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
Chemistry
| 4 Jun 2025
HKUST Chemists Innovate in the Synthesis of Chiral Bridged Polycyclic Compounds
Chemistry
| 19 May 2025
Unveiling Boracycles: HKUST Chemists Develop a New Approach to Synthesizing Strained Boracycles
Physics
| 29 Apr 2025
New Era of Magnetization: HKUST Research Sheds Light on Future Applications in Spintronics and Valleytronics
Prof. Qian Peiyuan(front) and his research team
Prof. Qian Peiyuan(front) and his research team
Ocean Science
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HKUST Researchers Unlock Genomic Secrets of Scaly-foot Snail

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have decoded for the first time the genome of Scaly-foot…

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Prof. WEN (Middle) and Dr. GAO (right) introduce the theories behind their novel detection device in their research base at Shenzhen.
Prof. WEN (Middle) and Dr. GAO (right) introduce the theories behind their novel detection device in their research base at Shenzhen.
Physics
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HKUST Research Team Invents World’s Fastest Coronavirus Detection Device Offering Diagnostic Results in 40 Minutes

A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently invented the world’s fastest portable…

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Prof. Yu presents her latest research finding in an academic conference.
Prof. Yu presents her latest research finding in an academic conference.
Chemistry
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HKUST Researchers Untangle Links between Nitrogen Oxides and Airborne Sulfates Bringing New Hope to Improvement of Hazy Air Pollution

A research team led by scientists from HKUST unveiled a first-in-kind study of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and its role in the rise and fall…

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Prof. Alex Wyatt maintains shallow water temperature loggers in Funauki Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan to measure water temperatures at coral reef sites.
Prof. Alex Wyatt maintains shallow water temperature loggers in Funauki Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan to measure water temperatures at coral reef sites.
Ocean Science
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HKUST Researchers Shed Light on Modulation of Thermal Bleaching of Coral Reefs by Internal Waves

An international research team led by HKUST has demonstrated that cooling by internal waves could potentially create thermal refuges for…

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As a package, students get to have hands-on experiment for testing optical alignment skills and learn the linkage between periodicity and randomness.
As a package, students get to have hands-on experiment for testing optical alignment skills and learn the linkage between periodicity and randomness.
Physics
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Igniting Passion for Physics

Effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education is a major challenge in Hong Kong’s schools and institutions…

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Prof. Zeng Qinglu (front right) and his research team, including first author of the journal paper Liu Riyue (front left).
Prof. Zeng Qinglu (front right) and his research team, including first author of the journal paper Liu Riyue (front left).
Ocean Science
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HKUST Researchers Discover New Virus Traits That May Help Fight Global Warming and Develop Anti-virus Drug

A research team led by Prof. ZENG Qinglu (Ocean Science) has recently discovered how the virus cyanophage comes to kill that eco-…

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Prof. Qian Peiyuan (right) and a researcher of his team, LI Zhongrui, culture bacteria with the machine on the right.
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
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…

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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).
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…

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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.
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…

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