Media Release

• 2024-05-28

  Five Engineering projects receive funding from ITC’s RAISe+ Scheme

  Five project teams led by Faculty of Engineering Professors received funding support from the inaugural Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme (RAISe+ Scheme) of The Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Hong Kong government. A signing ceremony was ...
• 2024-05-02

  Longer lifetime – CUHK discovers key degradation loss in perovskite semiconductors for more stable solar cells

  A collaborative study led by Professor Martin Stolterfoht, Vice-Chancellor Early Career Professor in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Department of Electronic Engineering, identified a key degradation loss in perovskite solar cells that determines their operational lifetime. The findings, ...
• 2024-04-30

  CUHK appoints Professor Tsang Hon-ki as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering

  The Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has approved the appointment of Professor Tsang Hon-ki as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for five years, with effect from 1 May 2024. Professor ...
• 2024-04-29

  CUHK research: Mitochondria shed their tails like lizards to maintain health

  * When mitochondria, cells’ energy generators, sense a force, they can pinch off a piece of themselves in a process that’s akin to a lizard shedding its tail. * This phenomenon, termed “tail-autotomy ...
• 2024-04-02

  CUHK develops novel retrievable nanorobots for targeted and enhanced thrombolysis potentially saving stroke patients from brain damage

  A cross-disciplinary research team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed magnetic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-anchored nanorobots (tPA-nbots) to treat ischemic stroke. The novel technology exhibits a thrombolysis rate 5 to 20 times faster than...
• 2024-03-20

  Powering the world with greener batteries CUHK Professor Lu Yi-chun receives Hong Kong Engineering Science and Technology Award 2023

  *Professor Lu Yi-chun*, Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has been awarded the Hong Kong Engineering Science and Technology Award (HKEST Award) 2023 by the Hong Kong Academy of...
• 2024-01-24

  CUHK develops new modular magnetic microrobot to deliver cells into the bile duct for targeted therapy

  A collaborative research team led by Professor Zhang Li from the Faculty of Engineering, and Professor Philip Chiu Wai-yan and Professor Tony Chan Kai-fung from the Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), with Professor Joseph Sung Jao-...
• 2024-01-15

  Congratulatory Photo taking with CUHK Robocon Team 2023

  Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporate (HKSTP) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) had announced a significant partnership at their collaboration agreement signing ceremony held on 5 January 2024 (Friday), with the aim to drive advancements in digital innovation...
• 2024-01-12

  Prof. Zhou Renjie receives 2023/24 RGC Research Impact Fund

  A research project led by Professor Zhou Renjie, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering was awarded the 2023/24 Research Impact Fund (RIF) by the Research Grants Council (RGC). The project title is “Quantitative Phase Imaging Promoting Cell Biology,...
• 2024-01-04

  Prof. WONG Kam Fai receives the Saint Francis Prize in Techno-Humanities (2024)

  Prof. WONG Kam Fai, Associate Dean (External Affairs) received the Saint Francis Prize in Techno-Humanities (2024) organized by Caritas Institute of Higher Education.  ...