Recently, the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) announced the winners of the 23rd China Patent Award, the nation's top award for patents. Two patents from NIMTE won the China Patent Award, with one silver award, i.e., "A molybdenum disulfide/lead titanium alloy nano-multilayer film and its preparation method" (ZL201611033386.1), and one award of excellence, i.e., " omni-directional mobile handling robot" (ZL201610658548.4).

Recently, Elsevier, the world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, released its list of the "Highly Cited Chinese Researchers" of 2021, with a total of 4,701 Chinese researchers with the most influence glocally 523 universities, universities, research institutions and enterprises appearing on the list.

Chinese researchers have developed a type of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with high power conversion efficiency.

Prof. CHEN Tao from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in recognition of his research contributions.

New ternary MAX phases exhibit ferromagnetic behavior close to room temperature and may be suitable for designing 2D monolayers with magnetic applications.

On May 22nd, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), held the 2021 Public Science Day, attracting nearly 700 teachers and students from more than ten primary and middle schools in Ningbo.

Scientists in China and Germany have designed an artificial color-changing material that mimics chameleon skin, with luminogens (molecules that make crystals glow) organized into different core and shell hydrogel layers instead of one uniform matrix. The findings, published May 6 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, demonstrate that a two-luminogen hydrogel chemosensor developed with this design can detect seafood freshness by changing color in response to amine vapors released by microbes as fish spoils. The material may also be used to advance the development of stretchable electronics, dynamic camouflaging robots, and anticounterfeiting technologies.

Prof. GE Ziyi from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in recognition of his research contributions.

A gelatin-based hydrogel allows researchers to create a flexible, remote controlled robot capable of squeezing through tight spaces.

On the morning of November 13, Hangzhou Bay Institute (HZBI), which is affiliated to the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), officially opened in Qianwan New District. As the crucial engineering platform of NIMTE to connect links of the “original innovation - application foundation - engineering –industrilization” technology chain, HZBI devoted itself to building innovation highland of new materials, as well as promoting key technology industrilization, high-quality regional economy development and Yangtze River Delta integration.