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2020

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Research and Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Pascale FUNG Helps to Debunk COVID-19 Myths with Science
Prof. Pascale FUNG Helps to Debunk COVID-19 Myths with Science
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Research and Technology, Electronic and Computer Engineering
COVID-19 Vaccine One Step Closer
HKUST Sets Up a Platform for Real-time Reporting of Vaccine Target Recommendations for COVID-19
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Artificial Eye, Bionics, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Research and Technology
HKUST Scientists Develop World's First Spherical Artificial Eye with 3D Retina
An international team led by scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently developed the world’s first 3D artificial eye with capabilities better than existing bionic eyes and in some cases, even exceed those of the human eyes, bringing vision to humanoid r
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Fintech, Business Management, Business, Survey
Hong Kong’s First Fintech Manpower Study Identifies 13 Most Needed Competencies
The School of Business and Management of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) announced the major findings of an industry-wide study on “Fintech Talent Development, Competency and Manpower”.
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Research, Innovation, Advanced Materials, Physics
HKUST Research Team Successfully Discovers New Material Generation Mechanism for Chip Design, Quantum Computing and Noise Reduction
The research team of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently made important progress in the field of new materials.
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Simulation modeling, Public Policy, Health, Interdisciplinary, Computer Science and Engineering
HKUST Co-led Study Suggests Universal Face Mask Wearing is Urgent Against Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak as Social Distancing Lifts
As governments worldwide are planning to gradually ease lockdown or social distancing measures after months of life disruptions due to COVID-19, an interdisciplinary study co-convened by a Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) comput
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Ocean Science, Marine Life, Life Science, Research
HKUST Researchers Unlock Genomic Secrets of Scaly-foot Snail
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have decoded for the first time the genome of Scaly-foot Snail, a rare snail inhabited in what scientists called ‘the origin of life’- deep-sea hydrothermal vents characterized with impossible living condition.
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Research and Technology, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
Driverless Vehicles Help People Affected by COVID-19
Autonomous Vehicles Developed by HKUST Engineering Professor Serve the Community during COVID-19 Outbreak in Mainland China