by admin | May 21, 2026
A research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a novel moisture-activated electricity generator (MEG) that generates electricity in an environmentally-friendly way, just utilising moisture from the air. And, unlike most current MEGs, the...
by admin | May 20, 2026
When Professor Ferenc Krausz and his team became the first in the world to capture the motion of electrons in 2001 by producing attosecond pulses of light, he found himself at a crossroads. The discovery, which ultimately led to the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023, had...
by admin | May 19, 2026
In 2011, Professor Hayden Kwok Hay So took up a challenge to create a course for first-year engineering students that would go beyond traditional classroom learning. Students were asked to perform a simple task – design a Rube Goldberg machine to pop a balloon that...
by admin | May 19, 2026
AI developers are known for making bold statements about their products. In 2023, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman proposed that AI could be creative. A year later, his then-Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati asserted AI could even take over some creative jobs. To Professor...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
When Professor Chui Chun-kit was an undergraduate, he realised there had to be a better way to learn than passively listening to lectures and absorbing information. This realisation inspired him to become a university professor, determined to transform the learning...
