49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

HKU triumphed at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, winning a total of 42 awards, including two special grand prizes. Among the 42 awards, our faculty members had bagged 16 of them. 

Project name: Strain-assisted doping of diamond

Faculty member: Professor Yang Lu, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Gold Medal

Project name: Flexible microneedle electrodes enabling precise, invasive and long-term biopotential monitoring

Faculty member: Professor Wen-Di Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Gold Medal

Project name: Next-Gen Mg-ion battery: Low cost and High Energy Density

Faculty member: Professor Wending Pan, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Gold Medal

Project name: Ultrasensitive Rapid Antigen Tests

Faculty members: Professor Anderson Shum and Dr Cao Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Silver Medal

Project name: Saliva Mental: Dog Wellness Assessment Ball

Faculty member: Professor Anderson Shum, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Silver Medal

Project name: Flowformer

Faculty members: Professor Anderson Shum and Dr Zhenyu Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Silver Medal

Project name: Fibro-gel: Novel personalized wound dressing

Faculty members: Professor Anderson Shum and Dr Yanting Shen, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Silver Medal

Project name: AutoLAMP: an automated point-of-care RT-LAMP Respiratory Virus Detection Device

Faculty members: Professor Anderson Shum and Dr Sammer Ul Hassan, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Award: Bronze Medal