A research team led by Professor Ruibang LUO, Assistant Director (Learning Experience & Student Enrichment) and Associate Head of the Department of AI & Data Science, School of Computing and Data Science (CDS), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed ClairS—a novel deep-learning algorithm that significantly improves the detection of cancer mutations using long-read sequencing. Tested on breast cancer, lung cancer and melanoma cell-line datasets, ClairS has demonstrated exceptional accuracy across various cancer types and sequencing conditions.

Professor Jun Yang, Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been honoured with the State Natural Science Award (Second Class Prize). The list of awardees was officially announced at the National Science and Technology Award Conference, and the General Assemblies of the Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering held in Beijing on 8 July.

A cross-disciplinary research team led by Professor Hongjie DAI, Director of The Materials Institute of Life Sciences and Energy (MILES) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Shenzhen, has developed a promising near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye for potential clinical application in ureter imaging during surgical navigation.

Researchers from NYCU and TSMC show that redefining the atomic boundary between materials can address a major engineering barrier restricting the development of next-generation semiconductor devices.

Sungkyunkwan University announced that a research team led by Professor Jung Kyu Kim from the School of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Jai Hyun Koh’s research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), has developed a highly efficient catalyst that directly converts carbon dioxide—a major contributor to global warming—into industrially high-value 2-propanol.

-Professor Hee-Tak Kim's team in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering develops a process technology that cuts production time of electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries, a promising large-scale energy storage system (ESS) by 67%.

-Resolves the largest bottleneck to commercialization, with the catalyst maintaining performance over more than 2,500 repeated cycles; expected to accelerate the rollout of ultra-large batteries for AI data centers and renewable energy storage

Cadmium contamination in paddy soils poses a serious challenge for rice production and food safety. Flooding can rapidly remove oxygen from soil, creating chemical conditions that may release cadmium and make it more available to plant roots. A new study reports that loading biochar with oxygen nanobubbles could help overcome this problem by actively regulating the environment around rice roots.

Antibiotic resistance genes are now widely found in rivers, lakes, soils, animals, and people. Hospitals are often considered important sources because their wastewater can contain antibiotics, drug-resistant bacteria, and resistance genes. However, a nationwide study suggests that proper wastewater treatment and strict discharge controls can substantially reduce the impact of hospitals on surrounding water environments.