Good News | Assistant Professor Yuanjing Lin of SUSTech's School of Microelectronics Selected for 2025 MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific List

2025-09-25 General News views：3

On September 22, the 2025 class of the "Innovators Under 35" Asia Pacific list was grandly announced in Shanghai. Assistant Professor Yuanjing Lin from the School of Microelectronics at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) was selected.

Assistant Professor Yuanjing Lin was recognized for her development of novel nanomembranes and interpenetrating interfaces that enhance the performance of micro-nano sensors, enabling long-term continuous monitoring of bodily fluids.

Her research primarily focuses on nanomaterial innovations for wearable and printable electronics, micro-nano structured sensors, energy storage devices, and their applications in integrated flexible systems.

Based on her understanding of electrochemical materials engineering, she and her team have designed novel nanoporous membranes and interpenetrating interfaces. Using dendritic nanostructured sensor electrodes, they have developed electrochemical biosensors that achieve both high sensitivity and high stability. These sensors effectively improve the monitoring sensitivity for micromolar-level biomarkers such as glucose and alcohol in sweat and other bodily fluids, enabling continuous monitoring for up to 30 hours.

For personal health monitoring applications, she has developed two types of integrated biosensing systems. One is a self-powered sensor system integrated on a single flexible substrate via printable additive manufacturing. The other is a wristband system that integrates multifunctional modules on a single piece of textile to achieve wireless epidermal biosensing. These flexible sensing systems can enable reliable wireless dietary monitoring or medical intervention through epidermal analysis, potentially providing a new paradigm for the development of wearable devices for smart medical applications.

Boundless innovation for a shared future. This year's selection not only affirms the past achievements of the honorees but also offers insights into future technology trends in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. These young technological innovators are demonstrating to the world with their expertise and passion that the possibilities for innovation extend far beyond the present.

These young forces are driving the progressive development of technology. From conceptual breakthroughs from 0 to 1, to scaling up production, and finally to commercial implementation, they are not satisfied with conventional upgrades in basic scientific performance. Instead, they focus on original innovation, continuously pushing the boundaries of traditional knowledge, using bold imagination and creativity, daring to take unconventional paths, and even venturing into uncharted territories.

This year's "Innovators Under 35" Asia Pacific selection received review support from over 50 expert scholars from a wide range of disciplines across the globe.