​The School of Materials Science and Engineering at XJTU has launched an international program with all courses taught in English and will begin accepting international undergraduate students starting in September 2025.About MSE/XJTUXi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), established in 1896, is a national key university directly administered by the Ministry of Education of China. It is one of Chin...

In aerospace, nuclear energy, and advanced manufacturing, structural materials must operate reliably from cryogenic to high temperatures. Conventional alloys face a persistent strength–ductility trade-off: strengthening typically comes at the expense of tensile elongation, and high-temperature strength degrades sharply. Refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs)—composed of high-melting elements ...

​Under China’s “dual-carbon” goals, photovoltaic and wind power are becoming central to the energy mix, yet their intermittency and volatility impede large-scale grid integration. Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) are an attractive storage solution because of their low cost, intrinsic safety, and decoupled power/energy design. Among anolytes, viologen derivatives are widely used...

Photocatalysis is a promising approach for sustainable chemical synthesis, but its efficiency relies on precise control of electron transfer dynamics—a challenge that natural photosynthesis inspires but artificial systems struggle to replicate. While crystalline frameworks offer ordered structures for directing charge transport, their dense packing limits mass transport and light penetration. ...

A recent study has marked a significant breakthrough in atomic-scale simulations of phase-change memory (PCM) devices, providing a powerful theoretical tool for the research and design of next-generation memory devices and neuromorphic computing chips. The paper, titled “Full-cycle device-scale simulations of memory materials with a tailored atomic-cluster-expansion potential”, was published ...

Invited Speaker：Dr. Kristina Maria KarehIntroduction：Dr Kristina Maria Kareh, Senior Editor at Nature. Kristina joined Nature in November 2021. Prior to that, she was a senior editor at Nature Reviews Methods Primers from August 2020 and an editor at Nature Communications from March 2017. She completed her MEng and PhD at Imperial College London, where she investigated real-time deformation o...

The yield strength and tensile plasticity of metallic materials are crucial for engineering applications. High strength can meet load-bearing requirements and significantly reduce material usage, thereby conserving energy and lowering emissions. High plasticity enhances the safety of materials during service, and its most important engineering significance lies in the ability for uniform deform...

Nature Materials published the research article “Amorphous phase-change memory alloy with no resistance drift” online on October 1, 2025.Phase change memory utilizes the resistance difference between the amorphous and crystalline phases of chalcogenides to achieve data storage. However, amorphous materials typically exhibit spontaneous structural relaxation. For phase-change materials (such a...

Global Experts Gather to Explore Cutting-Edge Advances in Materials ScienceXI’AN, China – July 5, 2025 – The 2025 Xi’an Jiaotong International Summer Session (XJTISS), co-organized by the Materials Sub-Alliance of the University Alliance of the Silk Road (UASR-MSESA) and School of Materials Science and Engineering，Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU-MSE), successfully concluded on July 4th. T...

​Aqueous supercapacitors have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional capacitive properties, high safety, and environmental friendliness. However, the narrow electrochemical stability window of water (1.23 V) limits the energy density of these devices, hindering their practical applications.To address this challenge, a research team led by Professor Lei Li has developed an inno...