The finals of the 9th China Undergraduate Physics Experiment Competition (CUPEC) took place at Chongqing University from November 23 to 27. The CUPEC was sponsored by the Joint Session of the National Demonstration Center for ExperimentalPhysicsEducation, the National Association of Experimental Physics Teaching in Colleges and Universities, the Committee of University Physics Experiments under the Steering Committee of University Physics Course Teaching of the Ministry of Education, and the Phy
The latest findings of research by Nankai University were published online in Science, on November 17. The study, entitled “An all-metal fullerene: [K@Au12Sb20]5-”, reported the synthesis and bonding mechanism of all-metal fullerene [K@Au12Sb20]5- (Figures 1-2), demonstrating a new compound synthesis technology and the application of precise regulation of metallic bonds in structural chemistry. It offers a refreshingly novel idea for the creation of new materials. This groundbreaking achievement
Recently, the InternationalOpen Benchmark Council (BenchCouncil) announced the 2022-2023 OPEN100—Top 100 Open Source achievements, which includes three teachers and students from the College of Computer Science of Nankai University.Under the guidance of Prof. Cheng Ming-Ming, the video completion work E2FGVI (published in CVPR2022, CCF-A conference) by the Media Computing research group was included on the OPEN100—Top 100 Open Source achievements, and Guo Chunle, the corresponding author of the
The new energy (energy chemistry) textbook compilation team led by Chen Jun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at the College of Chemistry of Nankai University, is listed in the Strategic Emerging Fields “14thFive-Year Plan”Higher Education Textbook System Compilation Team, according to an announcement released by the Ministry of Education a few days ago.The new energy (energy chemistry) textbook compilation team, led by Chen Jun, is composed of 40 experts, schola
Recently, the ceremony of Nankai University “In Remembrance of Masters” serial awards – Jiang Lifu and Shiing-Shen Chern Faculty Scholarship and Student Scholarship Awards was held inBalitai Campus.Zhang Wenzhong, President of Nankai Alumni Business Association, founder of Wumart Group and founder of DMALL; Yang Qingshan, Chancellor of Nankai University; Hou Zixin, former President of Nankai University; and Long Yiming, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Chern I
Recently, an important progress was made by the research group led by Wu Li and Kong Yongfa from the team led by Professor Xu Jingjun from the School of Physics at Nankai University. A high temperature long persistent luminescence (HT-LPL) material with a duration time of more than 8 hours at 423 K was sucesssfully prepared by constructing quasi-continuous defect levels. The relevant results are titled Quasi-Continuous Defect Levels in Broadband Gap: A New Strategy for High Temperature Long Pers
Nankai University students won one grandprize, three first prizes and two second prizes at the finals of the 18th “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition. Nankai University marked a breakthrough with all six entries recommended advancingto the finalsand won the “Excellence Cup”, becoming once again the star performer among Tianjin universities in this competition.Guided by Li Chunxiao, Li Hui and Xu Hong from the College of Tou
Recently, theresearch team led by Professor Jingshan Luo of the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering at Nankai University published the latest research resultsin the field of the photoelectrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production in the internationally renowned journal Nature Communications. The research team introduced dual buffer layers using atomic layer deposition (ALD) to significantly improve the photovoltage of the Cu2O photocathode.Professor Jingshan Luo h
The finals of the 2023 “Oracle Bone Cup”--“Chinese Characters and Me” Speech Contest for International Students was held in Anyang City, Henan Province on October 21. Zhou Jingya (Germany), a master student studying under the Chinese language and philology program at the School of Literature, won the championship. Zhang Tianyi (Pakistan), a master student studying under the international education program at the College of Chinese Language and Culture, won the award for the best creativity.The 5
Recently, Xia Shiqi, a postdoctoral fellow from the School of Physics and TEDA Institute of Applied Physics, Nankai University, was named the 2023 Rising Stars of Light.The 2023 Rising Stars of Light program lasted for 6 months, which received many applications from the world’s outstanding young scientists. As a result of rigorous selection by the committee, 13 candidates from Stanford University, Duke University, University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, Washington University i
The certificate presentation ceremony for first batchfellows of the Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM) was held at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Chinese Biomaterials Congress. The 46 first batchfellows were officially awarded the highest lifetime honorary title of the CSBM. Professor Kong Deling of the College of Life Sciences of Nankai University was awarded the honor.Fellow of the Chinese Society for Biomaterials (FCSBM) is the highest lifetime honorary title for its members. It was se
Recently, Professor Zhang Yis research team from Nankai University - College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering published the latest research results in the field of Sb2(S,Se)3thin-film solar cells with the title Lowest Open-Circuit Voltage Deficit Achievement to Attain High Efficient Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells in the well-known international journal Advanced Functional Materials. The research team achieved the lowest open-circuit voltage deficit for Sb2(S,Se)3thin-film so
The “CAST International Young Scientists Salon on Future Technologies for Carbon Neutrality” took place on Jinnan Campus of Nankai University from October 13 to 14. In response to China’s goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” and the world’s scientific and technological frontiers, the salon focuses on the research areas such as new high-efficiency solar cells, water splitting for hydrogen production, carbon dioxide reduction and conversion, and green ammonia synthesis. It brings togethe
Recently, the 2023 RoboCup came to an end in Bordeaux, France. Two undergraduate teams from Nankai University performed well in the finals, winning the first prize and the “Best Paper” award (the only one) in the online challenge.The two teams were coached by Li Wenyu, a member of the team headed by Professor Duan Feng of the College of Artificial Intelligence. The “NK Lumos” team composed of six undergraduate students, including Shi Ruochuan, Qiao Yi, Guo Fengrui, Sun Can, Zhao Yinqi and Sun Ji
In the latest piece of research, Professor Hu, Zhenpengs team from Nankai University proposed a new material, namely, bilayer Kagome borophene (BK-boropnene), which exhibits both traditional and higher-order van Hove singularities near the Fermi levelwith a Fermi velocity surpassing even that of graphene. This structure will provide a new platform for researchesin quantum material systems and other fields. The relevant paper was published in Advanced Science, a famous international journal.The K