Professor Qing Xiaohong's team at Donghua University has achieved a major breakthrough in smart textiles by developing an innovative "adhesion-channel synergy strategy." The researchers created a 3D microchannel elastic network modified with silver nanoparticles, enabling stable integration of liquid metal into conductive fibers. The resulting yarns exhibit exceptional conductivity,...

From July 5 to 6, DHU hosted the 4th International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology in Textiles in Shanghai, gathering over 200 experts from eight countries to explore cutting-edge textile innovations under the theme "Textile Technology Weaving a Healthy Life." The event highlighted advancements in AI, smart wearables, and biomaterials, reinforcing the university's role...

Dr. Dongqing Cai's group at DHU's College of Environmental Science and Engineering has created a breakthrough: one-hour composting system for Enteromorpha prolifera, transforming marine waste into humic acid fertilizer with 3-9% content, 98% heavy metal removal, and 30% lower emissions. Now implemented across 500,000 acres with six industrial licenses, this technology was published on Na...

Donghua University's research team, led by Professor Mo Xiumei in collaboration with Shanghai Tongren Hospital, has developed a groundbreaking functional gradient-structured scaffold for rotator cuff repair, achieving performance comparable to natural tendons. Published in Bioactive Materials, this innovative scaffold mimics the tendon-bone interface, reduces inflammation by 60-66%, and boast...

Recently, Xie Yanzi, a student majoring in Fashion Creative Design at SCF of Donghua University, has won the Gold Award at 2025 London Design Awards for her IP project "Flora Quan." The project creatively integrates traditional Chinese cultural elements, such as Quanzhou's hairpin flowers and Min Nan architectural motifs, with modern design, showcasing innovation and international c...

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 ...