HKUST In The Media

HKUST, in collaboration with Peking University, has developed CarGAP, a groundbreaking chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin B₁₂ and green light to precisely control gap junctions, the microscopic channels enabling direct cell-to-cell communication. 

HKUST recently unveiled "AvatarPointillist", a technology capable of generating expressive, speaking 4D virtual avatars from a single ordinary photograph. 

An international interdisciplinary research team led by ISD Asst. Prof. Richard GU Hongri has made a groundbreaking discovery - friction can manifest even without physical contact. 

LIFS Assoc. Prof. Danny LEUNG Chi-Yeu shared his research on how cells switch genes on and off without altering the DNA sequence. 

HKUST announced the launch of a five-year research initiative, the HKUST Healthy Longevity Study, which focuses on Chinese seniors in Hong Kong and aims to uncover the key determinants of “healthy longevity.” 

HKUST has updated its School of Medicine website to set out the admission requirements and curriculum framework for its four‑year graduate‑entry MBBS program. 

A profile story of P Prof. Nancy IP explores her dual role as a world-renowned neuroscientist and a leader in higher education, guided by the belief that science is a force for societal good. 

Led by scholars from HKUST, a research team led by Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Global STEM Professor, has discovered that, since the early 2000s, both sea surface temperature changes near the equator and the associated atmospheric adjustments over the Pacific have accelerated markedly—becoming a key driver of the increasingly rapid loss of Arctic sea ice during autumn. 

HKUST showcased its award-winning inventions, which were recognized at the 51st Geneva Inventions Expo. The University's 62 participating teams won a total of 62 accolades, including 13 Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 20 Gold Medals, 20 Silver Medals, and 9 Bronze Medals, setting a new record for the University and making it the highest-awarded higher education institution in HK.

Sohu Founder Dr. Charles ZHANG delivered a physics lecture at HKUST last Saturday, introducing students to differential geometry vector calculus concepts. The lecture was also attended by CC Prof. Harry SHUM, Provost Prof. GUO Yike and VPIA Prof. Charles Ng Wang-Wai.

ITC announced that eight proposals have been approved for admission to the third InnoHK research cluster, SEAM@InnoHK, with total funding support of around HK$2.5 billion.  Among the approved proposals are two research centers led by HKUST: the Hong Kong Center for Renewable Energy and Storage (HKCRES) and the Power Semiconductors and Applications Center (PowerSAC). 

A research team led by CHEM Chair Prof. SUN Jianwei has developed an air-stable chiral phosphine-catalyzed enantioselective approach to synthesize enantioenriched S(IV)-stereogenic vinyl sulfinamides—an under-explored class of organosulfur compounds with promising antiviral activity.