University of Hong Kong (HKU)

The University of Hong Kong (informally known as HKU or Hong Kong University) is a public research university located in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

A new effective approach to converting heat to electricity has huge potential

Dr Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and his team invented a Direct Thermal Charging Cell (DTCC) which can effectively convert heat to electricity, creating a huge potential to reduce greenhouse effects by capturing exhaust heat and cutting down primary energy wastage. The new invention

A new effective approach to converting heat to electricity has huge potential

A new robotic sensor technology has the capability to diagnose women’s reproductive health problems in real-time

Researchers have developed new robotic sensor technology that has the capability to diagnose women’s reproductive health problems in real-time. The technology, developed by researchers at Imperial College London and The University of Hong Kong, can be used to measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development and menstruation more quickly and cheaply than current methods. The work,

A new robotic sensor technology has the capability to diagnose women’s reproductive health problems in real-time

New actuating material could replace traditional bulky motors and pneumatic actuators in robots with ones similar to mammalian skeletal muscles in the future

To develop micro- and biomimetic-robots, artificial muscles and medical devices, actuating materials that can reversibly change their volume under various stimuli are researched in the past thirty years to replace traditional bulky and heavy actuators including motors and pneumatic actuators. A mechanical engineering team led by Professor Alfonso Ngan Hing-wan, Chair Professor in Materials Science

New actuating material could replace traditional bulky motors and pneumatic actuators in robots with ones similar to mammalian skeletal muscles in the future

Breakthrough in liquid-repellent surfaces makes them much better and 1000 times cheaper

The dream of research and development on liquid-repellents is a structure that has robust liquid repellency, strong mechanical stability, and is inexpensive to produce on a commercial scale. On liquid-repellent surfaces, liquid droplets bounce away instead of being stuck. These surfaces are important in many fields, such as water-repellent clothes and anti-fouling kitchenware. Used as

Breakthrough in liquid-repellent surfaces makes them much better and 1000 times cheaper

First light-seeking synthetic nanorobots for biomedical applications

A team of researchers led by Dr Jinyao Tang of the Department of Chemistry, the University of Hong Kong, has developed the world’s first light-seeking synthetic Nano robot. With size comparable to a blood cell, those tiny robots have the potential to be injected into patients’ bodies, helping surgeons to remove tumors and enabling more

First light-seeking synthetic nanorobots for biomedical applications

Cells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. The breakthrough, which has been detailed in a paper published today, 18 December, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biofabrication, could lead to the production of artificial tissue grafts made from the

Cells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time

Magnetic Spinal Rods Grow With Scoliosis Patients Reducing Need For Surgery

Additionally, this new growing rod system has potentially widespread applications in other disorders Scoliosis, a progressive condition that causes the spine to grow in a twisted or curved ‘C’ or ‘S’ shape, affects nearly 5 out of every 1,000 children. Although the condition can be present at birth, most cases are diagnosed in children

Magnetic Spinal Rods Grow With Scoliosis Patients Reducing Need For Surgery

Hong Kong University Makes Breakthrough in Gastrointestinal Treatment

CUHK Successfully Performed Hong Kong’s First Robotic Endoscopic Scarless Surgery – A Major Endoscopic Technological Breakthrough The Chinese University of Hong Kong announced on Dec. 15 that it has achieved a major technological breakthrough and completed the world first human case series of robotic-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), which treats early gastric cancer. CUHK Professor

Hong Kong University Makes Breakthrough in Gastrointestinal Treatment

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From scanning for bats to counting jellyfish, citizen science in action in Hong Kong
on March 29, 2021 at 9:04 am
Terenzini, who recently completed an environmental management master’s degree at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), wants to share ... During the day, he is a research assistant at HKU, where his ...
The role of social innovation policy in social service sector reform: Evidence from Hong Kong
on March 28, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong email: [email protected] Address: 2/F, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong This article illustrates how the term “social innovation” is used in the ...
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Research Fellowships jobs in Hong Kong
on March 28, 2021 at 11:07 am
Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong (HKU) launched the Presidential Post-doctoral Fellowship (HKU-PPF) in 2019 with the objective of hosting ... Applications are invited ...
Hong Kong's fragile coral reefs boosted by 3D printing
on March 19, 2021 at 2:54 am
A marine scientist diver from University of Hong Kong's (HKU) School of Biological Sciences ... Terracotta warriors -Hong Kong's government commissioned research into local coral ecosystems ...
Hong Kong's fragile coral reefs boosted by 3D printing
on March 19, 2021 at 1:11 am
"The first time we put down the tiles, there were a few fish around," she told AFP on a recent inspection by University of Hong Kong (HKU ... government commissioned research into local coral ...

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HKU geographer leads world’s first study to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese inland waters over past
on April 11, 2021 at 8:08 pm
Researchers at the Department of Geography of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), together with collaborators from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, China, and the USA, have for the first-time, ...
HKU responds to a recent statement by HKUSU
on April 10, 2021 at 5:06 am
The University wishes to solemnly point out that the recent statement by the Student Union of the University of Hong Kong on changes to the political system does not represent the position of the ...
Li Ruigang, the powerful Chinese media mogul in control of TVB, plots IPO in Hong Kong, US markets for US$10 billion of assets
on April 7, 2021 at 2:30 am
CMC raised 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in Series A fundraising in 2018 with the financial backing of investors including Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding (owner of the South China Morning ...
Coronavirus: one local, 15 imported Covid-19 cases confirmed; Hong Kong health experts wary of post-Easter rebound
on April 5, 2021 at 4:30 pm
Separately, Hong ... relic discovery in Hong Kong, as well as vote-rigging problems in local elections. Gigi Choy joined the Post as a reporter in 2019 and covers Hong Kong's housing, land and ...
Coronavirus Hong Kong: vaccine mix-up ‘isolated’ incident, says government pandemic adviser
on April 5, 2021 at 5:04 am
Government pandemic adviser Professor Yuen Kwok-yung of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) made the remarks after the Post reported on Sunday that 55-year-old blood cancer patient David Allardice and ...