Perovskite: unleash the light of a new LED technology
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2023-09-01
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Light management is the key to overcoming the efficiency bottleneck of perovskite LEDs.Perovskite LEDs represent a new generation of light source technology for display, lighting and communications. They combine the flexibility and thinness of OLEDs, with the broadband color tunability similar to III-V LEDs. With years of active research worldwide, encouraging breakthroughs were made in improving the efficiencyand, more recently, stability of perovskite LEDs to rival the performance of...
Prof. GU Baojing wins inaugural Frontiers Planet Prize
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2023-08-23
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The International Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 were announced during the Awards Ceremony at the Frontiers Forum Live on April 27. Prof. GU Baojing from the Zhejiang University College of Environmental & Resource Sciences was one of the four recipients of the 1st edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize.GU Baojing engages in interdisciplinary research into resource and environmental management. His research article, entitled “Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than...
Tree species richness increases spatial variation but not overall wood decomposition
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2023-08-21
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Deadwood contains 10-20% of the global forest carbon stocks, and variations in their decomposition rate produce a huge impact on regional and even global carbon emissions. To achieve the goals of global carbon neutrality in 2050 and climate neutrality in 2067, many countries have adopted afforestation as a crucial way to enhance natural carbon sinks. However, various anthropogenic factors, such as afforestation methods and tree species selection, may accelerate the decomposition rate of woody de...
ZJU scientists make a new discovery about megalake systems and paleoclimatic dynamics in the East Gobi
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2023-08-21
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Arid and semi-arid zones are not only environmentally fragile but also the major source of global dust deposits and sandstorms. In the context of global warming, studies about the history of environmental changes in arid zones are crucial to predicting future trends as well. However, there has long been a paucity of paleoenvironmental records in arid zones. Moreover, relevant opinions have always been the subject of intense debate. LI Hongwei and YANG Xiaoping et al. at the Zhejiang Un...
Plant luminescence aids low-carbon lifestyle
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2023-08-21
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It is a revolutionary practice to promote eco-friendly production modes and low-carbon lifestyles. Lighting accounts for approximately 20% of global energy consumption and plays a paramount role in researching into the sustainable use of energy for mankind. As biotechnology is burgeoning today, the luminous “fantasy forest” no longer exists in the realm of science fiction, and plant luminescence, as an ideal way of sustainable resource utilization, has inched towards the reality, opening the d...
Institute for Carbon Neutrality
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2022-11-14
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The Institute for Carbon Neutrality of Zhejiang University was established in 2022, administratively affiliated with the College of Energy Engineering. Professor GAO Xiang, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, serves as the dean. Building upon ZJU's extensive research portfolio, the Institute, established in 2022, is an interdisciplinary research center committed to conducting cutting-edge clean energy research, fostering training and development opportunities, and showcasing ground...
ZJU scholars publish latest research findings about optical absorption of black carbon aerosols
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2022-03-15
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Recently, Prof. LI Weijun and doctoral student WANG Yuanyuan from the School of Earth Sciences and Prof. HUANG Jin from the College of Computer Science and Technology co-published their research findings about the optical absorption of black carbon (BC) aerosols in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.BC, emitted by the incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuels, can strongly absorb sunlight in the atmosphere, affecting the...
ZJU scientists delve into aerosol-cloud interaction using a new lidar technique
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2022-03-13
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Aerosol-cloud interaction (ACI) is a crucial aspect of atmospheric research and one of the primary sources of uncertainties in climate predictions. However, our understanding of ACI, such as the ACI mechanisms in the climate models, the influence of aerosols on serving as cloud condensation nuclei to form water cloud droplet and the evolution of water clouds, is hampered by the inadequate observational capability. Therefore, there is an urgent need for high-quality and high-resolution observatio...
Green synthesis of H2O2 using water, air, and sunlight
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2022-03-12
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Harvesting solar fuels by artificial photosynthesis has great values in the global missions on tackling climate change and environmental pollutions. Among various artificial photosynthetic reactions, solar-driven water splitting for H2O2, an emerging liquid fuel as well as a green oxidant, are attracting growing interests. Recent studies on this topic have made significant progress, yet are mainly focused on using organic polymers. This set of photocatalysts is susceptible to potent oxidants (e....
Unravelling the mystery of East Asia’s largest dust storm in a decade
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2022-03-02
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Last spring, China and some other Asian countries were plagued several times by dust storms, among which the dust storm that occurred in mid-March was considered to be the worst in the past decade in China. Large-scale dust storms, which have been dormant for years, have undergone a dramatic resurgence, seriously jeopardizing people’s life. What were the initial sources of the dust? How were its transport pathways? What kind of mechanism did trigger the event? All these pertinent scientific que...