With the increase of neurological diseases such as Alzheimers disease and schizophrenia, recent research in Shenzhen could help scientists around the world establish the causes of such diseases and potential treatment pathways in the future.

Farmers and biologists can work closer together to find optimal seed morphology in a quest to improve crop yields and reduce losses due to damaged seedlings. Research from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen has determined the hormones that interact and regulate etiolated seedlings growth in a way that ensures their appropriate emergence from the ground for optimal growth after germination of the seeds.

The energy utilization of waste heat could be dramatically increased following new research into low-cost materials used in thermoelectrics and the creation of hybrid piezo-thermoelectric energy harvesting devices. The studies have indicated that cheaper materials and advanced hybrid systems could be just as efficient as the current scarce resources used while wasting less heat.

An international group of researchers has developed novel quantum materials suitable for next-generation electronic devices that are more efficient and provides enormous potential for future research.

On January 11, the Chinese Academies of Science and Engineering announced the ten most important steps forward in Chinese science and technology in 2019. Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Department of Physics Associate Professor Zhang Liyuan’s research group was selected as one of those ten progressions, with their experimental proof of the 3D Quantum Hall effect that was published in Nature.

On January 10, the College of Science at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) held a Chinese New Year Party. More than 150 faculty members, staff and students came together ahead of the Lunar New Year, with Communications & Public Relations Director Zhang Ling, Human Resources Director Chen Zhifeng, College of Science Dean Yang Xueming, Department of Chemistry Head Zheng Zhiping and Grubbs Research Institute Executive Dean Xia Haiping all attending the festivities.