HKU Team Secures the Third class honour in RAICOM National Final’s “Treasure Hunter – Semi-Autonomous Mission” A team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has distinguished itself by winning in the “Treasure Hunter – Semi-Autonomous Mission” at the RAICOM …

“Strong crystalline thermal insulation induced by extended antibonding states”, a paper in Nature Communications Professor Yue Chen of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and his collaborators worked on the research for the topic “Strong crystalline thermal insulation induced by extended …

“Shape morphing of soft robotics by pneumatic torsion strip braiding”, a paper in Nature Communications Professor Yonghua Chen and Professor James Lam from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, along with Professor Ning Xi from the Department of Data and Systems …

Super material that helps build a green future Professor Mingxin Huang  Chair Professor of Materials Technology and Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering For a stint after completing his doctoral studies at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the …

“Probing Fracture Mechanics of Graphene through Heterocrack Propagation in a Moiré Superlattice”, a paper in Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Professor Yang Lu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and his team worked on the research for …

“Long-lasting moisture energy scavenging in dry ambient air empowered by a salt concentration-gradient cationic hydrogel”, a paper in Advanced Functional Materials Professor Dong-Myeong Shin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, along with his dedicated team of researchers, has made significant …

Structure-emission property relationship of bilayer 2D hybrid perovskites Prof. Philip C.Y. Chow’s group recently published an article in Journal of the American Chemical Society as a cover article, which reveals the structure-emission relationship of bilayer two-dimensional metal halide perovskites (2D-PVK). …

A dexterous and compliant aerial continuum manipulator for cluttered and constrained environments Professor Peng Lu and his team, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, have developed a highly dexterous and complaint aerial manipulator (Aerial Elephant Trunk). The research was published …

“Safety-assured high-speed navigation for MAVs”, a paper in Science Robotics Professor Fu Zhang and his collaborators introduced a novel LiDAR-based autonomous aerial robot with remarkable high-speed and safe navigation capabilities, achieving speeds over 20 m/s in unknown environments.   The …