To celebrate its remarkable achievements in application-oriented research and development over the past 75 years, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has staged the “PolyU’s 75th Anniversary Innovation and Technology Showcase” between October and November 2012, featuring its high impact research applications spanning various disciplines.

By participating in a series of exhibitions, namely Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2012, Eco Expo Asia, InnoCarnival 2012 and China Hi-Tech Fair 2012, PolyU’s 75th Anniversary Innovation and Technology Showcase provided a good illustration of how the society has been benefited from the University’s research outputs ranging from optical sensors for railway monitoring to revolutionary tools for space exploration.

To arouse public’s interest, the University has also introduced the “PolyU’s Magic Mobile App” embracing augmented reality at the InnoCarnival, for people to learn PolyU’s research achievements while having fun. Participants can also review the information they have learnt at the pavilion from the App after the event.