The Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Materials at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Zhejiang University and Yongjiang Laboratory, has developed a sublayer chemistry strategy to synthesize MXenes with both semiconducting and ferromagnetic properties. The study was published in Nature.

The Precision Motion and Intelligent Robotics Technology Group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has developed a robust feature selection method to improve interaction stiffness estimation for human-robot collaboration. The study was published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

Prof. ZHANG Yajie's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed an innovative oxidation process that converts 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at a cost competitive with petroleum-based counterparts. The study was published in Bioresource Technology.

Prof. WANG Junqiang’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE)​ of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has observed a novel Mpemba-like effect in the aging process of glasses. The study was published in Physical Review Letters.

A research team led by Prof. GE Ziyi and Prof. LIU Chang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a chemical-hardness-guided strategy to control crystallization in all-perovskite tandem solar cells—achieving a certified power conversion efficiency of 30.3% in rigid devices and 28.0% in flexible tandems. The study was published in Nature Nanotechnology.

The Bio-Based Polymer Materials Group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has confirmed the existence of native two-dimensional (2D) cellulose nanosheets (CNSs) and successfully extracted them from cellulose via a mild chemical approach. The study was published in SusMat.

A research group led by Prof. GE Ziyi and Prof. LIU Chang from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE)​ of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed an innovative colloidal chemistry strategy to enhance the performance of these TSCs, achieving a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 29.76%. The study was published in Joule on March 27.

Prof. CHANG Keke’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has solved a long-standing puzzle: why chromizing layer growth rates vary dramatically across different stainless steels under identical conditions. The typically harmful sigma phase actually plays an unexpected beneficial role in accelerating chromizing, opening a new pathway for enhancing surface protection. The findings were published in Acta Materialia.

Prof. LIU Zhaoping’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE)​ of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. TANG Yongbing from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the CAS and Prof. Ying Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago, has systematically decoded the lifespan failure mechanisms of ultrahigh-energy lithium metal batteries (LMBs). The study was published in Nature Reviews Chemistry.

A research group led by Prof. GE Ziyi and Assoc. Prof. SONG Wei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. WANG Zhongqiang from Taiyuan University of Technology, has developed a scalable approach to fabricate high-performance flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with both high efficiency and mechanical durability. The study was published in Energy & Environmental Science.