In Professor Ning Xi’s laboratory at HKU, the start-up Exynergy is pioneering lightweight, soft, wearable robots powered by artificial muscles made from Shear Thickening Gel. Engineered to fit like ordinary clothing, the system reads real-time neuro signals to provide personalized muscle support without delay, functioning just like natural muscles.
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The world’s corals are under threat. HKU alumna Dr Vriko Yu has a plan – and the technology – to save them.
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Catch up on all the highlights from a historic National Day flag-raising ceremony outside HKU's Main Building.
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We’ve all seen hard corals, the colourful marine structures that thrive in shallow waters with plenty of sunlight. But research by Sam Webster, an HKU PhD student, is casting light on their darker, weirder cousin, the black coral.
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Dr Astrid Andersson believes Hong Kong’s yellow-crested cockatoos could act as a “biodiversity ark” for a species under threat. There’s just one problem: a housing crisis.
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In this interview, Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Chair Professor in HKU’s Department of Physics, reflects on how graphene opened the door to an entirely new class of materials.
In the first episode, Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, shares his vision and insight into how HKU has nurtured its ‘inner strength’ and excellence over the years.
HKU has proactively recruited leading scholars from around the world ⎻ including 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Ferenc Krausz and 2010 Fields Medalist Professor Ngô Bảo Châu ⎻ to build an international hub for top talent.
Recognised as the world’s most international university for three consecutive years, HKU has a faculty with nearly 75% non-local professoriate staff and students from over 90 countries and regions. HKU has also signed exchange agreements with 445 institutions across 51 countries and regions.
Bringing together leading minds in both the arts and sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has stood at the forefront of pioneering research for 115 years.
Rooted in 115 years of excellence, HKU is actively shaping the future of education.