Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Catapult-like Hydrogel Actuator Designed to Deliver High Contraction Power

Inspired by muscle-powered acceleration in biological jumpers , scientists have designed an elastic-driven strong contractile hydrogel that works by storing and releasing elastic potential energy in a polymer network .The work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China , the Chinese Academy of Sciences , the National Key Rese...

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LICP Develops Comprehensive Moving Tactile Senor Based on Mechanoluminescence

Recently, Dr. WANG Zhaofeng and his research group at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Dr. ZHANG Jiachi’s group at Lanzhou University (LZU) and Dr. SUN Luyi’s group at the University of Connecticut, have developed two kinds of high performance ML materials, namely YAG: C...

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Scientists Develop Iridium-Catalyzed Distal Hydroboration of Aliphatic Internal Alkenes

Recently, researchers from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (LICP) report a highly distal selective hydroboration of aliphatic internal alkenes using readily available iridium dimer precursor [Cp*IrCl2]2 (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) as the catalyst in collaboration with Zhengzhou University and ...

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Intriguing Flexible Devices Based On Mechanoluminescence

Mechanoluminescence (ML), also called triboluminescence (TL), refers to the phenomenon/process that materials could emit light under mechanical stimuli, e.g., friction, stretch, compression, impact, etc. The ML materials could utilize the ubiquitous mechanical energy in daily life to generate light emissions, avoiding the requirement of an artif...

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Ni catalysts for the reductive amination of levulinic acid via an unconventional pathway

Dr. Li Fuwei’s research group of the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been working on the catalytic conversion of levulinic acid and furfural in recent years. They have developed a series of non-noble metal based catalysts and turned the two chemicals into high value-added chemicals and fuels.

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Conductive hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors with superior chemical stability and stretchability for mechanical sensing in corrosive solvents

Wearable flexible sensors face many harsh environments in practical applications. However, developing corrosion-resistant conductive hydrogel-based flexible sensing materials for applications under harsh conditions remains a formidable challenge because significant damages are caused by the inevitable solvent corrosion on the polymer network str...

Catapult-like Hydrogel Actuator Designed to Deliver High Contraction Power

LICP Develops Comprehensive Moving Tactile Senor Based on Mechanoluminescence

Scientists Develop Iridium-Catalyzed Distal Hydroboration of Aliphatic Internal Alkenes

Intriguing Flexible Devices Based On Mechanoluminescence

Ni catalysts for the reductive amination of levulinic acid via an unconventional pathway

Conductive hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors with superior chemical stability and stretchability for mechanical sensing in corrosive solvents