On December 22, the scientific research team led by research fellow Yuan Mingjian and academician Chen Jun of the College of Chemistry, Nankai University, in collaboration with the research group led by professor Edward Sargent of the University of Toronto, tackled the key scientific bottlenecks in the synthesis of high-performance semiconductor quantum dot solids, and developed a new strategy for the preparation of high-performance conductive perovskite quantum dot solid films by means of the r
Recently, Professor Xu Wentaos research group from the Institute of Photoelectron Thin Film Devices and Technology of the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering of Nankai University, in partnership with Associate Professor Li Yuelongs research group, developed an ultrafast response artificial synaptic device based on room-temperature crystalline perovskite semiconductor film for the first time and studied the carrier mobility dynamics in depth. The research solved the energy c
Recently, the research group headed by Professor Liu Haitao of the Institute of Modern Optics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, proposed an electromagnetic theory to realize the analytical treatment of non-classical electromagnetic boundary conditions for mesoscale plasmon resonant cavity. The results were published on Physical Review Lettersentitled Quasinormal Mode Expansion Theory for Mesoscale Plasmonic Nanoresonators: An Analytical Treatment of N
Recently, the research team of Nankai University revealed an important mechanism in the evolution of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7, an important enteropathogenic microorganism. It was found that this pathogenic bacterium evolves to acquire a unique two-component regulatory system (RbfSR) to develop the ability to sense microbiota-produced riboflavin in the large intestine of the host, thereby improving its virulence. At the same time, the findings suggest that other EHEC strains may e
Schematic diagram of the principle of self-oscillating solar artificial muscle engine based on porous filmRecently, Chinese scientists developed a self-oscillating solar artificial muscle actuator based on porous films, and explored its application as an engine, only a bold imagination in the past. It pioneers a new path to efficiently use solar energy. A related paper introducing the research work was published in the world-renowned academic journal Nature Communications.This self-oscillating a
Recently, Professor Hu Xiangang, from Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria of the Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, and Academician Li Jinghong, from the Department of Chemical Engineering of Tsinghua University, revealed the key environmental factors affecting the abundance and productivity of marine phytoplankton based on the combination of big data on environmental chemistry with artificial intelligence te
Recently, Academician Cao Xuetao and Associate Professor Lou Hantao from the Institute of Immunology, College of Life Sciences of Nankai University, cooperated with the University of Oxford in publishing a paper entitled Deep learning-based rapid generation of broadly reactive antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and its Omicron variant in Cell Research(IF 46). The experimental team had built Cross B-Cell Receptor network (XBCR-net), an antibody discovery platform based on the Atrous Convolutional Neur
Recently, the research team led by professor Long Jiafu of the College of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Medical Chemical Biology of Nankai University, achieved important progress in the research of the function of PAF1C. The paper introducing the achievements was published in PANS, with the title of The Paf1 complex is required for RNA polymerase II removal in response to DNA damage.The paper revealed a very important multi-step route for RNAPII release regulated by PAF1C, i.e. after
Recently, Professor Xiang Dong from the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering of Nankai University, Professor Elke Scheer from University of Konstanz, Professor Christian A Nijhuis from University of Twente, Professor Takhee Lee from Seoul National University, along with other co-authors, were invited to jointly publish a cover paper titled Plasmonic Phenomena in Molecular Junctions: Principles and Applicationsin Nature Reviews Chemistry, which presented the latest research p
On August 16, the team of Professor Zhu Yushan and Professor Chen Quan from Nankai University College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, and Interdisciplinary Science Center for Cell Response, published a paper entitled Nondegradable Ubiquitinated ATG9A Organizes Golgi Integrity and Dynamics Upon Stresseson Cell Reports. The study discovered how the ubiquitinated ATG9A protein participates in the molecular mechanism of regulating the dynamics and functions of t
It is founded that humans can transmit Shigella flexneri to cattleRecently, the study on human-to-bovine transmission of Shigella flexneri by the team led by Xu Jianguo, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was published online in the journal Emerging Microbes Infections. The team works under the State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the Research Institute of Public Health, Nankai U
Recently, the team led by Professor Zhu Yushan from Nankai University College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, and Interdisciplinary Science Center for Cell Response, published the research findings entitled Hypoxia-induced proteasomal degradation of DBC1 by SIAH2 in breast cancer progression on the journal eLifeonline. The study found that hypoxic stress can affect the molecular mechanism of tumor progression by regulating the ubiquitination modification and
Recently, Yanshan University, Nankai University and some other institutions have collaborated to resolve the long-standing problems about the pathways of the graphite-to-diamond phase transition with high-pressure synthesis method. A new type of graphite-diamond composite material, which combines the electrical conductivity of graphite, the superhardness of diamond, and high toughness that neither graphite nor diamond possesses, has also been created and added to the family of carbon materials.
The Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on July 24, 2022 (Beijing Time). The Wentian lab module then successfully entered the preset orbit and docked with the Tianhe core module about 13 hours later; and the Shenzhou-14 astronauts successfully entered the Wentian lab module.This is the 24th flight mission since the China’s manned space program was initiated. The Wentian lab module marks the second section of the Chine
On July 13, Chinas first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet-powered aircraft had a successful test flight at Tianjin Douzhuang Airport. The aircraft was independently designed and developed by the team of Professor Duan Feng from the College of Artificial Intelligence of Nankai University.This VTOL jet-powered aircraft runs on diesel, with its fuselage free from rotor and external wings. Four to eight small turbojet engines are used as its power source to provide a lift force of 100 kg. Th