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HKUST’s Engineering Commons, opened in 2013, has been the School of Engineering’s “family room” that enhances interaction of the engineering community and enables the display of top-notch research of its faculty members. Located at a key intersection of the campus, the Engineering Commons was renovated in 2024 after being used for more than a decade. As the Commons officially reopened in October 2024, it features an array of new research applications that are most relevant to campus life, including AIoT sensing research led by Prof. Gary CHAN Shueng-Han of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

The clatter of dim sum carts filled a transformed teahouse at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today, as over 100 participants, including seniors with swallowing difficulties and their families, savored a nostalgic Yum Cha experience on campus. Led by HKUST senior management and distinguished guests, students and staff volunteers served delicate soft-textured and fresh options dim sum on traditional carts, while two HKUST startups showcased how technology could enhance the quality of life for the elderly.

A collaborative research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an innovative laminated interface microstructure that enhances the stability and photoelectric conversion efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announces its Net-Zero Action Plan (Action Plan), which is the first among higher education institutions in Hong Kong to have a comprehensive framework with multi-pronged strategies aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2045. This plan is supported by a commitment of HK$30 million earned from renewable energy generation to further accelerate research and adoption of innovative decarbonization solutions on campus.

Altermagnets, which exhibit momentum-dependent spin splitting without spin–orbit coupling (SOC) or net magnetization, have recently attracted significant international attention. A team led by Prof. LIU Junwei from the Department of Physics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), along with their experimental collaborators, published their latest research findings in Nature Physics*, which unveiled the first experimental observation of a two-dimensional layered room-temperature altermagnet, validating the theoretical predictions in Nature Communications made by Prof. Liu in 2021. 

As the trade war escalates, the global economy is under increasing strain, generating significant uncertainty for the manufacturing sector. In the latest quarterly review on China’s manufacturing released by the Li & Fung Supply Chain Institute at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), researchers revealed that, despite a  forecasted slowdown in China’s manufacturing production in Q2 due to the trade conflict, Chinese manufacturers are well-prepared to meet this challenge, emphasizing that China’s role in global supply chains is essential and cannot be easily replaced.

香港科技大學（科大）今年透過「學生運動員學習支援及入學計劃」（SALSA）計劃，取錄了超過11名傑出香港運動員，人數創歷年來最高。科大今日舉辦歡迎典禮，特別邀請到一眾傑出學生運動員新生、香港體育學院代表、運動員的教練、中學校長、老師及家人等出席，一同慶祝各精英運動員即將展開人生新一頁，並祝願他們在學業和運動上的發展都能再創高峰。 11名傑出運動員將於今年九月入讀科大，涵蓋桌球、劍擊、賽艇、棒球、花樣滑冰、拯溺、帆船和田徑等項目，當中包括： 賽艇運動員 林新棟 工商管理學課程

A research team led by Prof. Mitch LI Guijun, Assistant Professor from the Division of Integrative Systems and Design at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed an innovative single-step laser printing technique to accelerate the manufacturing of lithium-sulfur batteries. Integrating the commonly time-consuming active materials synthesis and cathode preparation in a nanosecond-scale laser-induced conversion process, this technique is set to revolutionize the future industrial production of printable electrochemical energy storage devices. The findings of this study were recently published in the top journal Nature Communications.