News & Stories

2022

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Business
HKUST Survey: Over Half of HongKongers Likely to Use e-Hong Kong Dollars
Survey respondents show a positive disposition towards e-HKD adoption, with over half of them saying they are likely to use it for daily transactions.
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Research, Artificial Intelligence
HKUST Launches AI-based Guidewire Recognition Technology to Enhance Patient Safety
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an AI-based guidewire recognition and counting technology to reduce the risk of guidewire retention in patient’s body after a clinical procedure known as insertion of central venous catheter (CVC).
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Social Science, Data Analytics, Simulation modeling
Disproportionately Focusing Vaccination Efforts on Least Advantaged Populations Benefits Everyone
A new study uses a data-intelligent model to highlight the need to boost vaccination campaign budgets for disadvantaged, vulnerable populations to reach the maximum health benefit for everyone.
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Data Analytics, Interdisciplinary
Vaccine Expected to Induce Strong Immune Responses Against 2022 Monkeypox Virus, Research Shows
Recommended VACV-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus.
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Alzheimer's, Neuroscience, Biomedical Science, Life Science
HKUST Scientists Identify an Innovative Strategy Targeting a Blood Protein for Therapeutic Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
An international research team led by HKUST has identified a blood protein that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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HKUST New Privacy-Preserving App Maps Hotspots with COVID-19 Cases and Shows Proximity Risk
CovidInArea provides a free location-based tool for users to understand their risk due to proximity with the incident places.
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Research and Technology, Campus Development
HKUST to Launch World’s First Twin Campuses in Metaverse
HKUST is committed to building MetaHKUST – an extended reality (XR) campus for both HKUST and its Guangzhou counterpart set to be open in September.
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Entrepreneurship, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Impact Series: Stepping Up the Semiconductor Game
A tech company to shore up the country’s semiconductor capabilities and performance standards.