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CityU: world’s first university to manufacture next-generation, self-designed compact electron microscopes
21 Apr 2023
A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is pioneering advanced technology for the next-generation self-design and manufacture of electron microscopes (EMs). CityU is the first university in the world to achieve this.
One-step solution-coating method to advance perovskite solar cell manufacturing and commercialisation
20 Apr 2023
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, potentially revolutionizing the renewable energy industry. However, the existing layer-by-layer manufacturing process presents challenges that have hindered the commercialisation of this technology.
Novel tridimensional anticancer agents developed to fight against drug-resistant cancer cells
06 Apr 2023
A research team co-led by chemists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently discovered novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures, which have high anticancer activity, low toxicity and the ability to overcome drug resistance in cancer cells.
CityU scientists develop energy-saving, tunable meta-devices for high-precision, secure 6G communications
16 Mar 2023
The future of wireless communications is set to take a giant leap with the advent of sixth-generation (6G) wireless technology. A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) invented a groundbreaking tunable terahertz (THz) meta-device that can control the radiation direction and coverage area of THz beams.
CityU researchers identify a protein that promotes cancer metastasis, providing a new potential treatment target
09 Mar 2023
Cancer metastasis is a major cause of cancer-related death. A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently identified a protein that triggers the migration of liver and pancreatic cancer cells and metastasis, and is correlated with shortening the survival time of patients.
CityU scholars unify colour systems using prime numbers
02 Mar 2023
Existing colour systems, such as RGB and CYMK, are all text-based and require a large range of values to represent different colours, making them difficult to compute and time-consuming to convert. Recently, researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) made a breakthrough by inventing an innovative colour system......
CityU develops wireless, soft e-skin for interactive touch communication in the virtual world
23 Feb 2023
A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a wireless, soft e-skin that can both detect and deliver the sense of touch, and form a touch network allowing one-to-multiuser interaction. It offers great potential for enhancing the immersion of distance touch communication.
CityU scientists engineer a breath-to-charge electrostatic face mask for prolonged air filtration, reducing the environmental burden
16 Feb 2023
A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) successfully engineered a breath-to-charge electrostatic face mask that can “self-charge” through the user’s breathing and continuously replenish its electrostatic charge as the user wears and breathes through the mask.
Novel system prevents personal metadata leakage from online behaviour for privacy protection
06 Feb 2023
A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a metadata-hiding analytic system, called Vizards, which enables data owners to securely define their data authorisation and control who can use their data, providing potential applications in various sectors, such as precision medical research.
CityU researchers invented a novel device enabling high-resolution observation of liquid phase dynamic processes at nanoscale
01 Feb 2023
A research team led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a novel, tiny device to hold liquid specimens for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation, opening the door to directly visualizing and recording complex electrochemical reactions at nanoscale in real-time at high resolution.