Recently, the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) announced the list of 47 newly elected SPIE Fellows for 2024. Professor Zhang Chi from the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China was elected for his outstanding contributions to the research of optical frequency-doubling crystal materials, nonlinear optical materials, and photoelectrocatalytic materials.Professor Zhang Chi has long been committed to the research on the deep ultraviolet and mid

Recently, Professor Wang Yong and Professor Qiu Xue from School of Medicine and Pharmacy and Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts at Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology have made significant research progress in the design and development of small-molecule inhibitors and probes for ferroptosis. Their joint research findings, titled A Druglike Ferrostatin-1 Analogue as a Ferroptosis Inhibitor and Photoluminescent Indicator (Ferfluor-1), have been published in the

As the smallest and most abundant acellular organisms on Earth, viruses have a profound impact on human health, and play a crucial role in global biogeochemical cycles. Empowered by the emerging metagenomic technologies, a vast number of novel DNA and RNA viruses have been discovered. However, most current virus classification methods primarily rely on nearly complete viral genomic data, resulting in poor classification performance for fragmented and incomplete viral sequences. Furthermore, exis

From March 26 to 28, Zhang Junfeng, President of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to Macao, China at the invitation of partner institutions to advance academic exchanges and cooperation. The visit yielded fruitful results.On March 26–27, Zhang Junfeng attended the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and related events, including the Presidents’ Forum. During the “High-Level Dialogue” session of the forum, Zhang delivered a keynot

Recently, OUC’s research team from Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System /Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography has made significant progress in tropical climate change research.

The research team led by Academician Wu Lixin from the Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, has made significant progress in the research field of subtropical western boundary currents (WBCs).

Recently, Professor Wang Guoqing from the Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution, in collaboration with Professor Lin Hongs team from the College of Food Science and Engineering, has made new breakthroughs in the research on aquatic microbial pathogen control. Their research outcomes, titled Nanodot-Inspired Precise Bacterial Gene Suppression in a Smart Hydrogel Bandage for Underwater Wound Healing and Streamlining Bacterial Gene Regulation via Nucleic Acid Delivery with Gold Nanocluster

Recently, the research team led by Academician Wu Lixin from the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Frontier Science Centre for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System has achieved a major breakthrough in climate change research. Their study, titled Intensified Atlantic multidecadal variability in a warming climate, was published in Nature Climate Change. The research reveals the spatiotemporal characteristics of enhanced amplitude and prolonged periodicity in Atlantic Multidecadal Variabi

Recently, the team led by Academician Xue Changhu from the College of Food Science and Engineering has achieved new research progress in cellular agriculture. Their research findings, titled Scalable production of muscle and adipose cell-laden microtissues using edible macroporous microcarriers for 3D printing of cultured fish fillets, were published in Nature Communications.As global population growth intensifies pressure on resources and the environment, cellular agriculture has emerged as a p

On March 2, the release conference for the Arctic Blue Book: Report on Arctic Region Development (2023-2024) and the Seminar on “New Dynamics in Arctic Governance” were held in Qingdao. The event was co-hosted by OUC Polar Research Center and Social Sciences Academic Press. This volume is the tenth in the annual report series edited by Professor Liu Huirong, and China’s first blue book produced by a university that continuously follows developments in Arctic affairs.The blue book focuses on majo

Recently, the team led by Academician Wu Lixin from Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Physical Oceanography Laboratory (MOE) has made significant progress in studying the historical and future changes in downward solar radiation at the Earth's surface. Their findings, titled A Long-term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation, were published in National Science Review.

Recently, the research team led by Professor Wu Jingyi at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Guihua Yu from the University of Texas at Austin, has achieved new breakthroughs in next-generation secondary battery research. Their findings have been published in Nature Communications and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Recently, the team led by Professor Dong Shuanglin from Fisheries College at OUC has made significant progress in sustainable aquaculture research. Their research findings, titled System-specific aquaculture annual growth rates can mitigate the trilemma of production, pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in China, were published in the renowned journal Nature Food.The aquaculture industry contributes to over half of the global supply of aquatic products, with China alone accounting for an impr

DNA N6-methyladenine (6mA) has been reported to participate in critical biological processes such as transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes [1-6]. However, the relationship between 6mA and transcription exhibits significant variations across different eukaryotic organisms, and the specific mechanisms by which 6mA engages in transcriptional regulation remain incompletely elucidated. Tetrahymena thermophila, an important single-celled eukaryotic model organism, has been proved to possess high 6m