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When people talk about coating, they are primarily interested in coating for decoration, such as colour, or for tribological applications, that is, providing a hard surface which is resistant to wear and corrosion. "But this is only one part of coating," said Professor Haydn Chen, Chair Professor of Materials Science and Head of the Department of Physics and Materials Science (AP).
In an age when nanotechnology is hailed as a milestone in the advancement of science, when there is a demand for small appliances, when instrumentation allows the preparation of things small, when there is the equipment to characterize small things, to measure the structure and properties of small things, and when nano particles allow improved properties, it is natural that coating technology will form part of the trend.
A collaboration between City University's Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM) and General Motors to develop advanced coatings could result in the manufacture of more efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly vehicles.
More than 500 local engineers attended a conference on the present and future developments in materials. Titled Materials Science and Technology in Engineering Conference - Now, New and Next (MaSTEC 2003), the Conference is organized by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), and supported by CityU's Department of Physics and Materials Science and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) from 15-17 January.
Because of the outbreak of SARS, also known as atypical pneumonia, City University, together with its seven local counterparts, suspended classes for two weeks, from 29 March to 13 April. Although the situation seemed alarming, the two-week suspension was an unexpected holiday for many CityU students, especially for the non-local students who live in halls.