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HKUST Improves Solar Cell Performance and Durability through Molecular Interface Engineering
HKUST Secures Largest Share of RGC Strategic Topics Grant to Drive Innovation in Elderly Healthcare
WHO expands Health Inequality Monitoring Network, doubling global membership
HKUST Researchers Develop GenAI Framework for Misalignment-Resistant Virtual Staining to Accelerate Histopathology Workflows
HKUST Uncovers Mechanism behind Accelerated Interfacial Polymerization
Australia-China network set to advance collaborative biomedical research
PolyU research reveals snow droughts continue to threaten global food security and calls for climate-resilient agriculture practices to promote sustainable development
Toward power-generating displays: a single device that harvests and emits light
HKUST Physicist Elected as a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
HKUST-led HKSREC Hosts Space Intelligence Event
From evidence to action: WHO consultation advances public health and social measures for public health emergencies
HKUST Receives Government’s Approval to Establish Two New InnoHK Research Centers
Fourteen New Colombo Plan Scholars Take Flight
The University of Manchester becomes lead UK-based coordinating institution for UK-China Humanities Alliance
Matching Day event with Chulalongkorn University focuses on collaborative research in dental sciences
PolyU research unveils mechanoelectrical perception in sea urchin spines, empowering next-generation biomimetic sensors
AI-powered companionship: PolyU interfaculty scholar harnesses music and empathetic speech in robots to combat loneliness
HKUST Develops Pioneering Mechanically Interlocked Molecule-Based Materials to Advance Safe, High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries
HKUST Develops Novel “Molecular Velcro” to Boost Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
HKUST Co-develops Robotic Nanoprobe for Precise Mitochondria Extraction Charting New Directions in Research on Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer
13 HKUST Research Projects Secure Top Funding from RGC Collaborative Research Fund and Research Impact Fund
SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2026 Fellows
People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
PolyU hosts Quantum HK 2025, convening global experts to probe frontier advances in quantum technologies
A better method devised to separate two important gases used in industry
HKUST Commences Preparations for New Medical School
University Of Melbourne Only Australian University Ranked In World’s Top 50
Scientists Reveal Critical Impacts Of Chinese Genetic Risk Factor In Alzheimer’s Disease
Kids exposed: Video game age ratings still failing Australian families
Physical AI Uses Both Sight and Touch to Manipulate Objects Like a Human
A simple test could predict a newborns risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
CAHE and HKUST co-hosts “Mainland-Hong Kong-Macao High-Level University Presidents Roundtable ” in Hong Kong
WHO launches Health Inequality Monitoring Network to catalyse progress towards health equity
Changes to El Niño occurrence causing widespread tropical insect and spider declines 
Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Global study finds dams harmful to migratory river species
Rates will never be enough – councils need the power to raise money in other ways
HKCRISPR25 – Workshop On Genome Editing Tools
HKCRISPR25 – a workshop on Genome Editing Tool Developments and Clinical Applications
Cancer ‘hotspots’ Spark Push For More Education
HKUST Hosts Dual Meetings to Propel Medical School Vision
ATEC Championship 2025 launched to Explore AI and Robotics Integrated Innovations
PolyU researchers make breakthrough discovery in structure and synthesis of 2D ferroelectrics, advancing technological development in microelectronics, artificial intelligence and quantum information
Medical Leaders Joining HKUST to Shape Future Medical Education
HKUST Secures $30 Million Grant to Develop AI-Powered English Learning System
How ancient flying reptiles ruled the skies – new research