From custom medical devices to aerospace components, 3D printing has revolutionized manufacturing with its ability to produce intricate, tailored designs rapidly. Yet as the technology becomes increasingly mainstream, a major challenge looms: waste. Like conventional plastics, discarded 3D-printed materials are piling up, with limited options for recycling.Now, a team from Zhejiang University has worked out a solution. Led by Professor XIE Tao and Professor ZHENG Ning from the College ...

On May 19, Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, paid a visit to Zhejiang University, accompanied by his delegation. Vice President ZHOU Jianghong met with the guests and held discussions on deepening international collaboration in education, research, and sustainable development.In his remarks, Vice President Zhou extended a warm welcome and highlighted the University’s commitment to global engagement. He shared updates on Zhejiang University...

On May 22, a delegation from Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), led by President Vu Hai Quan, paid a visit to Zhejiang University. The delegation was warmly received by ZHOU Jianghong, Vice President of Zhejiang University.ZHOU Jianghong extended a warm welcome to the delegation. He introduced Zhejiang University’s educational philosophy, disciplinary development, and international partnerships. He noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of dip...

Malignant tumors, a complex and often deadly disease, have seen an upsetting rise in younger populations in recent years, making them the leading cause of death globally. With advancements in medical standards and heightened public awareness, cancer screening and diagnosis have captured more attention. This, however, has led to mounting workloads and increasing diagnostic pressures for doctors, particularly in specialized fields like pathology.To address this challenge, Professor SONG Mingli’s ...

Determining a molecule’s structure is fundamental to chemistry, akin to giving it a passport or a fingerprint. Without a clear structural ID, scientists can’t fully understand what a compound is or how it works. But some molecules, especially those with long, flexible alkyl chains, have remained frustratingly difficult to analyze with standard methods.Now, the research team led by Professor HUANG Feihe from the Zhejiang University Department of Chemistry has developed a powerful new techn...

On the afternoon of May 24, former President of Latvia Andris Bērziņš led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University (ZJU), where they were warmly received by Vice President ZHOU Jianghong.During the meeting, Professor ZHOU Jianghong provided an overview of ZJU’s recent developments in academic programs, research innovation, and talent cultivation. He emphasized the University’s commitment to global engagement, noting its growing ties with Latvia in fields such as language, cultural studi...

You’ve studied. You’ve practiced. Yet, the moment the math exam begins, your mind turns into a foggy void. You stare at the question: 38 + 63 =, but it might as well be hieroglyphs. What just happened?Psychologist WEI Wei, an associate professor at Zhejiang University Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences , has been studying this all-too-familiar phenomenon. Her latest research, published in Contemporary Educational Psychology, sheds light on the way anxiety, especially math an...

WANG Yuanqing, a 52-year-old former soldier and end-stage lung disease survivor, has defied medical odds by cycling over 1,500 kilometers from Shenyang to Hangzhou just two years after undergoing a life-saving double lung transplant. His 25-day journey, completed on May 3, stands as a testament to resilience and the transformative power of modern medicine.For 16 years, WANG battled severe pulmonary conditions, including emphysema, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary hypertension, which left him depend...

The research team led by Dr. YANG Hongbin from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine has recently published an article titled “A midbrain circuit mechanism for noise-induced negative valence coding” in Nature Communications on May 17, 2025. This study revealed how noise affects emotional behaviors through a non-classical auditory pathway.Unpleasant sounds can elicit a range of negative emotional reactions and even pain. The neural pathways that transform auditory stimuli into sa...

The research team led by Professor HU Hailan from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has recently published a groundbreaking article titled "Neuron-astrocyte Coupling in Lateral Habenula Mediates Depressive-like Behaviors" in Cell on April 24th, 2025. This study reveals how brain cells dynamically cooperate to drive stress response and depression.Stress-induced depression-like behaviors are driven by a dynamic recurrent network involving neurons and as...