December 2022
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.
Old-growth trees highlight the importance of conservation
7 December 2022
Croucher honours creative thinkers in science at awards ceremony
7 December 2022
Oyster hatchery pursues vision of sustainable aquaculture
5 December 2022
Rethinking RAS inhibitor risk in the treatment of diabetes
5 December 2022
Detecting signs of Alzheimer’s through our retinas
2 December 2022
AI model can find tell-tale signs through photos of the inside of the eye.
Key marine species self-repairing, resilient to ocean acidification
1 December 2022
International research co-authored by The Education University of Hong Kong has discovered a key marine species' self-repairing ability to adapt to ocean acidification and climate change.