The team of academician Zhu Meifang and researcher Cheng Yanhua from theState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials of the Universityand the College of Materials Science and Engineering has made a breakthrough in the continuous preparation of flexible heat-insulating aerogel fibers. Traditional aerogel is difficult to withstand the bending/tensile stress and washing process in practical appli...

From June 9 to 15, Vice President Lu Weibing led a team to visit the University of Minnesota Morris in Kenya, Bahir Dar University, Federal Institute of Vocational and Technical Education and Training in Ethiopia and other institutions, pay a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, and visit the local Chinese-funded enterprises in Africa.Lu Weibing exchanged views with Kiplagat Kotut, president of ...

On June 13, Vice President Yan Linping met with a group of 14 Albanian rectors at Yanan Road Campus. Relevant persons in charge of International Cooperation Department, International Education Center, College of Foreign Languages and College of Humanities participated in the meeting.Yan Linping welcomed the delegation of Albanian colleges and universities. He introduced DHUs schooling characterist...

Rainy season clothing hairy, moldy walls trouble people for many years, recently, Associate Professor Yang Zili’s team from the College of Environment of DongHua University made a breakthrough in development of environmentally friendly “anti-mold vaccine”. Through three innovative technologies, the anti-mold is as simple and safe as ‘vaccination’. The research was supported by the National Na...

The United Nations Office at Nairobi and the Chinese Embassy in Kenya recently co-hosted an event to commemorate the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations.As one of the important parts of the event, Donghua University and the Confucius Institute of Moi University jointly presented the theme fashion show ‘HeXie NiChang: Dialogue of Civilizations’ brilliantly.China University Original...

On June 7, the Third Forum on Digital Communication and Innovative Development of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the theme of ‘Digital Intelligence Inheritance - Cultural Co-prosperity’ was held on the Yanan Road Campus of DongHua University. Famous scholars in related fields, representatives of science and technology enterprises and national-level intangible heredity bearers gathered togethe...

Recently, the team of Weiping Liu/Berlin Ji from the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has made new progress in the field of catalytic hydrogen borrowing reaction using abundant metal. The team realized the asymmetric hydrogen-borrowing amination reaction of secondary alcohols using abundant metal iron catalysts, which provides a new idea for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds. Th...

On the afternoon of June 4, the training workshop on cotton processing, textile and trade in developing countries, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and organized by Wuhan Textile University, opened at the Sunshine Campus. Twenty-seven government officials, enterprise representatives and industry experts from seven countries, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Jord...

Recently, Chemical Reviews published online a review paper on the development history and research progress of hydrogel fibers written by Academician Zhu Meifangs team from the College of Materials Science and Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials of the University, and it was selected as the front cover of the current issue (Figure 1). The relevant article, titled ...

From smartphones to electric vehicles, from near-space probes to wearable devices, modern societys requirements for batteries are undergoing a revolutionary change -- they need to be both lighter and thinner, and they need to charge faster and last longer. However, energy density, charging speed and safety are like the insurmountable ‘triple hurdles’ that have long constrained the development of...

Alkali metal batteries with high theoretical specific capacity and low reduction potential are very promising for next-generation energy storage systems. However, the growth of unstable solid electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) and dendrites on metal anodes poses a major challenge for the practical application of alkali metal batteries. Diaphragms, which are in direct contact with key components such as...

On the afternoon of May 23rd, the ‘Shang He Zhi Yue, Jin Cai Guo Ji’ Chinese dress culture festival was opened in the dynamic exhibition hall of Art College of the university, which was co-sponsored by the university and Tianjin Etiquette Industry Association, and co-organized by Hohhot College of Ethnic Minorities, WumaRoad Primary School of Nankai District of Tianjin and Rongcheng Group. More ...

On May 21st, the Opening Ceremony of the Fifth Overseas Chinese Cultural Festival and the Establishment Ceremony of Overseas Chinese Youth Association of New Overseas Chinese Union of Songjiang District and University City was held in our university. The conference was presided over by Wang Gang, vice chairman of Overseas Chinese Federation of the university, vice president of Overseas Chinese You...

From May 11th to 19th, ‘Shuo Wen Jie Zi: The European Tour of Traditional Chinese Fashion Culture’ hosted by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, DHU’s College of Fashion and Design, incollaboration with the National Language and Writing Promotion Base, University of Finance and Administration, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, University of Primorska, Za...