Project:

Ammonia-powered fuel cell-based electric vehicle

Principal Investigator:

Professor Eric Cheng Ka-wai
Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Director of Power Electronics Research Centre

Summary:

Being the world's first ammonia-powered electric vehicle, the innovation adopted ammonia-to-wheel energy conversion, where liquid ammonia stored inside a cylinder is broken down into nitrogen and hydrogen by catalysts to generate electricity and achieve zero carbon emission. In this project, hydrogen is produced from ammonia on the vehicle for feeding fuel cells. A large hydrogen storage is not needed as the hydrogen is consumed immediately. There are no hazardous issues from the hydrogen. Hence, it is safer and can be managed more easily.

Project:

Biomimicking photocrosslinkable nanocomposite bone grafts

Principal Investigator:

Dr Zhao Xin
Limin Young Scholar in Biomedical Engineering

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Summary:

The innovation mirrors the structure of natural bone. The bone grafts can load and release bioactive molecules and activate cell-signaling pathways to simultaneously promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis while providing optimal mechanical support to the injured area in order to expedite the bone healing process. The product can compete in the growing market and serve a huge number of patients who are receiving orthopedic surgeries.