their findings entitled “Ultrafast Kapitza-Dirac effect” in Science on 29 March.Fig. 1. Prof. Reinhard Dörner and Prof. LIN KangElectron is one of the simplest and most fundamental particles. Interestingly, the electron behave...

DU Jiangfeng, President of Zhejiang University, led a delegation on a tour to Italy from April 15 to 18, marking a significant stride in international collaboration. Their itinerary was rich in initiatives aimed at fostering academic ties and promoting cultural exchanges. At the Sapienza University of Rome, DU Jiangfeng engaged in a series of in-depth discussions with Giorgio Parisi, the 2021 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics, regarding potential collaborations in fields such as quantum infor...

China’s national pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition, unveiled on April 18 in Venice, embraces the theme “Atlas: Harmony in Diversity”. Through this thematic lens, it explores the concepts of “gathering, converging, collecting, or assembling,” aiming to convey the values of harmony and beauty rooted in Chinese culture.In her opening address, Laura Fincato, Italy’s former Deputy Foreign Minister and a committee member of the Celebrations of the 700th Anniversary of the death o...

A breakthrough in electrolyte design has enabled battery charging at very low temperatures and at unprecedented speed.A new electrolyte designed by Zhejiang University researchers enables lithium-ion batteries to be charged at temperatures between –70 °C to 60 °C, and reach up to 80% capacity within 10 minutes at room temperature. Their findings were published in Nature1 in February. Lithium-ion pouch battery in researchLithium-ion batteries, which power electric vehicles and most of...

Bipolar disorder is a severe and disabling psychiatric disorderwith the potentialfor adverse outcomes, such as suicide, if patients do not receive standardized therapeutics. The most commonly used pharmacotherapies for bipolar disorder (BD)are antipsychotics and mood stabilizers, which may cause metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance and hyperlipemia.Recently, Prof. HU Shaohua’s and Assistant Researcher LU Jing’s team at the First Affiliated Hospi...

Dr. CAO Hongcui, a professor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU), was honored with the prestigious Travel Award APASL 2024 Kyoto at the 33rd Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Annual Meeting, which took place from March 27-31, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan.Left: Dr. CAO Hongcui; Right: Prof. Shuichiro Shiina, President of APASL 2024This accolade was in recognition of her team's contribution, which stood out from 2,300 abstracts...

GU Chenhui, a second-year doctoral student from the School of Medicine, focuses on basic research and technological transformation of naturally derived vesicles in the musculoskeletal system. He has published six papers as the first/corresponding author in high-level journals such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, and JACS. He has applied for 17 national invention patents, with three already authorized, and has co-invented the patent Nano Platelets with his advisor, which has entered clinical ap...

In a creative assignment, students from the Thinking Education and Practice course, a module taught by Dr. XU Cihua at the School of Philosophy, were tasked with constructing distinctive models using unlimited pieces of building blocks. Some students created a demonstration model based on the "trolley problem", a famous ethical dilemma in philosophy, while others engaged in the "stacking game", piecing together limited wooden boards to achieve maximum height.The course e...

At the first sight of several square, gelatinous “cubes,” you might find it hard to visualize them as a new type of underwater robot. Professor ZHOU Jing and her colleagues from College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University ingeniously designed a set of neatly shaped and functionally diverse cubes. They can be quickly and flexibly assembled underwater to create an array of robot shapes and types, enabling efficient and effortless underwater operations. An article titled “Cu...

"What is the current state of the TAZARA Railway?""How are people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa conducted?""How does the younger generation view intercultural issues?" ZHANG Yong, a research professor at the College of Media and International Culture at ZJU, answers these questions through his documentary works. He serves as a director, teacher, and scholar of African film and television culture. His work aims to break down biases and stereotypes...