News and Update
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2024-07-24
CUHK develops a new squirting cucumber-inspired mechanism that significantly enhances the power output and mobility performance of miniature robots
The use of miniature robots is becoming more widespread, but developing highly efficient actuation systems that fit into them to enhance their mobility remains a substantial challenge for the industry. A research team in the Department of Mechanical and Automation ... -
2024-07-16
Three Engineering Professor-led Research Projects Receive RGC Funding Support
The Research Grants Council (RGC) of the University Grants Committee has announced the funding results of the Strategic Topics Grants (STG) 2024/25. Out of the six funded projects, two are led by Professors from CUHK Faculty of Engineering, which have been awarded over HK$44... -
2024-06-18
Celebrating Professor Raymond Yeung’s induction as Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors
We are thrilled to share that *Professor Yeung Wai-ho Raymond*, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Information Engineering, and Co-Director of the Institute of Network Coding at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), had been invited to attend the 2024 NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony. The ceremony ... -
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, ... -
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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-...