In 2020, over 150 scientific illustrations of research papers were presented on the website. At the end of year, let us go through some of them.
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Scientific illustration is at the conjunction of science and art. It is a way to communicate complex concepts, details, and subjects in an engaging and easily comprehensible way.
These scientific illustration highlights scientific research achievements of the University.
Gelatin could soon power our wearables and IoT devices
From Weishu Liu’s group
SUSTech researchers reveal the first cryo-EM structures of NSD2 and NSD3 in complex with nucleosome
From Wanqiu Li’s group
A novel RNA interference mechanism dictates plant response to external stress
From Hongwei Guo’s group
New technology could come soon from single-layer amorphous carbon following new research
From Junhao Lin’s group
Researchers in China shows nature is a gambler
From Xueming Yang’s group
Efficient production of sizeable single-crystal metal foils made possible
From Dapeng Yu’s group
SUSTech chemists published a perspective article about “quantum resonances near absolute zero” in Science
From Xueming Yang and Tiangang Yang’s group
SUSTech environmental scientist offers perspective on ending arsenic exposure from well water
From Yan Zheng
Nanoscale spectroscopy reveals the bright high-tech future
From Dayong Jin’s group
Human neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 found by Chinese researchers
From the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen
From January to December
January
Fuel cells to become longer-lasting and cheaper
From Meng Gu and Hu Xu’s group
Improved energy conversion efficiency for thermoelectric generation (TEG) devices
From Jiaqing He’s group
Earthquake process understanding improved dramatically under international research collaboration
From Kejie Chen’s group
February
Shenzhen-led joint research center publishes early warning app
From Yunjie Liu’s group
Sterilize a mask faster than an egg boils? SUSTech says yes!
From Xin Cheng’s group
SUSTech computer scientists develop improved novel coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission modeling platform
March
Joint study to reveal viral architecture of SARS-CoV-2 at first time
Local business leaders to be better for business, finds Chinese scholars
From Shufang Lai’s group
Researchers find improved method for synthesizing life-saving medicine
From Xumu Zhang’s group
April
3D printing of ceramics dramatically improves, following undergraduate research
From SUSTech undergraduate Tianqi Zheng
Digital metabolic mapping to provide new and improved technology for medical care
From Wenyong Zhang’s group
Energy solutions advanced through cutting-edge research in Shenzhen
From Xianglin Wang’s group
May
New methods for treating cancer through photothermal agents molecules developed
From Kai Li’s group
Single-atom catalysis could change storage of renewable energy
From Meng Gu’s group
Promising route found for emerging perovskite optoelectronic devices
From Kai Wang’s group
June
SUSTech physicists make new progress in the field of topological materials
From Gan Wang’s group
Novel method for medicinal chemistry skips heavy metals
From Tiezheng Jia’s group
New ways potentially found to treat and protect brain ischemia
From Shengtao Hou’s group
July
SUSTech researchers develop novel technique to understand RNA processing in plants
From Jixian Zhai
Electrical goods to perform better, and come to market sooner
From Qingsha Cheng’s group
First total synthesis of bioactive natural product achieved by SUSTech researchers
From Chuangchuang Li’s group
August
New progress in silicon-centered and sulfur-centered chiral compounds construction
From Chuan He’s group
New insights found into genomic architecture by SUSTech scholars
From Wenfei Le’s group
Molecular engineering of electrocatalysts could lead to a cleaner future
September
SUSTech uncovers the high-resolution structure of the varicella-zoster virus capsid
From Peiyi Wang’s group
New target found for treating high pulmonary arterial blood pressure
From Jinsong Bian’s group
SUSTech researchers find harmonic spin-orbit angular momentum cascade in nonlinear optical crystals
From Guixin Li’s group
October
SUSTech researchers propose pathway for realizing lithium metal batteries with ultrahigh energy density
From Yongjong Deng’s group
New study reveals the dynamics and future trends of the seasonally frozen ground on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
From Chunmiao Zheng’s group
Recent advances in blue InP quantum dot light emitting diodes
From Xiaowei Sun and Kai Wang’s group
November
Dapeng Yu’s group make progress on the realization and detection of non-ergodic critical phases
Dayong Jin’s group create super-resolution “street view” of intracellular organelles’ interactions
Scientists discover a new type-I PDT material with NIR II fluorescence to improve cancer therapy
From Leilei Tian’s group
December
Kai Wang’s group make advances in perovskite light-emitting diodes
Feng He’s group make multiple advances in the research of 3D network acceptors in organic solar cells
SUSTech research team reveals biophysical feedback mechanism of tropical mountain deforestation
From Zhenzhong Zeng’s group
All these pictures were designed by the Office of Communications & Public Relations with the assistance of research groups.
