https://www.scmp.com/rss/507845/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored Article] A “magic” spray for turning objects into agile millirobots to deliver drugs precisely inside a living body has been developed in joint research led by a scientist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). This pioneering approach to creating millirobots hinges on the M-spray, a composited glue-like magnetic spray. A magnetic force can move an object around different surfaces after it has been sprayed with the M-spray. This technology has great potential for biomedical... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3115547/magic-spray-creates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3115547/magic-spray-creates?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:53:43 +0000 [Sponsored Article] A new method for identifying gastric cancer cells within minutes and more accurately than by using traditional methods is underway at City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Led by Professor Li Wen Jung of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Provost (Institutional Initiatives), with collaborators from the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and First Hospital of China Medical University (FHCMU), the research has... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109503/saving-lives-through?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109503/saving-lives-through?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:45:52 +0000 [Sponsored Article]  Non-coding RNAs have been recognised as important epigenetic regulating factors associated with the formation of many diseases. However, due to significant technical limitations in clarifying their interactions with proteins in living cells, their biological functions remain a mystery.  To further uncover their roles and therefore facilitate diagnosis or treatment, a recently developed method called CRISPR-Assisted RNA-Protein Interaction Detection (CAPRID) can rapidly... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109501/uncovering-secret-rna?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109501/uncovering-secret-rna?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:44:54 +0000 [Sponsored Article] A new method for making anti-bacterial graphene masks quickly and cost effectively has been discovered by Dr Ye Ruquan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, and his team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU). The masks have the potential to combat viruses as well. Commonly used surgical masks are not antibacterial and so harmful elements can remain active for hours, which poses a risk of secondary infection. However, graphene is known for its antibacterial... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109497/cityu-develops-anti?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/research-excellence/article/3109497/cityu-develops-anti?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:42 +0000