CUHK eNews (Apr 2021) | Office of Academic Links


CUHK eNews \| Apr 2021

FEATURE STORY

Powering the Next Wave of ‘Blue Energy’ Technology

The Faculty of Engineering has developed an innovative water-tube-based nanogenerator that converts irregular, low-frequency environmental energies, including ocean wave energy, into electricity. This important breakthrough has overcome the limitations of the existing technology in harnessing ‘blue energy’ from the world’s oceans, taking us one step closer to solving the global energy and climate crisis.

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Diabetes Drugs Hold Key to Halting and Reversing Brain Ageing

CU Medicine has found that diabetes drugs can halt and even reverse brain-cell ageing, a discovery that could instruct clinical trial design and lead to the development of new drug treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.

Mapping the 3D Brain with Pure Mathematics

A CUHK mathematician has broken new ground by applying pure mathematics to create accurate 3D images of the brain’s surfaces. The technique translates MRI scans of a brain surface into a sphere in less than a second, allowing doctors to immediately identify important features of the brain for further analysis.

Jabs Alone Won’t Do the Job: Physical Distancing Still Needed to Fight COVID-19

A new epidemiological study from CUHK with participation from the University of Southampton in the UK shows that vaccination programmes should be combined with physical distancing to prevent COVID-19 resurgence until herd immunity is achieved.

Acclaimed Global Leadership in Autism

Professor Catherine So who pioneered a novel robot-based training programme to help improve the nonverbal communication skills of children with autism has been appointed as the sole Global Senior Leader for Hong Kong by the International Society for Autism Research.

International Collaboration Ever More Important to Rebuild the Post-pandemic World

While COVID-19 has disrupted the fundamental operational mechanism of the higher education sector worldwide, Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, is optimistic that the sector will emerge stronger after the pandemic with a renewed commitment in global partnership.

Harvest of Awards

A number of distinguished CUHK researchers from arts, engineering, medicine and social science have recently received prestigious honours in recognition of their exceptional work. Several of them are either the first scholars or the only scholars in this year’s list from Hong Kong or the region to receive the accolades.