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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Suining International Lithium Battery Industry Conference 2025 was held in Suining, China. Over 400 representatives from leading universities, research organizations, industry, and investors from China, Russia, Germany, India, Australia, and other countries attended the event. Polytechnic University was represented by Professor Sergey Kondratyev, Professor Wang Qingsheng, and the NEMTRI team.
Sergey Kondratyev delivered a welcoming address at the opening of the conference. He noted that the development of new energy sources is impossible without fundamental research and breakthrough technologies in materials science.
Wang Qingsheng, Distinguished Professor of the Polytechnic University and Director of the SPbPU Joint Department in China, presented at a thematic session dedicated to the prospects of quasi-solid-state batteries. He is actively developing cooperation between the Polytechnic University and the Russian-Chinese Engineering Institute of Materials and New Energy Sources (NEMTRI). This institute has become a significant platform for scientific research, joint projects, and cultural exchange.
It's worth noting that the conference was attended by Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduate students who are currently pursuing research at the university's affiliated department in China under the supervision of Professor Wang Qingsheng. Their participation confirmed the continuity of scientific schools and the successful development of joint educational initiatives.
The long-standing scientific friendship between Russia and China serves as a solid foundation for the implementation of joint projects. Today, SPbPU and its Chinese partners actively collaborate in the research and industrial implementation of new energy storage and conversion technologies.
It's also worth noting that a team of Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduates took second place in the finals of the Hangzhou International Entrepreneurship Contest (Brain-inspired Intelligence Track). More than 130 international teams participated in the competition, of which only 20 advanced to the finals. The Polytechnic University team presented a design for a next-generation bionic hand prosthesis.
The project is led by Professor Wang Qingsheng. It was launched a year ago in collaboration with the Scientific and Technical Center for Additive Technologies and Materials in Intelligent Biomedical Systems at the Russian-Chinese Engineering Research Institute (ETRI) in Hangzhou, with the support of Polytechnic University Rector Andrey Rudskoy.
In a relatively short time, the team developed a proprietary bionic finger movement mechanism, a control system based on PMSM motors, an electronic platform, and an algorithm for processing commands from EMG sensors using neural network personalization methods. The engineers are currently preparing a second prototype and plan to present the first pre-production sample next year.
The team's success was the result not only of engineering work but also of international collaboration. Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduate students working in China are actively developing ties between Russian and Chinese researchers.
For us, this is not only a victory, but also confirmation that Russian-Chinese scientific collaborations are capable of producing world-class results. We look forward to welcoming both experienced researchers and professors, as well as students who want to create the interfaces of the future with their own hands," notes team leader Mikhail Linchevsky, a postgraduate student at the Higher School of Artificial Intelligence Technologies at the Institute of Computer Science and Technology at the Polytechnic University.
The bionic prosthesis project is just one part of the center's broader work. Research in additive manufacturing, biomedical systems, new energy sources, and functional materials is conducted in Hangzhou and Changxing. The center's laboratories are open to internships, joint dissertations, and international projects, and participation in these projects has already enabled many Polytechnic students to begin research careers abroad.
The SPbPU team's second place in the prestigious competition in Hangzhou and Sergei Kondratyev's participation in the conference in Suining confirmed the Polytechnic University's prominent role in international scientific and educational cooperation.
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