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Optica: Researchers extend non-line-of-sight imaging towards longer wavelengths
Editor's Note: Recently, Prof. Hu Xiaolong’s group from the School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering collaborated with Prof. Yang Jingyu’s group at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering and demonstrated a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging system that allows people to see objects hidden behind obstacles. They introduced a superconducting nanowire single-pho...
2023-12-06 -
Arts and Culture
Intangible Cultural Heritage Opens the Door for International Academic Exchanges
On October 23-24，the “New Era, New Discipline, New Mission: International Academic Forum on Intangible Cultural Heritage,” organized by the Tianjin Federation of Social Science, Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, and Tianjin University Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art (Feng Jicai Institute), was held at Tianjin University.This is the first academic forum in China with a focus ...
2023-10-30 -
Research
Researchers Develop Universally Autonomous Self-healing Elastomer
Synthetic materials that can mimic self-healing natural tissues such as skins and muscles are now widely applied to e-skin, wearable electronic devices, and artificial muscles, significantly improving materials’ lifetime, robustness and safety.However, it is very challenging to develop autonomous self-healing materials for applications in harsh conditions such as at ultralow temperatures, in s...
2020-05-28 -
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A New Two-Dimensional Photocatalytic Material Utilizes CO2 and Produces Energy
Recently, Tianjin University’s professor Feng Wei's team has successfully synthesized two-dimensional gersiloxenes with tunable bandgap for photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 photoreduction to CO. It shows a great potential for an excellent photocatalyst with high efficiency for hydrogen production and reduction of CO2 to CO at room temperature. The relevant research work has been published i...
2020-04-02 -
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Tianjin University Develops On-line Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment System “Tianmu”
Optimized plans for surgical operations can now be efficiently completed after a CT scan. This achievement comes from the “Tianmu” system developed by the start-up team, which consists of teachers and students from theSchool of Mechanical Engineering at Tianjin University.The wide application of the “Tianmu” system will dramatically increase the reduction accuracy of clinical fracture surg...
2019-08-28 -
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Fungus-initiated Catalytic Reactions Occur at Hyphal-mineral Interfaces
The ability of fungi to withstand a wide range of minerals influences plant nutrition and enhances global biogeochemical cycles of life-essential elements. The fungus-mineral interface plays a key role in weathering, but the specific mechanisms underlying these processes remain poorly understood.Researchers from Tianjin University’s School of Surface-Earth System Science examined fungal-minera...
2019-08-23