Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
2026.6
Professor Wei Feng and his team at the School of Engineering Sciences and the Humanoid Robot Research Institute of the University of Science and Technology of China proposed a method that allows controllable adhesion on various materials and surfaces with different roughness. They also used AI technology to achieve real-time monitoring of the adhesion state, giving moving robots the ability to perceive grip adhesion in real time, effectively giving robots intelligent sensing capabilities. The related results were published in the international journal Nature Communications under the title "Switchable adhesion of phase-transition eutectogels with integrated machine learning-enhanced intelligent adhesion sensing." Associate Researcher Jiaqing He is the first author, and Dr. Jiahao Li is a co-first author.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74275-7
2026.4
Professor Wei Feng and Professor Dirk Broer visited Beijing. To further strengthen international academic exchange and promote cutting-edge discussions in polymer materials, liquid crystal devices, and other fields, on the morning of April 9, 2026, Professor Wei Feng from the University of Science and Technology of China and Professor Dirk Broer, a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, visited the research group of Researcher Jingxia Wang at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Dirk Broer gave an exciting lecture titled 'Harnessing Chirality: Motorized Liquid Crystals in Action' at the 'Future Technology Lecture Series.' This event was supported by the International Distinguished Scholar Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' International Exchange Plan.
荷兰皇家艺术与科学学院院士Dirk Broer教授做客中科院理化所未来科技大讲堂
2025.10
Professor Dirk Broer Receives the CAS International Distinguished Scholar Program
Professor Dirk Broer's application for the Chinese Academy of Sciences International Talent Program (PIFI) has been successfully approved. Professor Wei Feng is the Chinese host for the project. The CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) is an international cooperation program launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in May 2023. It aims to promote global scientific collaboration by bringing in international research talent and to support major research tasks and key national scientific infrastructure projects.
2024.10
Professor Wei Feng and colleagues published a paper on controlling intermolecular forces in polymers. Inspired by supramolecular interactions between molecules, the research team reported in *Advanced Functional Materials* a new type of hydrogel titled "pH-Gated Switch of LCST-UCST Phase Transition of Hydrogels," which exhibits pH-gated switching between LCST and UCST phase transition behaviors. The study uses hydrogen bonding between poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) and hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) to precisely control the mode of phase transition. By adjusting the pH, the hydrogel can reversibly switch between "clouding upon heating" (LCST type) and "clearing upon heating" (UCST type). This unique property not only allows it to be used for smart windows to regulate light but also shows great potential for advanced information hiding and encryption. Professor Wei Feng and Associate Professor Haiyang Yang are the corresponding authors, and Associate Researcher Jiaqing He and Dr. Qiang Zhou are the (co-)first authors. Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202404341
2024.4
Professors Wei Feng , Qiguang He , and Li Zhang together published a comprehensive overview in the journal Advanced Materials titled 'Embedded Physical Intelligence in Liquid Crystalline Polymer Actuators and Robots,' covering the latest progress in using liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) to develop actuators and robots with physical intelligence (10.1002/adma.202312313). Responsive materials have an inherent ability to sense on their own and react to various external stimuli, showing a certain level of physical intelligence. Among many responsive materials, LCPs stand out for their remarkable reversible shape-changing properties and their potential in the field of soft robotics.
