On November 27, 2023, teachers and more than 30 sophomore students from Shaanxi Normal University Yangling Experimental Middle School visited the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials in a science popularization tour. Assoc. Prof. Liu Taihong showed the visitors the exhibition hall of the Institute, introduced the basic situation and development concept, and explained the products such as explosive and drug detectors developed from the research findings of Prof. Fang Yu’s group. Subsequently, Prof. Liu Kaiqiang gave a report titled “Magical Gel Materials” for the students, introducing the development status of gels at home and abroad and the research achievements of Prof. Fang Yu’s group in small molecule gel propellants, high energy density fuels, gel emulsions and high-strength and low-density materials.