Research & Innovation

Prof. Sun Fei believes the process of creating things is an exploration and he enjoys this process very much.
Prof. Sun Fei believes the process of creating things is an exploration and he enjoys this process very much. 
From Smart Hydrogel to Spider Silk
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley.
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley. 
Research Team Invented Goggles Viable in Lowering Eye Pressure
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines.
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines. 
HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Integration Scheme for Efficient Coupling Between III-V and Silicon
HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Integration Scheme for Efficient Coupling Between III-V and Silicon 
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology.
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology. 
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR.
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR. 
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques.
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques. 
Translational Research Deployed as Clinical Practice
Vaccine Expected to Induce Strong Immune Responses Against 2022 Monkeypox Virus, Research Shows
Vaccine Expected to Induce Strong Immune Responses Against 2022 Monkeypox Virus, Research Shows 
Prof. Gary Chan (center) from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and his research team.
Prof. Gary Chan (center) from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and his research team.  
(From left) Prof. Chen Qing and his research group members Dr. Li Liangyu (postdoctoral fellow) and Xiao Diwen (PhD student) at the lab of HKUST Energy Institute. On the lab bench is a set-up for fabricating the nanoporous zinc metal electrode.
(From left) Prof. Chen Qing and his research group members Dr. Li Liangyu (postdoctoral fellow) and Xiao Diwen (PhD student) at the lab of HKUST Energy Institute. On the lab bench is a set-up for fabricating the nanoporous zinc metal electrode.