04/30/2021NIMTE Scientist Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
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.
12/16/2020A Magnetically-controlled Hydrogel for Octopus-like Robots
A gelatin-based hydrogel allows researchers to create a flexible, remote controlled robot capable of squeezing through tight spaces.
11/18/2020Hangzhou Bay Institute Opened
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 –in...
09/27/2020NIMTE Scientist WANG Liping Honored with 2020 XPLORER PRIZE
On September 25th, Prof. WANG Liping from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), won the 2020 XPLORER PRIZE-Advanced Manufacturing.
The award is annually issued since 2019 to recognize up to 50 extraordinarily talented young scientists per year for their outstanding achievements in fundamental science and fro...
09/01/2020This Super ‘Sponge’ Releases Steam When the Sun Shines
A curious gel can soak up water vapour from the air and swell to enormous size without bursting.
Inspired by ‘air plants’ that need no soil, a squishy material harvests water from the air at night and releases the moisture when warmed by the Sun.
