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[ September 29, 2020] A rigorous fracture mechanics framework established for nacreous composites by Prof. Xiaoding Wei’s group at Peking University
The findings in this study deepen our understanding of the unique fracture mechanics of composites containing sophisticated micro-architectures and help the design of novel bio-inspired materials.
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[ September 16, 2020] Progresses on exciton polaritons and continuous-wave pumped microlasing of halide perovskite semiconductors
Recently, Prof. Qing Zhang’s research group from the College of Engineering, Peking University, made new progresses on the exciton polariton (EP) and continuous-wave (CW) pumped green halide perovskite semiconductor microlaser.
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[ September 10, 2020] State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex Systems holds online science lectures for the public
More than 300 students at levels varying from middle school to college participated in the event, which was presided over by Professor Yue Yang, deputy director of LTCS.
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[ September 04, 2020] New students of the academic year 2020-2021 arrive at university
On September 1, Peking University (PKU) campus embraced thousands of new entrants of the academic year 2020-2021 from nationwide on their first day of university.
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[ August 20, 2020] COE holds a meeting for development strategy
The meeting for development strategy was recently held in the College of Engineering, where the college administration, teachers and staff sat together to discuss the development direction for the coming academic year.
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[ July 01, 2020] Commencement ceremony held for Class of 2020
All COE leaders and teacher representatives, along with parents and families of some graduates shared this joyous moment with the graduates.
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[ June 25, 2020] Minitumors for drug testing in precision cancer therapy
On June 24, 2020, the research team led by Prof. Jianzhong Xi from Peking University published an article named ‘Patient-Derived Tumor-Like Cell Clusters for Drug Testing in Cancer Therapy’ in Science Translational Medicine.
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[ June 18, 2020] Xiaowei Zhan’s group used perovskite quantum dots to "light up" organic solar cells
The group applied perovskite quantum dots with strong absorption, strong fluorescence, high charge mobility and high dielectric constant to organic solar cells (OSCs), which reduced energy loss and improved efficiency.
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[ June 15, 2020] A paper from Prof. Jie Song’s team wins 2020 IEEE T-ASE Best Paper Award
This award-winning paper gives a pioneer work in modeling and solving the physician recommendation problem with heterogeneous illness conditions of patients by using optimization theory, machine learning technology and statistical inference method.
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[ June 15, 2020] Huiling Duan’s group from Peking University makes important progress on size-dependent yield strength of crystalline metallic materials
They found that the transition from size-dependent to size independent yield strength of crystalline metallic materials is controlled by the competition between the stresses required for dislocation source activation and dislocation motion.