10/27/2021Novel Carbon-based Catalyst Developed for Efficient Photo-driven CO2 Cycloaddition
Prof. CHEN Liang’s group & Prof. LU Zhiyi’s group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a highly-active carbon-based catalyst, which can directly utilize renewable energy (e.g. solar energy) to improve the efficiency of photo-driven CO2 cycloaddition effectively. The study was published in Adva...
10/14/2021Addition of Sulfate in Electrolyte to Facilitate Stable Seawater Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production
Prof. CHEN Liang’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) observed that the addition of sulfate in electrolyte can greatly alleviate corrosion, thus enhancing the operating stability of seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production. The study was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
10/08/2021Novel Ionic Hydrogel Developed for Multimode Tactical Sensing
The Biomedical Polymers Research Group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), developed ultrastretchable, highly transparent, self-adhesive, and 3D-printable ionically conductive hydrogels for multimode tactical sensing. The study was published in Chemistry of Materials (Chem. Mater.).
09/15/2021Desert Beetle-Inspired Magnetic Demulsifier Developed with Excellent Oil-in-water Emulsion Separation Performance
Prof. ZENG Zhixiang’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a novel magnetic demulsifier with desert beetle-inspired microstructures, realizing high-efficiency oil-in-water emulsion separation with low recovery energy consumption. The study was published in Chemical Engineering Journal.
09/07/2021Femtosecond Laser Polarization Processing to Achieve Dynamic Structural Color Display
A research group led by Prof. ZHANG Wenwu at Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has achieved dynamic structural color display based on femtosecond laser variable polarization processing, in cooperation with researchers at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia. The study was published in Adv. ...