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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.
Two top scientists elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
10 Feb 2023
Professor Hu Jinlian and Professor Zhu Yuntian have been elected as the 2022 class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. <br />
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.
CityU neuroscientists identify a small molecule that restores visual function after optic nerve injury
19 Jan 2023
Neuroscientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently identified and demonstrated a small molecule that can effectively stimulate nerve regeneration and restore visual functions after optic nerve injury, offering great hope for patients with optic nerve injury, such as glaucoma-related vision loss.
CityU unravels interfacial interactions of the lead-free perovskite for efficient hydrogen production
13 Jan 2023
A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a lead-free perovskite photocatalyst that delivers highly efficient solar energy-to-hydrogen conversion.
Converting temperature fluctuations into clean energy with novel nanoparticles and heating strategy
12 Jan 2023
Recently, a team co-led by researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) triggered a significantly faster and more efficient pyro-catalytic reaction using localized plasmonic heat sources to rapidly and efficiently heat up the pyro-catalytic material and allow it to cool down.