Nankai Researcher Made Crucial Progress in the R&D of CZTSSe Thin Film Batteries

Recently, Professor Zhang Yi, from the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University,has made important progress in the research and development of CZTSSe thin-film batteries. In collaboration with Professor Liu Shengzhong of Shaanxi Normal University and Professor Yu Wei of Hebei University, he introduced an ultra-thin layer of Al2O3 on the precursor film by ALD, which successfully controlled the distribution behavior of Ag during high-temperature annealing, and t

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A Paper Published in Top International Journal on Tourism

Recently, a paper entitled COVID-19 Crises and Tourist Travel Risk Perceptions, co-authored by professor Xu Hong from the College of Tourism and Service Management of Nankai University, and her postdoctoral fellow Shama Nazneen,was acceptedbyand published in Tourism Review, a top international journal on tourism.Based on the protection motivation theory, this paper explores the direct and indirect relationships between the perceived Covid-19 impact and travel avoidance.The results show that trav

Nankai's "Chinese Poetry Education Program" was Awarded as "Lifelong Learning Brand Program"

Chinese PoetryEducation Program, initiated by Nankai University,has lately been awardedasLifelong Learning Brand Program in the 2021 National Lifelong Learning WeekEvent,where one hundred Lifelong Learning BrandPrograms were presented to the public.Chinese Poetry Educaiton Program, is ledby Chia-ying Yeh, a distinguishedprofessor from Nankai University,andjointly developedby several Nankai professors. The program selects well-known ancient verses to offer multiple ways leading to lifelong learni

Nankai Research Team has Made New Breakthrough in the Research of Chiral Organic Photoelectric Materials

Recently, Wang Xiaoyes team from the College of Chemistry, Nankai University has made important progress in the field of chiral organic optoelectronic materials. A new BN-embedded double helicene molecules of excellent chiral optical properties have been developed, with absorption asymmetry factor in the visible region up to 0.033, creating a new record of asymmetry factor for helicene molecules in the visible region. The research results were published in the Journal of the American Chemical So

Nankai Research Team Discovers Dual-enzyme Activity of ACS, Key Enzyme for Ethylene Synthesis, and Reveals New Path of Its Molecular Evolution

On November 10, Professor Wang Ningnings team from the College of Life Sciences of Nankai University, in collaboration with Academician Rao Zihes team of structural biologists from the State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and the Center for Cell Response Cross-science of Nankai University, and Professor Jeffery Shen, a bioinformatician from the University of Nevada in the United States, published a paper entitled “Dual Activities of ACC Synthase: Novel Clues Regarding the Molecular

Nankai University Held “The East Meets the West –Photo Exhibition of Tianjin Historical Architecture”

Recently, sponsored by Nankai University Library, “The East Meets the West – Photo Exhibition of Tianjin Historical Architecture” was held in the lobbyon the second floorof thelibrary inJinnan campus, Nankai University.As a famous nationalhistorical andcultural city, Tianjin possesses profoundhistorical and cultural heritage and unique human landscapes, known as “exotic building clusters”.The photos displayed in this exhibition were divided into two categories: “traditional architecture” and “mo

Prof. Cao Xuetao was Invited to Write Comments on Inflammation in COVID-19 Infection in Nature Immunology

Recently, Nature Immunology, sub-magazine of Nature, published the comments written by Cao Xuetao, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of College of Life Sciences, Nankai University.The figure shows excessive inflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection as secretory ISG15 feedback stimulates macrophagesSeverity and mortality of COVID-19 are associated with evasion of virus immunity and triggering excessive inflammation and cytokine storm. Some immunotherapeutic strategies that ca

Nankai Team Won the Second Prize in Entrepreneurial Track of the 2nd Global Cross-border E-commerce Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition

On October 25, the award ceremony ofthe 2nd Global Cross-border E-commerce Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition was held in Hangzhou. CHIN YEAN YEE, a 2018 undergraduate from Malaysia ofBusiness Schoolof Nankai Universityled CHIO team to win the second prize inthe Entrepreneurial Track and Nankai University won the “Best Organization Award”.In order toactively respond to the “Belt and Road” Initiative, stimulate the enthusiasm of foreign students and returnees, and build a social resource

Nankai University and Tianjin Eye Hospital Jointly Hold the Academicians' Summit

On October 19, the inaugural ceremonyof the Institute of Ophthalmology of Nankai University and AcademiciansSummitjointly heldby Nankai University and Tianjin Eye Hospital were held in Tianjin Eye Hospital. Five academicians delivered excellent academic reports based on their respective research areas.At the opening ceremony of the summit, the Institute of Ophthalmology of Nankai University was officially inauguratedandXie Lixin, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, the honorary direct

Nankai Research Team has Made New Progress in Topological Photonics

Recently, D. Bongiovanni, a distinguished internationalassistant researcher of Professor Chen Zhigang’s research group from the School of Physics of Nankai University, jointly with interntional cooperation teams, theoretically proposed a dynamic topological phase transition model driven by nonlinear interaction of soliton array for the first time, which revealed the generation of “generative” topological phase transition in the dynamic process and adjoint “generation” and “disappearance” phenome

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Scholar from Nankai University Received Outstanding Paper Award for IEEE TII, an International Top Journal

Recently, the paper “Simultaneous Bearing Fault Recognition and Remaining Useful Life Prediction Using Joint-Loss Convolutional Neural Network” withYang Boyuan, an associate professor from College of Artificial Intelligence of Nankai University,as the only corresponding author,was awarded 2021 IEEE Outstanding Paper Award for the Transactions on Industrial Informatics.This paper, aimed at the issues such as lack of life data and operation information in the process of high-end equipment operatio

Academician Zhou Qilin Had a Talk with Graduate Freshmen at the Teacher-Student Exchange Salon

On October 23, Zhou Qilin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciencesand professor of College of Chemistry, Nankai University, had a talk with graduate freshmen at the Teacher-students Exchange Salon.Based on his own learningexperience, he sharedhow he has chosenthe current research areaand encouraged the freshmen to confirm their research areaas earlyas possible. He said thatresearch should be interest-orientedanda solid foundationshould be madeduring the postgraduate period. Students not only

Nankai University Won the Gold Award in 2021 China-Russian Art Festival for College Students

On October 14th, the awarding ceremony and performance of 2021 China-Russian Art Festival for College Studentswas held in Changchunonline and offline. The event was supported by the Ministry of Education of China and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange and Saint Petersburg State University of Economics of Russia and hosted by Jilin University. The theme of this Festival is Song to Youth-Presen