News briefing
Novel chipscope enables label-free monitoring of live cell activities
16 June 2022
The new chipscope allows real-time monitoring of cells inside incubators.
Plant-inspired origami microfluidic device
13 June 2022
Engineers have developed an origami microfluidic device that can respond to changes in the environment.
New metabolic route explains liver cancer cell adaptability
10 June 2022
The study shows how liver cancer cells can grow without a sufficient supply of oxygen.
First myriapod genome bank explains divergent evolutionary trajectories
31 May 2022
Biologists have sequenced the genome of nine centipede and millipede species.
New advanced vision sensors emulate human visual adaptability
31 May 2022
Future autonomous vehicles and industrial cameras could have human-like vision.
Researchers identify a new regulator of satiety signals
30 May 2022
The reported enzyme can control weight gain by intervening signalling mechanism.
CUHK joins university climate alliance
26 May 2022
CUHK will collaborate with universities globally to address the challenge of climate change.
Dual-comb photothermal spectroscopy allows for rapid multi-gas detection
18 May 2022
New sensing technique to drastically improve gas sensing technology.
The uncovered role of the central nervous system in bone healing
5 May 2022
The central nervous system can sense and respond to implanted biomaterials.
HKUST researchers study cleavage mechanism used in gene silencing
26 April 2022
Gene silencing is a technique used to study the mechanism of diseases.
New solar cells boost efficiency to record high
25 April 2022
HK and UK scientists collaborate to improve the efficiency of perovskite solar cells.
CUHK Scientist leads global effort to map adult-onset diabetes
31 March 2022
Professor Ronald Ma and his team examine type 1 diabetes among adults.
Physicists manipulate magnetism with light
25 March 2022
Croucher caught up with Dr Adrian Po to discuss his recent research.
Hong Kong scientists reveal massive tropical carbon loss
23 March 2022
Carbon loss has doubled over the past two decades due to excessive forest removal.
Silver nitrate found to re-sensitise last-line antibiotic
18 March 2022
Professor Sun Hongzhe used silver nitrate and colistin to overcome drug-resistant pathogens.
New facet of DNA mismatch repair discovered
16 March 2022
Scientists show that the mechanism has a role in non-replication associated repair processes.
Omicron variant survives on smooth surfaces for more than seven days
14 March 2022
The Omicron variant is tested on five different surfaces.
High fidelity genome editing technique developed
10 March 2022
The new technique can improve the accuracy of genome editing significantly.
CUHK study identifies gut microbial profile associated with long COVID
9 March 2022
Gut bacteria may be linked to a person’s risk of developing long COVID.
New ‘WavyOcean’ platform helps visualise marine data
8 March 2022
The platform will facilitate marine research work and offer valuable data to policy makers.