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Meet the Hong Kong scientists making waves with their new inventions
The Communist Party of China’s third plenum in July set the country’s long-term direction on economic policy, with strategic industries such as AI and biomedicine targeted. Traditional enterprises will also be encouraged to transform with the help of technology. The Post looks at innovations by up-and-coming Hong Kong scientists who are already making waves and may be even the next big winners like tech giants DJI and SenseTime.
Updated: 23 Sep, 2024
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Hong Kong team’s find brings hope of Alzheimer’s cure. Here’s how they did it
HKUST team screened 300,000 chemical compounds in nine months and selected around 10 candidates with potential.
26 Aug, 2024
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Suffering from depression? Hong Kong team can help with AI and looking into eyes
Chinese University scientists have discovered an affordable way to estimate the risk of depression in people by harnessing artificial intelligence to analyse retinal images.
02 Sep, 2024
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How butterfly wings inspired Hong Kong cooling tech to help fight global warming
Thin cooling film can reduce room temperatures by up to 15 degrees Celius, as scientists hope to mitigate effects of global warming.
09 Sep, 2024
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Hong Kong team hoping to cook up storm with robot chefs
Chemistry professor has set up a company to produce robot chefs and has goal of making 30,000 units and HK$2 billion in revenue.
16 Sep, 2024
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Hong Kong scientists create robot that can take on back-breaking construction tasks
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a robot that can travel along pieces of rebar to bend or fix them
23 Sep, 2024