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Breakthrough Semiconducting Graphene Research Published in Nature Journal
Researchers from the Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems (TICNN) at Tianjin University have achieved significant progress in the field of semiconducting graphene. Led by Prof. Ma Lei, the team successfully addressed the long-standing key technical challenge of opening the bandgap in graphene, which has hindered the development of graphene electronics. This breakthroug...
2023-11-08 -
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Researchers Develop Intelligent Face Mask for Coronavirus Screening
Prof. Duan Xuexin’s team from Tianjin University designed and developed an intelligent face mask for directly exhaled coronavirus aerosols screening. Relevant studies have been published in an internationally recognized magazine Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113286).Schematic illustration of the nanoscale sensor designThis intelligent mask int...
2021-06-24 -
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Breakthrough in Modular Construction of Quaternary Organic Particle Bank
Recently, the study on a multi-organic micronae assembly particle bank was reported in the Nature Communications by Professor Lei Yilong and his co-researchers from Tianjin University’s School of Science. Zhang Dandan, a postgraduate student, is the first author of the thesis.Depending on the compatible components, binary metal mixtures usually exist in the form of alloys or phase separations....
2021-03-30 -
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Science Article Sheds New Insight into Epilepsy Treatment
It is reported that worldwide 60 million people suffer from epilepsy. Scientists have been dedicated to discovering the causes and treatment for this disease.Mutations in potassium cation–chloride cotransporter (KCC), a protein that plays important roles in human cell volume regulation, salt reabsorption and GABAergic modulation by transporting ions across the plasma membrane may be one of t...
2019-10-28 -
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Laba Garlic: A Possible Solution for Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Drug
Recently, a research team led by Professor Haixia Chen from Tianjin University has made a great discovery in the identification and the related mechanism of natural antimicrobial peptides, andpublished an article entitled "Identification and antimicrobial activity evaluation of three peptides from Laba garlic and the related mechanism" as the cover paper in“Food & Function”, an international ...
2019-08-26 -
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TJU Research Paves Way for Novel TADF Material Development
Recently, a research team led by Professor Wenping Hu from Tianjin University has made a key contribution to exploring the thermally activated delayed fluorescence in an organic cocrystal, which was published online inAngewandte Chemieunder the title of “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) in an Organic Cocrystal: Narrowing the Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap via Charge Transfer”. T...
2019-08-16 -
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Prof. Jiao kui’s Team Develop High-Performance Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Recently, Professor Kui Jiao 's team from the School of Mechanical Engineering has successfully developed a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with ultra-high power density, nearly doubling the performance of mainstream counterparts. The significant findings have been published in the international authoritative energy research journal "Joule".Comparison of conventional and unconventional PEMFC...
2023-11-14 -
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Novel Purely OLPL Materials Developed
Long-persistent luminescence is a unique photophysical phenomenon, which generally exists in inorganic materials. The inorganic long-persistent luminescence materials have been widely applied in the fields of luminescence lighting and biological imaging. Compared with inorganic long-persistent luminescence materials, organic long-persistent luminescence (OLPL) materials pose attractive applicat...
2021-06-21 -
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Differences Between SARS and COVID-19 Bindings to Human Receptors at Different Temperatures
A research team from Tianjin University led by Professor Gao Feng, Director of the University’s BioInformatics Center successfully revealed the differences in the binding characteristics of SARS coronavirus and COVID-19 to human receptors at different temperatures. The research result, which was obtained by molecular dynamics simulations, provides useful guidance and reference for drug design...
2021-03-17 -
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TJU Researchers Develop 3D-printed Pipe-climbing Robot
A white piece of equipment was “climbing” a round tube. With its body part stretching and contracting like inchworms, it inched forward freely and even passed a 90-degree angle successfully.The equipment is actually aone-piece 3D-printed pipe-climbing robot composed of sequenced novel soft bending mechanisms, developed by Prof. Zuo Siyang and Dr. Liu Jianbin’s research team at Tianjin Univer...
2021-01-21 -
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Pilot Project Using Aqueous Zinc-manganese Dioxide Battery Developed by Tianjin University Put into Operation
China's first PV-Storage-Charging Integrated project of new aqueous zinc-manganese dioxide battery developed by Tianjin University’s Electrochemical Energy Storage Research Team was put into operation in the city of Yueqing in East China’s Zhejiang Province, marking the first application of aqueous zinc-manganese dioxide battery to the energy storage field in China. The project will serve as ...
2020-12-24