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An air purification technology developed by Dr Oscar Hui Kwan-san, Lecturer from the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, transforms air pollutants into harmless substances.
Professor Way Kuo speaks on the importance of talent and energy at the Third Forum on Future Development of China held on 16 October.
The 11th in a series of specially commissioned lectures celebrating academic excellence at CityU reviewed a universal human desire, namely the pursuit of happiness.
An environmental scientist at CityU has successfully transformed food waste into bioenergy to generate heat and electricity, and reduce the volume of food waste by at least 50%.
Professor Thomas Sargent, Professor of Economics at New York University discussed global fiscal crises with the audience at the CityU Distinguished Lecture on 28 September.
CityU and the US Congress were linked this week through video conferencing facilities as the University played host to the first American Studies Institute in Asia (ASIA) seminar.
CityU's Enterprise Knowledge Integration and Transfer (E-KIT) Laboratory in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management is also making a significant contribution to strengthening Hong Kong's role as a logistics hub.
In his 2001 Policy Address, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee-hwa, announced the Logistics Hong Kong initiative, which aims to strengthen Hong Kong's status as the preferred regional and international logistics hub, linking the China's mainland with the rest of the world.
Acertain Fred Smith received little encouragement at university. His brainchild, which eventually revolutionized the delivery of packages and information, began life as a final year project at Yale University. Mr Smith, FedEx founder and CEO, received a C for that project. His ideas were considered logistically unfeasible.
In addition to basic research, CityU is also committed to promoting applied R&D and commercializing research products. CityU is, in fact, the first university in Hong Kong to successfully incubate a technology company.