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2023-08-25
Prof. Shih-Chi Chen selected as a winner for the Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year 2023
Professor Shih-Chi Chen from Department Mechanical and Automation Engineering has been selected as a winner for the Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year 2023 in the category of Engineering and Technology. Prof. Chen is recognized for his... -
2023-07-31
Adding edible salt to the electrolyte recipe to create safe, long-life aqueous zinc batteries
A research team led by Professor Lu Yi-chun in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has taken a critical step forward in creating a high-performance, eco-friendly electrolyte for aqueous zinc batteries. The team applied a strategy from... -
2023-07-18
Professor Zhang Li receives HKD26.69 million Strategic Topics Grant Award from RGC
Professor Zhang Li from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has been granted HKD26.69 million by the Research Grants Council (RGC) Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 to support his research five-year research project, titled “AI-assisted Microrobotic Platform for Minimally... -
2023-05-15
CUHK announces the invention of an aerial-aquatic hybrid drone
A research team jointly led by *Professor Ben M. Chen* from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (MAE) and *Professor Jie Chen* from Tongji University’s Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems has successfully invented the... -
2023-03-23
CUHK develops wirelessly powered electronic stents for gastric acid reflux treatment: a new non-invasive therapy
A collaborative research team led by *Professor Zhang Li* from the Faculty of Engineering, and *Professor Philip Chiu Wai-yan* and *Professor Tony Chan Kai-fung* from the Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has... -
2023-02-15
CUHK teacher’s innovative approach enables students to continue real-time experiment remotely
After three years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become more and more popular, promoting the development of innovative educational approaches. Dr Han Dongkun, a lecturer from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and his team designed and assembled 12... -
2023-01-12
CUHK achieves breakthrough techniques taking nanoscale 3D printing into a new era
Multi-material 3D fabrication at nanoscale has been the holy grail of nanotechnology and a key enabler for the development of new technologies, including photonic, electronic, and biomedical devices. Professor Chen Shih-Chi and his team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Department of ... -
2022-12-30
CUHK develops 3D soft architected materials with magnetic control dynamic morphological transformation
A collaborative research team led by Professor Zhang Li from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed a ferromagnetic silicone elastomer with three-dimensional (3D) deformability, further expanding new applications of morphable soft... -
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2022-11-16
A research team from CUHK Faculty of Engineering and Chun Wo jointly develop cable-driven robot for high-rise building facades
With Hong Kong’s construction industry plagued by manpower shortages over the past few years, safety has never been more important. As a first, a research team led by *Professor Darwin Lau Tat Ming*, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The...
