HKUST Team Develops AI-powered Tool for Accurate Prediction of Coastal Oceans’ Health
| 11 Sep 2025
HKUST Team Develops AI-powered Tool for Accurate Prediction of Coastal Oceans’ Health
HKUST Team Develops Novel Sampling Method to Innovate Statistical Mechanics
| 3 Sep 2025
HKUST Team Develops Novel Sampling Method to Innovate Statistical Mechanics
HKUST Team Advances Plant Gene Regulation with GHR Motif Discovery
| 14 Aug 2025
HKUST Team Advances Plant Gene Regulation with GHR Motif Discovery
HKUST Chemists Discover a “Super” Photoreductant to Leap Forward in Photocatalysis
| 3 Jul 2025
HKUST Chemists Discover a “Super” Photoreductant to Leap Forward in Photocatalysis
HKUST Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Light Manipulation Using Gyromagnetic Zero-Index Metamaterials
| 12 Jun 2025
HKUST Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Light Manipulation Using Gyromagnetic Zero-Index Metamaterials
The movement of bacterial RNA Polymerase's Clamp and β-lobe (the purple and orange part in the picture, respectively) facilitates the DNA melting during initiation of transcription.
The movement of bacterial RNA Polymerase's Clamp and β-lobe (the purple and orange part in the picture, respectively) facilitates the DNA melting during initiation of transcription.
Chemistry
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HKUST Scientists Discover How Antibiotics Target Bacterial RNAP to Inhibit Its Gene Transcription

A group of researchers at HKUST has uncovered the mechanism of how DNA is being melted to start bacterial gene transcription and how one…

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Prof. Huang (third left) and her research team.
Prof. Huang (third left) and her research team.
Chemistry
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HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Raman Spectroscopy Platform to Characterize Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Dilute Solution

It is challenging to analyze proteins at low concentrations, especially for those in a mixture of various conformations such as…

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Simulation snapshot of a self-propelling topological defect in an active liquid crystal guided by a light pattern (shone in pink region)
Simulation snapshot of a self-propelling topological defect in an active liquid crystal guided by a light pattern (shone in pink region)
Physics
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Active Liquid Crystal Systems Examined in Search of Autonomous Materials Systems

Liquid Crystals (LC) are widely deployed in display technology and optical fibers. From smartphones in your pockets to large screen TVs…

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Prof. CHAN Wan (Fourth left), Prof. YU Jianzhen (Second right) and their research teams.
Prof. CHAN Wan (Fourth left), Prof. YU Jianzhen (Second right) and their research teams.
Chemistry
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HKUST Researchers Find Wearing Face Masks May Reduce Cancer Risks Associated with Airborne Carcinogens

Researchers from HKUST have recently proved that apart from protecting us from inhaling respiratory droplets that contain pathogens,…

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(Stock Photo) Prof. Qian Peiyuan (right) and LI Zhongrui (left) from his research team have been studying the microbe-animal interactions.
(Stock Photo) Prof. Qian Peiyuan (right) and LI Zhongrui (left) from his research team have been studying the microbe-animal interactions.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Unlock the Micro-Molecular Physiochemical Mechanism of Dental Plaque Formation

An inter-disciplinary team of researchers has unraveled how a novel microbial small molecule released by...

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Prof. Sun (middle) and his research team
Prof. Sun (middle) and his research team
Chemistry
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HKUST Researchers Find Novel Way to Produce New Kind of Chiral Molecules Bringing New Hope for Drug Development
HKUST research team has discovered a method that would allow the production of a new type of spherical molecules not easily obtainable…
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Prof. QIAN (middle) visited the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in 2015. Dr. SUN Jin (second right) from HKUST and Dr. CHEN Chong from JAMSTEC (first left) have also contributed to the research
Prof. QIAN (middle) visited the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in 2015. Dr. SUN Jin (second right) from HKUST and Dr. CHEN Chong from JAMSTEC (first left) have also contributed to the research
Ocean Science
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HKUST Decodes a Deep-sea Vent-endemic Snail Hologenome and Unveils its Living Strategies in the Extreme Environment

A research team led by Prof. Qian Peiyuan (Ocean Science) has published their cutting-edge findings of symbiotic mechanisms of a deep-…

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Prof. Guo (first right) and his research team
Prof. Guo (first right) and his research team
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Discover a Novel Mechanism of Recruiting Arf Family Proteins to Specific Subcellular Localizations

HKUST researchers recently uncovered a novel molecular mechanism that regulates the subcellular localizations of Arf proteins, shedding…

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Prof. Nancy IP (second left), and her research team.
Prof. Nancy IP (second left), and her research team.
Life Science
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HKUST Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery of New Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease by…

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Prof. WEN Weijia
Prof. WEN Weijia
Physics
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HKUST Researchers Developed the World's First Sound-transmitting Glass Material

Using the theory of local resonance, a research team led by Prof. WEN Weijia from the Department of Physics has found that by crafting a…

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