Recently, three projects of the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials won two gold awards and one silver award in the Shaanxi Normal University intra-school selection competition for the China International College Student Innovation Competition (2025).

The gold award-winning project, “Unleashing the Power of Membranes: Adaptive Flexible and Rigid Thin Films Pioneering a New Era of Sensing,” addressing the practical needs of public safety and counter-terrorism, constructs a molecular structure system combining “rigid fluorescent groups + flexible polymer frameworks,” and achieves materials that retain excellent mechanical flexibility while exhibiting high-selective recognition of toxic agent simulants and rapid fluorescent responses, significantly enhancing the overall performance of thin-film sensors. The team members are Liu Qianhua, Tian Hong, Xie Haoyue, Zhang Yuxi, Han Shenyi, Zhang Jia, and Wang Maozhen, and the project advisors are Prof. Peng Haonan, Assoc. Prof. Xie Pan (International Business School), and Prof. Fang Yu.

The gold award-winning project, “Benzene Trace Detection: Ultra-Sensitive Benzene Compound Photon Nose Fluorescence Array Detector,” addresses the need for rapid in-situ detection of benzene compounds. It innovatively proposes a collaborative design strategy for materials and devices, achieving a significant breakthrough in sensitivity and stability, and providing a new solution for the development of high-performance practical sensors. The team members are Chen Zhouyu, Wei Hexi, Gu Xue, Zhang Shenghun, Jiang Yan, Wang Zheng, Ning Chenyu, Wen Hongyu, Xue Shuxin, Li Yilin, Zhao Zeqi, Liu Ruoxi, and Guo Jingjing, and project advisors are S. Engineer Zhang Holland, Engineer Luo Yanyan, and Prof. Fang Yu.

The silver award-winning project, “Eagle Eye—Portable Online In-Situ Drug Screening Instrument,” develops a portable online in-situ drug screening instrument targeting amine-containing new psychoactive substances, and establishes a differentiation strategy for single and mixed testing that can adapt to complex environments, achieving efficient detection of drug analytes. The team members are Chen Yijia, Luo Wendan, Yin Lina, Wang Baoyue, and Geng Yu, and the project advisors are Assoc. Prof. Liu Taihong and Ms. Yang Chun (National Anti-Drug Laboratory Shaanxi Regional Center).