Croucher Foundation News

July 2023

High security anti-counterfeit labels 31 July 2023

A team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed a new anti-counterfeiting technology using diamond microparticles. Dr Zhiqin Chu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong created unique and unreplicable anti-counterfeit labels known as PUFs (Physically Unclonable Functions) by scattering diamond microparticles onto silicon...

Soft, ultrathin photonic material  3 July 2023

Researchers from City University of Hong Kong develop a groundbreaking, ultrathin material that significantly enhances heat dissipation in wearable electronics, reducing temperatures by over 56°C, preventing skin burns, and improving device performance.