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HKU teams develop the first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel
The project team led by Professor Mingxin HUANG at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the...
Dec 9, 2021
HKU listed among world's top 50 universities with the most highly cited researchers
Thirty one academics (note 1) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have been named by Clarivate in its list of “Highly Cited Researchers...
Nov 16, 2021
HKU has the greatest share of nine research laboratories
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is playing a leading role in InnoHK, a major initiative of the Hong Kong Government to develop Hong...
Oct 14, 2021
Speech at the Inauguration Ceremony for New Students
The sun shapes every aspect of our lives. It gives light. It provides heat. It drives the weather, climate, and oceans. It grows plants,...
Aug 31, 2021
Speech at HKU St. John’s College 2021 High Table Dinner
Good evening, everyone. Thank you for inviting me to your high table dinner. Eric knows that I have been looking forward to visiting...
Apr 26, 2021
HKU President Professor Xiang Zhang receives prestigious SPIE Mozi Award
Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), is the winner of the 2021 SPIE Mozi Award in...
Jan 24, 2021
Memory in a metal, enabled by quantum geometry
The emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques is changing the world dramatially with novel applications such...
Sep 2, 2020
HKU State Key Laboratory joins global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine
The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong (the SKL) has partnered with the Coalition for...
Mar 18, 2020
Casimir effect creates “quantum trap” for tiny objects
Mechanical systems we use daily often require expensive maintenance or replacement because friction caused by physical contact — gears...
Jan 22, 2020
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