On the morning of September 29, 2018, Prof. Ting Zhang invited Professor Yadong Yin from the University of California to visit the Sinano and gave an academic report entitled “Nanoscale Synthesis and Assembly to Smart Materials”.

Smart materials have a broad application prospect in many aspects because of their chemical or physical response to external stimuli. Professor Yadong Yin highlighted the nanostructured materials with optical response properties for printing, sensing, marking, security documentation and display. The report discusses the research progress of its research group on the chemical synthesis and assembly methods of various nanostructured materials. They achieve dynamic adjustment of the optical properties of the material by regulating the spatial arrangement of the nanometer-sized crystals. A series of new optical materials have been developed on the basis of controlling the interaction between light and nanostructures to manipulate the diffraction, refraction, birefringence and electron resonance of light. After the meeting, Professor Yadong Yin had in-depth discussions and exchanges with the teachers and students present.