News & Stories

2021

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Business, Youth Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence
Young Alumni Selected for Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia
Patrick TU and Alex CHU, alumni of the BBA program and co-founders of Dayta AI, are selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list under the Retail and E-commerce industry.  
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Fintech, Greater Bay Area
HKUST and TFAHK Partner to Nurture FinTech Talent
The MoU aims to foster the development of FinTech by nurturing talents and collaborating on education and research and development projects.
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Nasal Spray VS Vaccine Shot – We tell you the difference
Dr. Melody Leung, Division of Life Science, tells us the differences between nasal spray and injectable vaccines. 
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Prof. YANG Hai Received Francis C. Turner Award
Prof. YANG Hai, Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, clinched the 2021 Francis C. Turner Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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Research
HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Raman Spectroscopy Platform to Characterize Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Dilute Solution
It is challenging to analyze proteins at low concentrations, especially for those in a mixture of various conformations such as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). A research team led by Prof. HUANG Jinqing, Assistant Professor of Department of Chemistry at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed optical tweezers-coupled Raman spectroscopy that can directly probe the structural features of alpha-synuclein, an IDP closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, at the physiological concentration by focusing on individual protein molecules. 
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Artificial Intelligence, STEM Education, Automation technology, Health
Expert Series: Should We Harness AI Or Fear It?
Ever since computer science pioneer, Alan Turing, first asked “can machines think?” back in the 1940s, humanity’s concerns about machines capable of acquiring the knowledge it needed to evolve have never faded. With potential applications for Artificial Intelligence (AI) now growing at a near exponential rate, how are we humans coping with the technology’s uncertainties?  A renowned expert in the field of ethical use of AI, Prof. Pascale FUNG here sheds some light on the technology’s many benefits and risks. Her biggest concern is people’s ignorance about AI means we may be doing a disservice to both ourselves and AI. AI creates rather than eliminates jobs
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Community Engagement
HKSI & HKUST Join Hands to Enhance Performance of Cycling Team
The HKUST and HKSI teams have found ways to enhance the Hong Kong Cycling Team's performances in the Tokyo Olympics.
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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.