Aug 2016     Issue 2

E-learning is the way forward for quality education in today's world We must take risks to turn Hong Kong's passive culture of rote-learning into creative learning, and the government has made moves in the right direction. As a knowledge-based and technologically driven society, Hong Kong is well placed to adopt e-learning. Research and Development: Smart drug repurposing shows promise towards treatment of liver cancer Researchers at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, collaborating with biochemists and medical doctors, have recently identified four candidate drugs that show anticancer activity against hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo for the first time. Research and Development: Sulphur-impregnated flow cathode to enable high-energy-density lithium flow batteries Energy storage system is a critical enabling factor for deploying unstable and intermittent renewable power sources. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are promising technologies for large-scale electricity storage... Robotics Video The study of robotics is highly interdisciplinary which requires expertise from various fields including Engineering, Medicine and Social Science. Watch how robotics change the world and human life. Come to take part in the Faculty's 25th Anniversary Celebration on 8 October 2016! The Faculty of Engineering is calling on its alumni to take part in the Faculty's 25th anniversary celebration on the university campus. Alumni Banquet held at Silicon Valley to celebrate the Faculty's 25th Anniversary In celebration of the Faculty's 25th Anniversary, an alumni banquet was held at Silicon Valley in May. Research in IE Department bags the 2016 Information Theory Society Paper Award Prof. Chandra NAIR and his former doctoral student Yanlin GENG have received the 2016 Information Theory Society Paper Award. Student of Biomedical Engineering received Fondazione Trainee Award PhD student Ms. ZHU Meiling is accorded the prestigious Fondazione Trainee Award. Top prizes at "Challenge Cup" National Competition Hong Kong Regional Final Engineering students earned top prizes at the "Challenge Cup" National Competition Hong Kong Regional Final – Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2016. Prof. TONG Kai-yu Raymond won a Gold Medal at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva Prof. TONG Kai-yu Raymond won a Gold medal at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Recent success in research funding, GRF-ECS 2016-17 The Faculty achieves tremendous success in the General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2016/17. Outstanding GRF projects highlights RGC General Research Fund projects by Prof. HUANG Jie, MAE and Prof. CHEN Nan, SEEM. CUHK Engineering team won champion in Robocon 2016 Hong Kong Contest The CUHK Engineering team won the championship, the Best Team Spirit Award, and the Best Engineering Award at the Robocon HK Contest.

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