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Two renowned scientists delivered lectures on porous metallic glasses and water studies at two Institute for Advanced Study Distinguished Lectures.
The energy you spend in daily activities, such as exercising, walking or even sitting and typing in front of the computer, will no longer be wasted, but converted to electrical energy for powering-up your smart electronics through a wearable energy-harvesting device developed by CityU.
Nature has inspired scientists to develop artificial materials with smart super-wettability, according to a renowned physical chemist at CityU on 13 January.
The 2009 LIVAC Pan-Chinese New Word Rosters showed that new words in the major Chinese communities reflect the most significant global and local events of collective concern this year.
Mirroring the trend of previous years, the top three places on this year’s Annual Pan-Chinese Celebrity Rosters were taken by political figures. They are US President Barack Obama, China’s President Hu Jintao and Chen Shui-bian from Taipei in that order.
"It is easier to generate academic achievement if individual scholars are allowed to conduct research according to their interests and impulses,” said Professor Lin Yu-sheng on the theoretical foundations of academic freedom.
The academician conference “Engineering Science and Technology: Trends and Frontiers” brings together highly regarded scientists to discuss the latest innovations in engineering and the possible frontiers of technological advancement.
The School of Law held the Sixteenth Annual Goff Arbitration Lecture on 10 December, with Professor David D Caron discussing the revision of arbitration rules.
About 200 scholars and professionals from around the world gathered at the All China Economic International Conference on 14 December to exchange ideas on a variety of economic issues concerning the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation community.
The Department of English at CityU received funding from the government to study the phenomenon of Cosplay in Hong Kong, and in addition is staging an international symposium and exhibition to discuss the transformative power of dress, costume and fashion.