Enhancing the electron highway for solar-to-hydrogen power
26 January 2023
Catalysts that use light to split water and produce hydrogen fuel can be made more efficient by manipulating their electrons, bringing the promise of green hydrogen closer to reality. This discovery may open up a new line of thinking in the future design of photocatalysis.
Small molecule’s big potential for restoring vision
16 January 2023
New therapeutic approach offers hope for patients with optic nerve damage.
Reward and punishment systems in coral-algae relationship
15 January 2023
The complex dynamics of resource-sharing symbiosis in the reef environment.
Ecological risks of microplastics are far worse than previously thought
12 January 2023
The co-occurrence of organic chemicals magnifies their ecotoxicological effects.
Rise of the aquabots
12 January 2023
A novel class of ultrasoft water-soluble robots can adapt their shape to navigate through narrow vascular channels. Their ability to grip and transport objects may have potential applications, such as medical micromanipulation, targeted cargo delivery, and biomimetics.
Converting temperature fluctuations into clean energy
11 January 2023
Efficient pyro-catalytic reaction advances towards greater practical application.
The bioenergetics of rapid growth, metabolism in pollen tubes
10 January 2023
New therapeutic target for irritable bowel syndrome
4 January 2023
Human gut bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus found as a major trigger factor.
Fish fins inspire soft material
30 December 2022
Researchers have developed new technology which breaks through limitations on bending soft materials.
Shrinking hydrogels: a big idea for nanodevices
27 December 2022
Tracking Arctic species in the past may unlock their future
27 December 2022
Food heritage: recovering Hong Kong’s rice varieties
22 December 2022
Old local staples return to dinner tables through genetic technology.
Insights on flight origins and how winged dinosaurs lived
21 December 2022
Analysis of fossils reveal lifestyles of flyers from the Early Cretaceous.
Record-breaking efficiency for organic photovoltaics achieved
20 December 2022
Performance suggests future organic photovoltaics may reach their full promise.
Microbial teamwork: bacteria observed creating ‘canals’
15 December 2022
Bacteria can build channel networks for delivery of materials across long distances.
Haptic interface system brings touch into the virtual world
15 December 2022
Mechanism found to boost axon regeneration in the nervous system
11 December 2022
A phosphatase-coding gene may be the key to prompting axons to regrow.
T-cell protein, a step forward in liver cancer immunotherapy
9 December 2022
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong reveal why a molecular mechanism in immune checkpoint blockade therapy has been unsuccessful against hepatocellular carcinoma while also locating a novel target in the fight against liver cancer.