On April 28, 2026, a delegation led by Hui Tengfei, executive deputy director of the National Key Laboratory of Space Microwave Communications at the Xi’an Branch of the China Academy of Space Technology, visited the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials at Shaanxi Normal University, where they presented a report and held discussions with Prof. Fang Yu.

First, Researcher Zhu Zhongbo, deputy director of the Advanced High-Speed Data Transmission Laboratory at SMC Lab, presented a report titled “Needs and Development of Space Terahertz Communication Technology”, in which he shared the latest advancements and key challenges in terahertz technology.

Following that, SMC Lab guests held a discussion with Prof. Fang Yu’s team. The two sides exchanged views on the core technical bottlenecks and urgent needs currently facing terahertz communication technology in the field of materials, and explored future directions for collaboration. Afterward, they toured the institute’s exhibition room to learn about it’s research and development progress and applications in the field of molecular materials and sensors.

The session was attended by deputy director Jin Shengxiao and senior engineer Shao Wei of SMC Lab’s Advanced High-Speed Data Transmission Laboratory; vice deans Prof. Ding Liping and Mr. Yang Xiaogang; Xi’an Jiaotong University Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials executive dean Prof. Liu Feng, Institute of Frontier Science and Technology vice dean Prof. He Gang; as well as INCSMM faculty members, R&D engineers, and graduate students.