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2020-07-23
A Breakthrough by CUHK Engineering and University of Warwick Teams T-ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundred Times Over
A research team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Warwick has reached a crucial milestone towards developing single-pixel terahertz radiation (T-ray) imaging technology. Their single-pixel T-ray camera reached 100 times faster acquisition than the previous state-of-the-art without adding any ... -
2020-07-20
A Breakthrough in Photonic Integration by CUHK Engineering Team Facilitating High-speed Optical Communication to Meet the Increasing Demand
The ever-increasing growth in data traffic requires more powerful transmission networks. To respond to such demand, a group of researchers led by Prof. Xiankai Sun and Prof. Hon Ki Tsang in the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has recently revealed a way to use light to convey large rates ... -
2020-05-25
Revealing the Role of Water Vapour in Methanol Atmospheric Reaction
A research team led by Prof. Wei Ren has adopted high-level quantum chemistry calculations to provide a definitive answer to the role of water vapour in some important atmospheric reactions. The new findings will enable a more accurate and reliable prediction of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry. Volatile organic compounds ( ... -
2020-05-14
Breakthrough in Battery Research: An Eco-friendly Electrolyte with Skin Cream Ingredients Enabling Stable and Non-flammable Aqueous Li-ion Batteries
A research team led by Prof. Yi-Chun has taken a critical step forward in improving high-energy batteries by introducing a novel electrolyte to the aqueous lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. This electrolyte is commonly used in skin cream. It is inexpensive, non-flammable, less toxic and is eco-friendly, yet can create stable voltage for ... -
2020-02-21
Translating Basic Science Research to Clinical Application Microrobotic Swarms by CUHK Can Navigate in Bio-fluids
A research group led by Professor Li Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed a strategy that selects the optimised bio-inspired microrobotic swarms in different bio-fluids. The swarms reported may have great potential in medical applications, and this work is an important ... -
2020-01-07
Two CUHK Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows 2020
Prof. Guoliang Xing and Prof. Angela Yingjun Zhang from the Department of Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at CUHK have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2020. Prof. Guoliang Xing was elected for his remarkable contributions to “sensor networks ... -
2019-12-20
Prof. Renjie Zhou Receives Croucher Innovation Award 2019 for Developing New Tomographic Phase Microscopy Technique for In Vivo Imaging
Professor Renjie Zhou, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering has been awarded the Croucher Innovation Award 2019 in the amount of HK$5 million in research expenses by the Croucher Foundation for his outstanding research achievements in optical diffraction tomography and in support of his future research works. ... -
2019-12-11
Prof. Shih-Chi Chen Presents a Game-changing Nanoscale 3D Printing Technology – Femtosecond Projection Two-photon Lithography Boosts Printing Speed by up to 10,000 Times
Ultraprecise 3D printing technology is a key enabler for manufacturing precision biomedical and photonic devices. However, the existing printing technology is limited by its low efficiency and high cost. Professor Shih-Chi Chen and his team from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering collaborated with the Lawrence ... -
2019-12-09
Prof. Zhou Bolei Listed as One of the 20 Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific by MIT Technology Review 2020
Prof. Zhou Bolei, Assistant Professor from the Department of Information Engineering has recently been named as one of the 20 honourees of the regional MIT Technology Review “Innovators under 35”. Prof. Zhou has been working on understanding deep neural networks and making Artificial Intelligence (AI) models more... -
2019-11-28
Financial Technology Conference
The Faculty of Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently hosted the “2019 CUHK Conference on Financial Technology (FinTech)”, supported by the Centre for Financial Engineering (CFE) and CUHK Business School. The conference titled “When Wall Street Met Main Street – Real vs Virtual Economy” drew close to 500 ...
