HKUST's Significant Breakthrough in Superconductivity Using Ultrathin Lead Nanowires For Medical and Biological Applications
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved research breakthrough with a novel approach, using ultrathin lead nanowires to produce magnetic fields which are 200 times stronger and increase the temperature of the environment in which superconductors operate.
UC RUSAL President's Forum Features CERN Physicist Prof John Ellis Speaking On Fundamental Questions About The Universe
UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading global aluminium producer, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the UC RUSAL President's Forum today featuring Prof John Ellis, Clerk Maxwell Professor of Theoretical Physics at King's College London and Physicist at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to address the most fundamental questions of physics and the cosmos.
CERN Physicist Prof John Ellis To Speak On Cosmos' Basic Questions At UC RUSAL President's Forum
UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading global aluminium producer, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) invite Prof John Ellis, Clerk Maxwell Professor of Theoretical Physics at King's College London and Physicist at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to speak at the UC RUSAL President's Forum on 12 April 2013.
HKUST Achieves the First Direct Observation of Homogeneous Crystal Melting at Single-particle Level
A research team led by Prof Yilong Han at the Department of Physics of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has for the first time successfully observed homogeneous melting at single-particle resolution, closing the long-term debate on alleged defects generated before melting. In addition to this, Prof Han and his team members Ziren Wang, Feng Wang, Yi Peng and Zhongyu Zheng also measured the superheat limit of colloidal crystals for the first time.
HKUST Research on Ultraviolet Lasing of Nano-structured ZnO Voted the Most Cited Papers over past 50 years by Applied Physics Letters
A research publication by Prof Zikang Tang and Prof George Wong both of the Department of Physics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) titled ‘Room-temperature ultraviolet laser emission from self-assembled ZnO microcrystallite thin films’ was recognized to be amongst the top 50 most cited papers over the past 50 years in Applied Physics Letters, one of the world’s most esteemed scientific journals. This is also the only research developed in Greater China region that made it into the top 50.
HKUST-trained Physics Talents Win 2 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze Medals in International Physics Olympiad 2012
The Hong Kong Team of the 43rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) proudly brought home 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals from Estonia. Students of the award-winning team were trainees of the Physics Enhancement Program under the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s (HKUST) Department of Physics.
HKUST-trained Young Physicists Achieve Best Ever Results in Asian Physics Olympiad 2012
The Hong Kong team of the 13th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) trained by the Department of Physics of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) achieved the best results ever in the competition, amassing 1 gold, 2 bronze medals and 3 honorable mentions. Amongst the brilliant contestants is gold medalist Lam Ho-tat, who achieved fourth place in Asia amongst competitors in APhO.
First Chinese Winner of Wolf Prize and Father of OLED Shines Light on Innovative OLED and OSC Technologies at HKUST
At the invitation of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Prof Ching W Tang, the first Chinese Wolf Prize Laureate in Chemistry, better known as the father of OLED spoke today on the distinctive characteristics and breakthrough developments of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and organic solar cells (OSC). Prof Tang is currently a Visiting Member of IAS.