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Alliance of National Key Laboratories for Internal Combustion Engines Launched in Tianjin
On April 19, led by Tianjin University, six national key laboratories gathered together to establish the Alliance of National Key Laboratories for Internal Combustion Engines. The unveiling ceremony of the Alliance took place at the Tianjin Auditorium.The Alliance consists of six national key laboratories: State Key Laboratory of Engines (Tianjin University), State Key Laboratory of Engine an...
2024-04-20 -
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Program of Digital Chinese Medicine Launched
On April 8, the WeChat mini program of Digital Chinese Medicine, an intelligent medical service system, was launched in Tianjin. It was jointly planned and guided by Professor Gu Xiaosong of Tianjin University, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of Medical College at Tianjin University, and Professor Wang Qi of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, academician of the C...
2024-04-16 -
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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