Following the spectacular displays of aurorae on Earth earlier this year, this Hong Kong-led research deepens our understanding of the aurorae elsewhere in our solar system
A Hong Kong Polytechnic University study suggests that AI models can be improved by going beyond simply predicting the next word in a sequence
They and other invertebrates play an important role in helping to break down organic matter and redistribute nutrients
A research team led by Professor Mingjie Zhang at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has shed important light on the fundamental mechanisms that govern the organisation of cellular structures
Perovskites are a class of materials with a wide range of potential applications, including solar cells, LEDs, and lasers. This research opens up possibilities for the development of more efficient and versatile electronic devices
Croucher Science Week, which has been running since 2018, this year featured over 50 interactive events online, in schools and at the Hong Kong Science Museum
A team of astrophysicists at the University of Hong Kong has developed a novel method to indirectly detect Population III stars, the elusive first stars formed in the universe shortly after the Big Bang
A groundbreaking study by researchers from City University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong suggests rats might be capable of basic counting
Dr Chi-Wang Ma is a Croucher fellow who is carrying out his research on microbial infection at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Croucher News spoke to him recently to find out more about his life there
Scientists have discovered a new quantum state, “Dirac spin liquid,” which could advance quantum computing. The discovery was made in a material called YCu3-Br and is published in Nature Physics
A research team at HKUST has uncovered a mechanism for short-distance vesicle transport within cells, driven by protein phase separation
Dr Kimmy Wu was awarded a Croucher Fellowship in 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley
Croucher News caught up with Ewina Pun who is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at Brown University
Dr Adrian Po was the winner of a Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award in 2023
Over the last twenty years, a number of Croucher scholars or awardees have started their adventure at an early age in science with a prize or special mention at the Hang Lung Mathematics Awards
The day begins for Yasine Malki, in his second year as a PhD student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a stroll along the harbour front by the Science Park
APS was founded in 1899 to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. Members of the Society are based in more than 100 countries
Croucher Science Communication Studentships are designed for people with a passion to communicate the wonder and importance of science to a wider audience
An interview with Croucher scholar Dr Chun Kit Kwok of City University of Hong Kong
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