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As part of the City University Distinguished Lecture Series, pioneering IBM scientist Dr Don Eigler provided an eye-opening insight into the continuing quest to develop increasingly smaller devices that are now operating on the atomic level.
CityU and Hong Kong Baptist University co-hosted the 7th 3+3+4 Symposium on “Language Issues for University Graduates” on 23 January, which focused on language education.
A survey by CityU shows that consumer sentiment towards economic development in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan has improved for three consecutive quarters, reaching a record high in 2009.
A lighting management system developed by CityU is transforming the environmental credentials of buildings by reducing electricity consumption from lighting by up to 40%.
The School of Law hosted a public lecture with prestigious legal scholar Professor George A Bermann speaking on parallel litigation in international disputes.
Dr Stephen Liao Shaoyi, Associate Professor from the Department of Information Systems, has received sponsorship of more than HK$10 million from the Innovation and Technology Fund and the industry to conduct three research projects on traffic systems.
An international conference that places Hong Kong at the forefront of nanoscience and nanotechnology is being held at CityU, bringing together world-renowned academicians and experts to explore how the technology can benefit mankind.
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) tend to seek short-term survival strategies in an economic downturn. However, such strategies are not good enough to support a business in the long term.
Medical staff wears protective face masks and gowns when working in wards for highly infectious diseases such as SARS. But how can a virus be prevented from transferring from the clothing into the public? And how can we ensure that medical staff will not contract a virus as the clothing is removed? An "air shower" facility currently under development by the Department of Building and Construction (BC) may provide a solution.
Hong Kong people are more likely to work overtime without complaint than people in Shanghai and Taipei, but they derive less sense of pride from their work, a recent CityU survey showed. The researchers warn that the lack of appreciation Hong Kong people receive for their work might impair their competitiveness in the long term, though they a enjoy competitive edge in the short term, thanks to their willingness to work long hours.