Zoom-in the natural human skin, and sketch it with intelligent three-dimensional electronics

Created by nature, the human skin shows powerful sensing capabilities that have been pursued by scientists for a very long time. However, it is challenging for today’s technologies to replicate the spatial arrangement of the complex 3D microstructure of human skin, nevertheless its beauty of sen...

Biodegradable medical implants for easier health monitoring and treatment

Medical devices that can be broken down and excreted by the body could reduce the number of surgeries needed to remove implantable sensors and stimulation devices.

Staying on the move may prevent inflammation and improve sleep

Sedentary behavior has been linked to increased inflammation and sleep disturbance in a major new study — but exercise can help on both fronts, according to Tsinghua researchers.Spending long periods sitting or lying down may lead to increased inflammation in the body, resulting in poorer qualit...

Most developed countries struggle to meet their 2009 Copenhagen climate mitigation targets

Nineteen out of 34 developed countries surveyed failed to fully meet their 2020 climate commitments set 15 years ago in Copenhagen, according to a new study by Prof. Dabo Guan’s research group from the Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University.

The earliest light ever imaged from a supernova

Amateur observations have recorded the flash of a giant exploding star within an hour of its collapse.