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| A Giant Step for Endoscopy |
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| CU Medicine has successfully performed the world’s first colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection using a flexible endoscopic robotic system, marking a new era in the treatment of early gastrointestinal cancer. The system mitigates technical difficulties commonly encountered in endoscopy and enhances the safety of submucosal dissection. |
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| Your Body the Battery: Harvesting Human Motion to Power Smart Devices |
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| The Faculty of Engineering has developed an embedded energy harvester to sustainably power smartwatches and wristbands by converting kinetic energy from the arm swing into electricity. You may never experience an empty battery in your smart devices again. |
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| Easy Screening for Skin Cancer |
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| Scientists from CUHK and the University of Warwick have developed a novel method for analysing skin structure using Terahertz radiation. This latest innovation may enable professionals to soon find a faster, safer and more efficient way of treating skin cancer and other skin-related maladies. |
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| A Galaxy of Distinguished Scholars |
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| More than a dozen of CUHK faculty members recently received awards from prestigious institutions in recognition of their research and teaching excellence. They were named in the most recent lists of Highly Cited Researchers, the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal and the Giants of Cancer Care® Award. |
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| Why Hong Kong Has the Longest Life Expectancy in the World |
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| The CUHK Institute of Health Equity published a commentary to examine why both women and men in Hong Kong are leading the world in life expectancy. The work has been selected as one of the ‘Top 10 Most Read Perspectives of 2020’ by the National Academy of Medicine. |
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| Building Blocks with AI |
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| Thanks to technologies developed by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the power of AI, a system that can automatically generate a mini-figure LEGO model from an image has been developed by a PhD student. The innovative project won a global AI student competition and the algorithm design has been commercialised. |
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| GMP Facility in Hong Kong to Accelerate Life-saving Treatments |
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| CUHK partners with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to build a world-class Good Manufacturing Practice facility in Hong Kong to accelerate the development of life-saving cancer therapies, regenerative medicine and related biomedical technologies. |
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| Student Excellence |
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| Recently, many of CUHK’s most distinguished and accomplished students received top scholarships from a range of prestigious institutions, including the Rhodes Scholarship. CUHK has produced the most Rhodes Scholars among all local tertiary institutions. |
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