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Despite being the world’s largest consumer of power semiconductors, China is facing considerable challenges in the global chip race as the country is…
The construction industry, which plays an instrumental role in driving Hong Kong’s economy, has been facing a range of industry-specific challenges…
Behind every great innovation lies a design sensibility, something that might be imperceptible to users but is in fact a vital ingredient of a design…
Professor Ronald LAU knows HKUST and the School of Business and Management (SBM) well. A long service award recipient, he has spent over 20 years…
When social media giant Facebook rebranded itself as ”Meta” in late 2021, companies and institutions – large or small, national or regional – began…
Bookcrossing has grown into a global phenomenon in the past decade, but the idea still hasn’t taken off in Hong Kong. A team of HKUST alumni are…
The upheaval wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and businesses have had to quickly pivot in response to the new normal. Hong Kong…
Whether it’s facial recognition-enabled mobile devices or the driverless vehicles that are increasingly ferrying us safely from A to B, AI-empowered…
For someone who spent his childhood thinking why people fell ill, how we could avoid it, and why we die, it’s important for Prof. WANG Jiguang to ask…
Having lived in Hong Kong since she moved here while still a child, Anushka PUROHIT has been passionately interested in conserving the environment…
Minnie SOO and CHOW Hiu-Yau became Hong Kong’s sports stars, when the former bagged the city’s first-ever bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 table tennis…
What is your first thought when you hear “quantum”? Inexplicable laws of nature? A technology for pioneering superfast computers? While quantum…
In this article Hong Kong-based artist Vivian Ho (HKUST MBA Alumna 2018) reflects on her journey in the art world and how she navigates the local art…
Promoting gender equity is a team effort and the younger generations’ voices matter in driving changes in the future world. A group of business…
Volunteering for worthy causes and networking with established professionals are totally different experiences. Time Auction – a charity cofounded by…
The year was 1996, and HKUST had just been founded a few years ago. Tim LEUNG Shing-Yu, a freshman studying mathematics, was not quite sure what…
According to the United Nations, energy supplied by fossil fuels is the largest net contributor to total global greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore,…
Did you know that the hydrogels found in the contact lenses and cosmetics that many of us use every day are also crucial for the successful…
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) authority, Prof. Pascale FUNG, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, has been blazing a trail for her…
The rapid growth in food delivery and takeout thanks to the pandemic has led to more plastic waste being dumped in the city’s landfills. To help…
While face masks keep us safe from COVID, the peace of mind such coverings offer carries a price: they conceal the friendly faces and smiles that…
Seeing through blocks with x-ray eyes, or targeting enemies kilometers away with eagle-sharp eyesight, is superhuman vision possible outside of sci-…
Not only can the pandemic get you grounded, but also air pollution can, too. In Hong Kong, it is not uncommon that the general public — especially…
Are you one of the nine in 10 people worldwide whose breathing is adversely affected by airborne pollutants such as dust, dirt, nitrogen dioxide, and…
As the saying goes, life without memory is no life at all. What if you develop a disease that is capable of stealing your memory, and even more? Your…
Having spent a good decade at HKUST, Prof. Albert PARK is ready to use his expertise to help drive sustainable economic growth in developing Asia. A…
People who suffer from diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration would usually be treated with intravitreal eye injections — a procedure to…
Prof. Rhea Liem’s career is one that has been forged in adversity. A convergence of crises, both familial and societal, led to her making decisive…
From a terminal heart failure patient to a university student, mentor, and public speaker, HKUST’s fourth-year business management student Krishna…
The achievements of new inventions came from long journeys of exploration, from research and development to market recognition, that not many people…