Breakthroughs And Innovations On The World Stage New Materials Research Takes The Lead in China
May 26, 2023
Recently, the New Materials Research Institute at Nanjing Tech University has focused on the key technologies of low-cost titanium alloy design and fabrication, as well as the design and fabrication of materials for important organ function repair and major disease diagnosis and treatment. It has initially established a top-notch interdisciplinary and innovative team that is well-known both domestically and internationally. The New Materials Research Institute at Nanjing Tech University leads in the research fields of titanium alloys and biomedical materials, and its research in areas such as cementitious materials, ceramic membrane materials, and flexible electronic materials is also at a world-class level. The aim is to achieve new breakthroughs in the field of new materials.
Academician Gu Ning and his team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences were the first to propose the use of iron-based nanomaterials and phospholipid molecules as two basic materials to develop high-performance medical magnetic micro-nano materials, which have been widely applied in clinical diagnostics and other areas. Academician Zhang Pingxiang, leading a team, has developed a variety of practical superconducting material preparation technologies with comprehensive performance at the forefront of international levels, and has achieved mass production and application, making outstanding contributions to the progress and industrialization of superconducting materials in China.
"The greatest development of materials lies in their application to the nation's welfare." Academician Dong Shaoming and his team have solved engineering application problems such as the connection of ceramic-metal heterogeneous materials and the adaptability of ceramic-based composite materials in space service environments. They have achieved the pioneering application of ceramic-based composite materials in fields such as aerospace propulsion, remote sensing, and new high-speed aircraft.
Academician Zhou Lian, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, director of the National Strategic Advisory Committee for the Development of New Materials Industry, and director of the New Materials Research Institute at Nanjing Tech University, visited the site to encourage the faculty and students, stating: "Titanium alloys should enter ordinary households and become affordable products for the general public. We should strive to cultivate talent, conduct further research on titanium alloys, expand industrial applications, and transform the research institute into a world-renowned titanium alloy development research center!"
