Invited Speaker： Dr Alejandro J. MüllerTime：2026年07月17日（星期五）下午15:00Venue：兴庆校区 仲英楼材料学院 A702会议室Title：Melt Memory of Semi-Crystalline Polymers: How Chains Remember Their Semi-crystalline pastIntroduction：Professor Müller has published 600 scientific papers, has over 25,000 citations and an h-index 83. He is a member of National Academy of Engineering and Habitat of Ven...

Invited Speaker： Dr Jeffrey RobensTime：2026年07月08日（星期三）下午14:30- 16:00Venue：兴庆校区科学馆会议中心207会议室Title：Harnessing Generative AI in Academic Writing在学术写作中善用生成式AIIntroduction：Jeffrey Robens 博士现任施普林格·自然集团旗下自然大师课堂-专家课堂首席讲师。自然大师课堂是依托于《自然》丰富的学术出版经验而开发的专业科研培训在线课程，助力全球科研工作者提升科研成果产出质量...

A molecular snap-fit strategy integrates three distinct organic ligands into box-shaped heteroleptic cages and enables deliberate control over intramolecular electronic communicationRelease date: June 23, 2026Institution: Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityJournal: Journal of the American Chemical SocietyXI'AN, China - Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University have demonstrated a snap-fit-inspired self-as...

Research BackgroundAluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) are considered promising for large-scale energy storage because aluminum is abundant and inexpensive and offers exceptionally high theoretical volumetric (8046 mAh cm−3) and gravimetric (2981 mAh g−1) capacities. However, pure aluminum negative electrodes face severe challenges. On the one hand, defects in the native passivation layer lead to n...

Research BackgroundWith the rapid development of energy storage and power battery technologies, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as an important complementary system to lithium-ion batteries due to their abundant resources and cost advantages. However, SIBs still face significant challenges under high-voltage (≥4.2 V) and extreme temperature conditions (e.g., −60 °C and below). At hig...

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is an important green oxidant with broad applications in wastewater treatment, bleaching, and disinfection. However, its large-scale industrial production still relies heavily on the anthraquinone process, which is energy-intensive, environmentally burdensome, and dependent on organic solvents as well as multistep reaction pathways. In this context, the photocatalytic...

Researchers from the State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials at Xi'an Jiaotong University have published an important review article titled “Multicomponent alloys: coherent vs noncoherent precipitate strengthening” in the prominent journal Progress in Materials Science (I.F = 40). Under the guidance of academician Jun Sun, this work was led by Dr. Yasir Sohail and Professor ...

Research BackgroundSodium-ion batteries (SIBs) stand out as a highly promising post-lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology due to abundant sodium resources and low cost. Yet, their practical deployment is constrained by relatively low energy density. Enhancing energy density requires high-voltage, high-capacity electrodes, which demand electrolytes with robust oxidative stability, tolerance to la...

Nickel-based superalloys play an indispensable role in aerospace and energy industries, where extreme temperatures and stresses demand materials with exceptional mechanical reliability. Their outstanding performance originates from precisely tailored compositions and hierarchical microstructures. However, conventional manufacturing routes based on casting and machining are often time-consuming,...

The human brain, composed of hundreds of billions of neurons and synapses, represents the most efficient computing platform in nature. It exhibits exceptional capabilities in learning, memory, and parallel information processing, while operating with extremely low energy consumption. Inspired by these features, neuromorphic computing has emerged as a key paradigm for overcoming the fundamental ...