Physics
| 23 Apr 2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Superfluid: HKUST Scientists Unveil How Dipolar Interactions Shape Two-Dimensional Superfluid Behavior
Life Science
| 28 Mar 2025
HKUST Life Science Researchers Establish an Intracranial Optic Tract Injury Model to Reveal Mechanisms of Functional Circuit Reconstruction Following CNS Injury
Life Science
| 23 Feb 2025
HKUST Scientists Identify Alzheimer’s Disease-Protective Genetic Factors and Unravel Disease Mechanisms
Physics
| 24 Jan 2025
HKUST Researcher Unveiling the Uncharted Reaction Pathways of Carbon Dioxide in Supercritical Water
Physics
| 9 Jan 2025
HKUST-led Research Pioneers Simulation of Non-Hermitian Skin Effect in 2D with Ultracold Fermions
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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(From left) Prof. ZHANG Shanchao, Prof. DU Shengwang, Prof. ZHU Shi-Liang and Prof. YAN Hui
(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…

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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.
(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…

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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).
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…

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Prof. LIU Kai, Cheng Associate Professor from the Division of Life Science.
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…

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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.
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…

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