Press Releases and Stories

2024

News
Research, Research and Technology, Optoelectronics, Advanced Materials and Technology
HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop World’s First Deep-UV MicroLED Display Chips for Maskless Photolithography
In a breakthrough set to revolutionize the semiconductor industry, the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed the world’s first-of-its-kind deep-ultraviolet (UVC) microLED display array for lithography machines.

2022

News
Advanced Materials and Technology
HKUST Researchers Develop Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes that Make Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries Rechargeable
A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a new electrode design that is set to enable the rechargeability of alkaline zinc batteries, one of the most common types of non-rechargeable batteries used in our dail

2021

News
Materials, Materials Science, Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials and Technology
Active Liquid Crystal Systems Examined in Search of Autonomous Materials Systems
Liquid Crystals (LC) are widely deployed in display technology and optical fibres. From smartphones in your pockets to large screen TVs, LCs are everywhere, as this special state of matter has been found in colorful soap bubbles as well as certain living tissues.

2020

Press Releases
Research, Advanced Materials and Technology, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Life Science, Alzheimer's
Deep-brain Imaging at Synaptic Resolution Made Possible with Adaptive Optics Two-photon Endomicroscopy
The ability to undertake in vivo imaging of a living brain in a mammalian animal model is crucial for elucidating how the brain functions.

2019

News
Advanced Materials and Technology
Prof. Ching TANG is Awarded 2019 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
IAS Bank of East Asia Professor Ching Tang is awarded 2019 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
News
Advanced Materials and Technology, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Research and Technology
Bigger Pi for All in New Barcodes
By Mow Wai-ho, Associate Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST Compared with the mainland, Hong Kong seems to be lagging behind in adopting QR codes for financial transactions.