Life Science
| 20 Feb 2024
HKUST Neuroscientists Develop Highly Accurate Universal Diagnostic Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mathematics
| 2 Feb 2024
HKUST Researchers Develop AI-enabled Model to Help Mitigate Global Ammonia Emissions from Cropland by 38% Contributing to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Chemistry
| 5 Jan 2024
HKUST Researchers Develop Efficient and Accessible Single-Molecule Platform for Detecting Various Amylin Species Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
Life Science
| 20 Dec 2023
HKUST Researchers Report the High-res Structure of a Cyanobacterial Virus Paving the Way for More Accurate Predictions of Climate Change
Life Science
| 7 Dec 2023
HKUST Elucidates How IGF2’s Secretory Pathway Mediates Muscle Stem Cell Differentiation Laying Foundation for Treating Multiple Diseases
Prof. Qian Peiyuan (right) and a researcher of his team, LI Zhongrui, culture bacteria with the machine on the right.
Ocean Science
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HKUST Researchers Unlock Cancer-Causing Mechanism of E. coli Toxin with Synthetic Biology Approach Paving Way for New Preventive Measures for Colorectal Cancer

A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan (Ocean Science and Life Science) have unearthed the missing link...

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Prof. DU Shengwang (middle left, seated), Prof. LIU Junwei (middle right, seated), Prof. JO Gyu-Boong (back left, standing) and their research team
Physics
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HKUST Researchers Build the World’s First All-Optical Multilayer Neural Network Paving Way for Next Generation of AI Hardware

Now, a research team led by Prof. DU Shengwang and Prof. LIU Junwei (Physics) demonstrated the first-of-its-kind multilayer all-optical artificial neural network...

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Prof. JO Gyu-Boong (right) and his team members Dr. SONG Bo (second right), Phd students HE Chengdong (left) and REN Zejian (second left).
Physics
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HKUST-led Research Team Unveils Groundbreaking Quantum Simulation of 3D Topological Matter with Ultracold Atoms

Complex topological matter (peculiar materials with different bulk and surface properties) has become the focus of both industrial and academic research...

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Prof. GUO Yusong (front middle)’s research team – including the paper’s co-first author MA Tianji (front left), identify a novel function of an enzyme.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Co-Discover a Novel Function of an Enzyme Offering Insight into the Pathology of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Researchers of HKUST and Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science recently identified that an enzyme called atlastin (ATL) is used to regulate the transportation...

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(From left) Prof. ZHANG Shanchao, Prof. DU Shengwang, Prof. ZHU Shi-Liang and Prof. YAN Hui
Physics
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HKUST Physicist Contributes to New Record of Quantum Memory Efficiency Bringing Quantum Computers Closer to Reality

A joint research team of HKUST and SCNU has set a new record of photonic quantum memory efficiency, pushing quantum computation a step closer to reality...

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(From right) Prof. Huang Xuhui and his research team members Dr. Peter CHEUNG, Dr. Carmen TSE and Dr. SHEONG Fu-Kit conduct part of the calculation with HKUST’s computing servers.
Chemistry
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HKUST Scientists Discover How RNA Polymerase II Maintains Highly Accurate Gene Transcription with High-Performance Computing

Scientists from HKUST have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to proofread RNA transcriptions... 

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Prof. QIAN Peiyuan (middle) and his team members Dr. LI Yongxin (right) and PhD student WANG Ruojun (left) found 7,000 new marine species by nurturing biofilms in seawater (as shown on microscope and on screen).
Ocean Science
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HKUST Researchers Discover More Than 7,000 New Microbial Species Enhancing Our Understanding of Ocean Biodiversity

A group of marine scientists at HKUST recently discovered over 7,000 new microbial species in the Oceans, including Acidobacteria – a natural medicinal phylum...

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Prof. LIU Kai, Cheng Associate Professor from the Division of Life Science.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Co-discover Novel Mechanism That Helps Delay Degradation of Injured Nerves

A research team consisting of scientists from HKUST, CAS and Jinan University discovered a new mechanism that could delay the degeneration of injured nerves...

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HKUST Chair Professor of the Division of Life Science and project coordinator of the Pangu collaboration Prof. ZHANG Mingjie (left); Co-founder and Director of aTyr Pharma and Senior Visiting Fellow at HKUST’s Institute for Advanced Study Prof. Paul SCHIMMEL (middle) and President and CEO of aTyr Dr. Sanjay SHUKLA (right) introduce how aTyr1923 can modulate interstitial lung disease.
Life Science
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Joining Hand with Pangu BioPharma for New Lung Disease Therapy

SAN DIEGO AND HONG KONG – aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIFE) recognized the collaboration between its Hong Kong subsidiary, Pangu BioPharma (Pangu), and HKUST for contributions leading to the discovery of aTyr’s lead clinical candidate, ATYR1923... 

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Prof. WANG Jiguang (left) collaborates with Prof. JIANG Tao to bring their mutational mechanism research into clinical practice that helps find new therapeutic lead for deadly brain cancer patients.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Discover Mutation Route That Helps Find New Therapeutic Lead for Deadly Brain Cancer Patients

A research team consisting of scientists from HKUST and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have uncovered the mutational mechanism of how a rare and deadly brain cancer... 

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