Combining empathetic speech with music increased users' perception of robots as relatable, though emotional responses weakened over repeated interactions.
Tubulin variants with weaker lateral bonds allow temporary gaps to open in the microtubule wall, letting proteins enter under compression.
Real-world data show that recycling lithium-ion batteries is significantly less energy-intensive than mining new materials, supporting a circular battery economy.
Cities with moisture-heavy diets can cut waste-management costs by 11 per cent and emissions by 47 per cent by integrating food waste into sewage systems.
Croucher Fellow Kimmy Wu shares a major physics prize for advancing measurements of cosmic microwave background radiation and the Universe's large-scale structure.
Named Hong Kong's only New Cornerstone Investigator in 2025, a physicist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is rewriting the rules governing exotic twisted materials.
Researchers have engineered human embryonic stem cells to evade immune rejection, potentially allowing cell therapies to be given without immunosuppressive drugs.
A large multi-omic study found that cancers spreading to the brain adopt four molecular subtypes determined by the brain's environment rather than the original tumour site.
The finding suggests that magnetic order alone can control how light travels, pointing towards a new class of integrated nanophotonic devices.
A new genomic method reveals that aerobic bacteria evolved hundreds of millions of years before oxygen became abundant, challenging assumptions about early life.
A revised e-book edition revisits the life of the businessman whose fortune established Croucher Foundation.
An antibody targeting a protein secreted by fat cells reduced tumour growth in preclinical models of metabolism-linked liver cancer.
A Hong Kong University of Science and Technology team has developed new technology that can process water ten to twenty times faster than conventional systems.
Croucher Foundation's five 2026 Advanced Study Institutes bring experts to Hong Kong to train the next generation of scientists in rapidly advancing fields.
A Hong Kong Polytechnic University team has developed a neural network for modelling group-level relationships that outperforms existing tools across multiple fields.
Discover the tiny, 24-eyed box jellyfish found nowhere else but a Hong Kong shrimp pond.
By analysing archival satellite records, researchers confirmed that electromagnetic waves charge the magnetic field to accelerate electrons illuminating planetary aurorae.
Brain imaging reveals that acceptance and reappraisal regulate negative emotions through overlapping but distinct patterns of whole-brain activity.
Patients treated before 3pm had nearly double the progression-free survival of those treated later, with no increase in side effects.
Dr Tommy Lam argues that strengthening hospital surveillance and genomic analysis offers the most effective defence against future pandemic threats.
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