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2019-12-11
Prof. Shih-Chi Chen Presents a Game-changing Nanoscale 3D Printing Technology – Femtosecond Projection Two-photon Lithography Boosts Printing Speed by up to 10,000 Times
Ultraprecise 3D printing technology is a key enabler for manufacturing precision biomedical and photonic devices. However, the existing printing technology is limited by its low efficiency and high cost. Professor Shih-Chi Chen and his team from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering collaborated with the Lawrence ... -
2019-10-30
Harvesting Energy from Walking Human Body
A research team led by Professor Wei-Hsin Liao from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed a lightweight smart materials-based energy harvester for scavenging energy from human motion, generating inexhaustible and sustainable power supply just from walking. Specifically, ... -
2019-10-24
Novel Imaging Approach Bringing Faster 3D Imaging for Biomedical Researches
By combining a compressive sensing algorithm with a digital holographic microscope, Prof. Shih-Chi CHEN of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and his research team have developed a high-speed imaging method. The new approach is able to produce two-photon ... -
2019-10-14
A Universal Standardized Method for Output Capability Assessment of Nanogenerators Laying the Foundation for Nanogenerator Technology Development
Nanogenerator is a type of new technology that converts thermal and mechanical energy as produced by small-scale physical change into electricity. Its presence secures a stable and sustainable source of electricity that powers a wide range of small electronic devices equipped with a variety of features. A research team led by Prof. ZI ... -
2019-07-09
Distinguished Alumnus Awarded US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Dr. Wong Tak Sing, a distinguished alumnus from the MAE Department, has recently been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by US Government. The PECASE Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages ... -
2019-07-05
AI in Conference to Explore AI Trends and Showcase AI Projects
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of CUHK, the Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC) is staging a conference titled “Enroute to the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” today and tomorrow (4-5 July), drawing over 100 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to ... -
2019-06-27
CUHK Robocon Team Crowned Champion at the 2019 Robocon Hong Kong Contest
Phantom Dancer from the CUHK Robocon team was crowned champion at the 2019 Robocon Hong Kong Contest organized by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and Hong Kong Institute of Engineers on 23 June 2019. The theme of the Robocon 2019 Hong Kong Contest is “Great Urtuu”, or Sharing the Knowledge, inspired by a traditional ... -
2019-06-26
Automatic Fabrication of Clothes and Footwear to Perfectly Fit Individual’s Shape
The pursuit of an improved quality of life by people with increasing requirements means that conventional technology with single and standardised measurements no longer meets consumer demand. The fabrication of personalised clothes and footwear is one of the important factors that has led to the ... -
2019-05-30
Engineering Students Reap Most Awards at Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2019
Twenty-one student teams from CUHK received awards at the Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2019, held on 25 and 26 May, eighteen of which was formed by students of the Faculty of Engineering. The University, with the largest number of awards among tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, ... -
2019-05-18
CUHK Engineering x SenseTime AI Competition Trains AI Talents
The CUHK Faculty of Engineering and SenseTime Group Ltd jointly held an AI Competition for Secondary Schools at the CUHK campus on 11 May 2019, with over 30 teams from 22 schools participated. The event resulted in the team from St. Paul’s Co-educational College winning the first prize with ...
