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HKU & PolyU Launch Respiratory Virus Research Foundation
The new Respiratory Virus Research Foundation will focus on diagnostics and translational research in the form of new drugs and vaccines.
Super Sensitive Biosensor Measures Glucose In Saliva
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive glucose detector that can measure blood glucose levels from saliva.
Vivian Yam Elected To Academia Europaea
Vivian Yam, professor at the University of Hong Kong, has been elected as foreign member of Academia Europaea.
Super Plant Solution To Both Climate Change & Food Security
Targeting the protein AtPAP2 to both the mitochondria and chloroplasts makes plants grow faster and produce 38 to 57 percent more seeds.
Ink-Based Capacitors Flex Their Strengths
A manganese oxide-based conductive ink could help make the production of energy storage devices cheaper and more eco-friendly.
Third Generation Solar Cells: Semitransparent, Efficient & Low-Cost
An innovative use of graphene has helped researchers develop a semitransparent perovskite solar cell.
Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Implicated In Genetic Gut Disease
The sonic hedgehog signaling pathway has been found to play a role in Hirschsprung disease, where babies are born without nerve cells in their gut.
Pointy Posts Make Drops Do The Pancake Bounce
By analyzing the way droplets behave on different surfaces, researchers have figured out to control how they bounce.
HKU’s Kwok Sun Elected President Of IAU’s Astrobiology Commission
Kwok has been selected to coordinate the International Astronomical Union's world-wide astrobiology research efforts.
