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First local research platform on urban agriculture established

PolyU recently established Hong Kong’s first research platform on urban agriculture, namely the Suga Research Laboratory for Sustainable Urban Green Agriculture, with the generous support from Suga International Holdings Limited (SUGA).   With the...

Research

Innovative braces benefit teens with scoliosis

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affects about 1-4% of teenagers in their early stages of puberty. Wearable scoliotic braces are most commonly used to treat this problem. Traditional braces are heavy, bulky and visible under clothes. The rigid design...

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Alumni network further expanded

PolyU recently celebrated the establishment of the Beijing Alumni Network, its sixth alumni network in the Chinese mainland. This joyous occasion was officiated by Mr John Leung, Director of the HKSAR Government’s Beijing Office, and attended by...

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Impetus to advance food safety

PolyU plays a proactive role in developing technologies and solutions tackling food safety issues with the establishment of the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre in 2011 and the Food Safety Consortium (FSC) in 2015. Recently, Dr Terence Lau,...

Achievements

Students design garbage-collecting robot

A team of mechanical engineering students won the Gold Award at the ASM Technology Award 2019 with their innovative robot design which demonstrates potentials in real-life application. The robot can be transformed into an Automated Guided Vehicle for...

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Joint efforts in advancing AI development

The Faculty of Engineering and the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) signed a Statement of Intent to foster collaboration between academia and the industry in nurturing talent and advancing research in Artificial Intelligence (AI)....