A research team jointly led by Professor Ben Chen and Professor Jie Chen from Tongji University’s Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems has successfully invented the TJ-FlyingFish, an unprecedented amphibious drone capable of exploring underwater environments. Launched in early February 2023, this remarkable creation is a game-changing tool for a wide range of industries. Can be used […]
We are pleased to announce that 9 projects from the MAE Department have been awarded 1 Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury, 1 Gold Medal, 5 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze Medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2023. Congratulations to all awardees! The International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva is the largest […]
Congratulations to Mr. Chen Jibiao and Mr. Yan Junyan, Ph.D. students of Professor Cheng Shing-shin, on receiving the Gold Prize in the “science and technology innovation and future industry” category at the 13th Challenge Cup China College Students’ Entrepreneurship Competition (第十三屆「挑戰杯」中國大學生創業計劃競賽). The gold prize project: A Robotic Cannula for Minimally Invasive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation Neurosurgery […]
After three years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become more and more popular, promoting the development of innovative educational approaches. Dr. Han Dongkun and his team designed and assembled 12 robotic arms from scratch to form the “Flipped online laboratory”, a new pedagogical approach to eLearning that allows students to use cross-platform […]
Multi-material 3D fabrication at nanoscale has been the holy grail of nanotechnology and a key enabler for the development of new technologies, including photonic, electronic, and biomedical devices. Professor Chen Shih-Chi and his team, in collaboration with Professor Zhao Yongxin from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Biological Sciences and Professor Zhao Ni from CUHK’s Department […]
The research of Professor Li Zhang on magnetic slime robot has been selected as Top 10 Innovation and Technology News in Hong Kong in 2022. The magnet particles in the slime give it conductivity and the capability to change its shape to navigate through narrow tubes and complex mazes, self-heal and grab objects driven by […]
With Hong Kong’s construction industry plagued by manpower shortages over the past few years, safety has never been more important. As a first, a research team led by Professor Darwin Lau Tat Ming has developed a cable-driven robot which accurately mimics human movement to clean building windows and paint facades. The system is expected to replace […]
Professor Liao Wei-Hsin has received the China Top Cited Paper Award by IOP Publishing for his research paper that is among the most influential articles from China. IOP Publishing selected the papers from across the entire IOP Publishing journal portfolio within the past three years (2019-21), recognising the top 1% of most cited papers in […]
Otitis media is an inflammation or infection located in the middle ear. It is a health problem commonly seen in children, usually caused by upper respiratory infections or bacterial infections. Some patients with fluid build-up, or effusion, need to the undergo the surgical procedure of, inserting a tympanostomy tube (also known as an ear tube […]
