Research & Innovation

Prof. Sun Qingping (front row, fourth left), Prof. Yao Shuhuai (front row, third left), both Professors of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), MAE Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Zhou Guoan (front row, second left), MAE PhD student Li Zexi (front row, first left), and other members of the research team with their elastocaloric air conditioner.
Prof. Sun Qingping (front row, fourth left), Prof. Yao Shuhuai (front row, third left), both Professors of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), MAE Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Zhou Guoan (front row, second left), MAE PhD student Li Zexi (front row, first left), and other members of the research team with their elastocaloric air conditioner.  
Setting to Transform Industries and Combat Climate Change
Photoluminescence of flexible full-color Fi-LEDs: I ♥ HKUST pattern (left) and “night scene” of Victoria Harbor showing color transition (right), built by mounting batches of fibers.
Photoluminescence of flexible full-color Fi-LEDs: I ♥ HKUST pattern (left) and “night scene” of Victoria Harbor showing color transition (right), built by mounting batches of fibers. 
Paving the Way for Advanced Wearable Display Technologies
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and Dr. Duan Tianwei (left) holding their newly developed perovskite solar cell.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and Dr. Duan Tianwei (left) holding their newly developed perovskite solar cell. 
HKUST Engineering research team develops a novel artificial compound eye system.
HKUST Engineering research team develops a novel artificial compound eye system. 
Assistant Professor Lin Yen-Hung of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies (right), Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD student Cao Xueli (center), and Senior Manager of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies Dr. Fion Yeung (left)
Assistant Professor Lin Yen-Hung of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies (right), Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD student Cao Xueli (center), and Senior Manager of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies Dr. Fion Yeung (left) 
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan shows a perovskite solar cell.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan shows a perovskite solar cell. 
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students: Huang Jun (the first author of the paper), Li Chen and Luo Hang
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students: Huang Jun (the first author of the paper), Li Chen and Luo Hang 
Two joint labs led by Prof. Kevin Chen (left) and Prof. Shao Minhua (right) received funding in the Research Grants Council’s co-funding mechanism on joint laboratories with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Two joint labs led by Prof. Kevin Chen (left) and Prof. Shao Minhua (right) received funding in the Research Grants Council’s co-funding mechanism on joint laboratories with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 
Driving Research in Microelectronics and Hydrogen Energy
(From left to right) Prof. Terence Wong, Prof Shen Yajing, Prof. Chen Guanghao, and Prof. George Yuan
(From left to right) Prof. Terence Wong, Prof Shen Yajing, Prof. Chen Guanghao, and Prof. George Yuan 
“1 to N” Transformation of R&D Outcomes
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.