Pioneer in nano-science Robert Curl, academician of the National Academy of Science, paid a visit to the Haidian Overseas Students Pioneer Park in Zhongguancun on Sept 15.

Awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of the nanomaterial buckminsterfullerene, Curl has devoted his life to the research of carbon nanomaterials.

Robert Curl examines high-tech products on display in Zhongguancun on Sept 15. [Photo/zhsp.gov.cn]

Robert showed great interest in the high-tech products exhibited in the park's Entrepreneurship Exhibition Hall during his visit. NanoAR's 3D nanofilms, Surgil's Electronic Eye, Grush's children's smart toothbrush, CoClean's portable air cleaner and Microair's air quality sensor were all presented during Curl's visit.

Curl also visited the park's startup ARTrobot to examine its third generation biped robots. He exchanged opinions with the company's researchers on how to enable the robots to shake hands and climb stairs.

Robert Curl visits the entrepreneurship exhibition hall in Zhongguancun's Haidian Overseas Students Pioneer Park. [Photo/zhsp.gov.cn]

Zhao Xinniang, head of the Overseas Students Pioneer Park, warmly welcomed the Nobel laureate and introduced the park's current developments and industrial orientation.

Zhao said that the park is a technology incubator targeting overseas students returning to China to start businesses. The park has cultivated a group of outstanding companies and entrepreneurs through its thorough incubation system.

Robert Curl communicates with ARTrobot's researchers on the further development of the company’s robots . [Photo/zhsp.gov.cn]

Edited by Zachary Dye