World first for ultracold quantum simulation
19 September 2019
The world's first 3-D simulation of topological matter consisting of ultracold atoms.
Memory cue for depression treatment
18 September 2019
Does the way we remember negative events affect our likelihood of experiencing depression?
Geomaterials expert shakes up earthquake studies
12 September 2019
Prof Andrew Chan studies the effects of tremors and tsunamis on the earth and buildings.
Stabilising images for mobile devices
4 September 2019
Dr Cheung Kwok-yuen manufactures systems used in the mass production of electronics all over the world.
Fresh eye on ophthalmology
27 August 2019
Dr Eddy Wu’s start-up pharmaceutical company helps people who have sight problem.
Biochemist offers hope for leukaemia treatment
20 August 2019
Biochemist Dr Alice Cheung has been fascinated by the mechanism of cells.
Landslide devastation prompts interest in geohazards
14 August 2019
Dr Louis Wong studies how geomaterials behave and why they can be so destructive.
Accelerating next-generation protein engineering
9 August 2019
Croucher scholars involved in a breakthrough to engineer clinically useful proteins.
Oceans anchor passion for marine science and conservation
6 August 2019
Prof Kenneth Leung is helping to protect the aquatic environment.
Fishing for a cure
1 August 2019
Professor Zilong Wen is at the forefront of global blood cell research, and the tiny zebrafish is key to his work.
Nerd Nite x CSA
26 July 2019
Croucher Scholars Association organised a public talk in collaboration with Nerd Nite Hong Kong on 22 Jul 2019.
Remaking the molecular world
24 July 2019
Dr Sam Chan is working to increase our knowledge of the world around us, one molecule at a time.
Discovering the difference when egg cells divide
18 July 2019
Cell biologists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, have now discovered a previously unknown structure in mammalian eggs that appears indispensable for error-free distribution of chromosomes in meiosis.
How neurons spark flexible decisions
15 July 2019
Dr Alex Kwan is a neuroscientist, but he grew up dreaming of being a computer programmer.
Hong Kong scientists shine in Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards
9 July 2019
13 research projects received the award.
Signalling the future
2 July 2019
Dr Stanley Chan is powering forward with computational imaging methods for very low light situations.
Not junk RNA after all
25 June 2019
Non-coding RNA has been found to play an important role in ensuring accuracy in cell division and chromosome segregation.
Going underground to detect gravitational waves in space
21 June 2019
Prof Albert Kong is working on an underground gravitational wave detector.
Breakthrough in deriving early embryonic stem cells
19 June 2019
A new approach to derive expanded potential stem cells from both pig and human cells.
Nanophotonic advances shed light on tunable metasurfaces
13 June 2019
Manipulate light with optical metasurfaces to improve efficiency in technologies.