Quantum calculations reveal that a single water molecule dramatically speeds up a key polymer-forming reaction, aiding future material design.
Over 250 young scientists gained expert mentorship and international collaboration through intensive summer courses across four Hong Kong universities.
A comprehensive audit of recent astronomy papers clarifies key scientific priorities, helping researchers and the public follow rapid cosmic discoveries.
Dr Hovy Wong's research on presynaptic neurones, the brain's overlooked "senders", could reveal new approaches to treating autism and ageing.
The moisture-responsive film lowered indoor temperature and humidity in tests, offering a passive option for greener buildings in humid cities.
Researchers found that depleting copper slows leukaemia growth in mice, offering a potential new way to treat brain-spread disease.
Researchers have developed a technique that removes or replaces faulty RNA in cells without altering DNA, pointing towards reversible treatments for Huntington's disease.
Researchers demonstrated brain-like circuits that operate near absolute zero, potentially enabling low-power processing directly aboard deep-space detectors and quantum instruments.
Snow droughts increasingly reduce winter wheat yields, threatening food prices and global supplies as northern croplands lose vital protective cover.
A single weekly high-intensity interval training session cut abdominal fat as effectively as three, offering busy adults a practical alternative.
Removing one overlapping component weakened worms’ escape movements, showing that neural redundancy improves survival rather than merely guarding against failure.
Vibrating atoms, rather than static energy barriers, enable rapid ion transport in solids, potentially aiding development of faster-charging solid-state batteries.
The system helped guide drug-loaded nanorobots to the lower gut, improving treatment results in mice with inflammatory bowel disease.
Hong Kong researchers triggered the Leidenfrost effect at a record-low temperature using simple capillary channels rather than engineered surfaces.
The finding overturns diamond’s non-piezoelectric status and points to stable, biocompatible materials for future self-powered medical devices.
Combining quizartinib with omacetaxine produced remission in most patients with resistant leukaemia, allowing more to undergo transplants.
A new imaging technique shows most embryo losses occur at the second cell division, a flaw partly correctable with a drug.
Once thought to be a by-product, circular RNA is shown to help deliver molecular instructions needed for memory.
Led by Kenneth Wong, researchers used encoded illumination to reconstruct three-dimensional neuronal images faster from fewer measurements and with less light.
An eight-to-ten-minute pre-lecture conversation improved attention, brain synchrony and learning, suggesting AI could support online education at scale.
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