Future Technology School of Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) has recently made significant strides in scientific research, with its students and faculty publishing multiple high-impact papers in top-tier international journals. Under the leadership of Academician Liu Qingxia, the school’s Center for Future Energies and Environment Engineering Applications has developed a distinctive project-based training model that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and cross-grade teamwork.

Doctoral student leads breakthrough in bubble dynamics.

A team led by doctoral student Li Danlong has made a groundbreaking discovery in the dynamics of bubble coalescence in saline water. Using a self-built research platform, the team observed a transition from delayed bubble coalescence to rapid bursting within about one millisecond in salty solutions. This research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (IF: 11.2), provides new theoretical insights into bubble coalescence principle in saline water. Academician Liu Qingxia is a co-corresponding author of the paper.

[Photo/https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2417043122]

Master’s student innovates in nano-confined electro-catalysis.

Master’s student Ye Songhu, along with his team, has synthesized a nanopore-rich and highly dispersed fluorinated catalyst which showcased a remarkable increase in the kinetic rate of CEC-induced organic pollutants degradation by nearly 1000 %. The research, published in Nano Energy (IF: 16.8), offers critical theoretical guidance for the industrial application of contact-electro-catalysis technology. Academician Liu Qingxia and Assistant Prof. Chen Zhixiang are co-corresponding authors.

[Photo/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110702]

Undergraduate team pioneers green lithium-ion battery recycling.

An undergraduate has developed a novel, low-cost, fluorine-free, and sustainable binder for the green recycling of lithium-ion battery materials. Conventional recycling methods, which use polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), are energy-intensive and environmentally harmful. The team’s use of polyethyl cyanoacrylate (PECA, commonly known as Super Glue) provides a sustainable alternative. This research, published in Energy Storage Materials (IF: 18.9), was entirely conducted by the undergraduates Zheng Jiong and Cai Ziqi, the co-first authors, from experimental design to paper writing and revision. Assistant Prof. Lin Xidong, Associate Researcher Zhang Guobin, and Associate Prof. Yang Tao are co-corresponding authors.

[Photo/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104075]

The Future Technology School at SZTU remains committed to student-centered, project-based, and innovation-driven education. By fostering a collaborative environment that spans undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, the school aims to cultivate future leaders in scientific and technological innovation with global competitiveness.

Drafted by Daisy（姚琦）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Department

Revised by Brian（郑斌）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Department

Edited by Brian（郑斌）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Department