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A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Yuanyuan has proposed a crystal-solvate (CSV) seeding strategy with a slow-release solvent function. The solvent molecules are “encapsulated” within the crystal lattice and are gradually released during film annealing, enabling gentle and well-controlled interfacial crystallization.

A research team led by Prof. QU Jianan has developed a powerful laser control technique. Functioning as a “smart dimmer”, it can selectively adjust the brightness of every pixel during laser scanning, and prevent unintended neural activation.

A research team led by Prof. LI Xiaomeng has developed a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) pathology analysis system that can accurately recognize multiple types of cancer using only a minimal number of samples—without requiring any additional training.

A research team led by Prof. Yoonseob KIM has successfully synthesized a novel single-crystalline 3D borate covalent organic framework (B-COF), which demonstrates exceptional performance as a solid-state electrolyte.

A research team led by Prof. HU Wenqi has achieved a major scientific breakthrough by developing the first artificial cilia system capable of replicating the fast, complex, three-dimensional motion of natural cilia found throughout the human body.

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Shensheng recently solved this long-standing puzzle using large-scale molecular dynamics simulation and theoretical analysis, revealing the secret to nature’s incredible speed and providing implications for instant biocompatible surgical glues.

A research team led by Prof. SU Hui has discovered that, since the early 2000s, both sea surface temperature changes near the equator and the associated atmospheric adjustments over the Pacific have accelerated markedly—becoming a key driver of the increasingly rapid loss of Arctic sea ice during autumn.

A research team led by Prof. SUN Fei has developed CarGAP, a groundbreaking chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin B₁₂ and green light to precisely control gap junctions, the microscopic channels enabling direct cell-to-cell communication.

A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Yuanyuan has developed GrainBot, an AI-enabled toolkit that automatically extracts and quantifies multiple microstructural features from microscopy images.

A research team led by Prof. LIN Yen-Hung has made a major breakthrough in producing perovskite solar cells. They developed a multi-source co-evaporation recipe that markedly enhances the crystal quality of vacuum-deposited perovskite films.