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By studying failure mechanisms and loading under extreme conditions, NPU researchers have developed internal variable models that accurately describe the deformation and service life responses of ultra-high temperature composites and super alloys among other advanced materials.
Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) is located in Xi’an, China’s renowned ancient capital and the gateway to the historic Silk Road. Today, as the ancient city is reinventing itself through science and technology, the university is entering a new phase of growth by taking the opportunity to develop original and cutting-edge innovations.
From China’s first airborne computer, the first microprogrammed, small, general-purpose computer, and the first aviation specific VLSI chip, to the first engineering database management system, the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) boasts many of China’s information science and technology breakthroughs for aerospace.
The naval architecture and marine engineering programme at NPU is developing network-based, intelligent, digitalized, and autonomous precision marine equipment to help China become a maritime power.
NPU is committed to providing an open and inclusive academic environment, with the most supportive mechanisms and services for talented researchers to achieve their potential.
Contributing to China’s strategic needs through cutting-edge research, the materials science and engineering programme at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) has developed significant strengths in ultra-high temperature composites, metal additive manufacturing, precision plastic forming, and space materials science.
Today’s rapid scientific development is blurring the lines between disciplines. The pressing need to meet society’s grand challenges calls for increased cross-disciplinary collaborations. Bridging and combining these disciplines is vital for academic and technological innovation.
The Institute of Microbial Chemistry demonstrates how a small research institute can make a big impact on both academia and the pharmaceutical industry.
Japan needs to embrace strategic research and globalization to remain at the forefront of innovation. Having joined the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) at a critical phase of its growth, Peter Gruss shares his vision for the institution and its contribution to Japan’s future.
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is actively promoting technology transfer and innovation through the commercialization of its core research brands and the cultivation of tech-driven venture companies
Established in 2012, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has developed in leaps and bounds at its Shenzhen campus. Its international academics and lecturers conduct classes in their own style, giving every student a globally-focused and personalized education.
Using insect cells to produce gene therapy vectors has several advantages, even if the technique requires a little fine-tuning to achieve peak performance
Orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth’s surface, satellites launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are at the forefront of climate change
Leaders from many scientific disciplines, from different backgrounds and at various stages of their careers gathered in Kuwait in October 2017 to celebrate women who have chosen to study and work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
