Jan. 19, 2016
Astronomers discover the most powerful supernova explosion to date
Peking University, Jan. 17, 2016: Dong Subo, astronomer and a Thousand Youth Talent Plan research professor at The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, led an international research team which searched for supernovae in Chile back in the summer of...
Dec. 23, 2015
ICQM members report "Disorder and Metal-Insulator Transitions in Weyl Semimetals"
Peking University, Dec. 22, 2015: A Ph.D. student Chen Chui-Zhenand his advisor Prof. Xie Xincheng of The International Center for Quantum Materials (ICQM), School of Physics, Peking University, published an article in “Physics Review Letter” with the title Disorder a...
Dec. 16, 2015
Changing color by force: PKU scientists develop a new mechanochromic luminesecent material
Peking University, Dec. 15, 2015: Think about these: when you are climbing, the color of the climbing rope changes to tell you whether it is overstressed; when there are too many cars running on a bridge, the coating of the bridge shifts to a different color to set off the alarm...
Dec. 16, 2015
To branch or not to branch: PKU scientists identify a novel gene that controls plant shoot branching
Peking University, Dec. 8, 2015: When you are sitting in the shade of those towering trees, do you ever think about how they extend their long, luxuriant branches? How those little buds develop into boughs and twigs?For decades scientists have been working on this problem and suc...
Dec. 04, 2015
Growing graphene on molten bed
Peking University, Dec 1, 2015: When graphene was first isolated in 2004, the whole scientific community was excited. They had good reasons to celebrate: for one thing, graphene had been theorized about for decades and it is difficult to imagine the good stability in terms of its...
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