On August 24, 2024, two teams from the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials won one second prize and one third prize at the “2024 China Collegiate Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition ‘Mingshi Cup’ Micro and Nano Sensing Technology and Intelligent Application Finals” held in Yantai HuangBohai New Area.

Among them, the project “Interfacial polymerized covalent organic frame film for detection of ppm level humidity” (Team students: Liu Xiangquan, Zhang Chi, Xing Wenlong, Fu Yao; Instructors: Liu Xiaoyan, Ma Jianfei) won the second prize; The project “Controlled preparation of surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate based on defact-free nanofilms” (Team students: Zhai Binbin, Yan Zhen, Zhao Tianyu, Li Hongtao, Sun Ruijie, Instructors: Ding Liping, Ma Jianfei) won the third prize.

In the competition, which was themed “Connect the world through sensing, create the future with intelligence” and sponsored by the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, 24 first prizes, 96 second prizes, and 63 third prizes were awarded to teams from 309 teams from 109 universities and institutes entering the finals.