A research team from the Faculty of Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has recently developed a water-tube-based triboelectric nanogenerator that can efficiently convert various irregular and low-frequency mechanical energies, including ocean wave energy, into electricity, providing a new avenue for the development of “blue energy”. The ocean covers about 70% of […]
The MAE Department is holding a Vlog competition this year! If you are a MAE undergraduate student and interested in making vlogs, don’t hesitate to join the competition! You may win up to HK$3000 cash coupon! Details of the Vlog Competition are as follow, Lazy pack: click here! Division: MAEG students EEEN students Eligibility: All […]
Let’s give our warm congratulations to Professor Ben M. Chen from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, he is elected to the Academy of Engineering Singapore!
Traditional mechanical watches can be grouped into 2 types, manual and automatic. The automatic watch is powered by a spring which winds when the arm is moved, it stores energy and is used to power the watch even when it is not being worn. However, due to the structural constraint, the mechanical friction is high […]
The 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. The research work has been reported in the […]
The research team led by Prof. Yi-Chun LU 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 common usage. The […]
A strategy that selects the optimised bio-inspired microrobotic swarms in different bio-fluids was developed by Prof. ZHANG Li and his research team. The swarms reported may lead to high possibilities in medical applications, and this work is a significant intermediate step from a fundamental understanding of microrobotic swarms to their clinic applications. Nature Communications, a […]
Prof. CHEN Shih-Chi and his team from MAE Department, collaborated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop the “Femtosecond Projection Two-photon Lithography (FP-TPL)” printing technology. By controlling the laser spectrum via temporal focusing, the laser 3D printing process is performed in a parallel layer-by-layer fashion instead of point-by-point writing. This new technique substantially increases […]
A research team led by Prof. LIAO Wei-Hsin has developed a lightweight smart materials-based energy harvester for scavenging energy from human motion, generating inexhaustible and sustainable power supply just from walking. Specifically, the device can capture biomechanical energy from the motion of the human knee and then convert it to electricity which can be used […]
