Poly U - RIO eNewsletter Mar 2026

	// Mar 2026 Unveiling mechanoelectrical perception in sea urchin spines empowers next-generation biomimetic sensors Prof. WANG Zuankai Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation), Dean of Graduate School, Kuok Group Professor in Nature-Inspired Engineering and Chair Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering

// Feb 2026 AI-powered companionship: Harnessing music and empathetic speech in robots to combat loneliness Prof. Johan HOORN Interfaculty Full Professor of Social Robotics of the School of Design and the Department of Computing	// Feb 2026 Novel antibody targeting fat cell protein offers new approach to treating metabolism-related liver cancer Prof. Terence LEE Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

// Jan 2026 Novel AI graph neural network models unravel interdisciplinary complexities in image recognition and neuroscience Prof. Anqi QIU Professor of the Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Global STEM Scholar	// Jan 2026 Innovative hydrogel coating for solar panels boosts power generation efficiency towards urban carbon neutrality Prof. YAN Jerry Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering Dr LIU Junwei Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

// Jan 2026

New human-safe magnetorheological fibres leads innovations in smart wearable textiles

Prof. TAO Xiaoming
Director of the PolyU Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, Vincent and Lily Woo Professor in Textiles Technology and Chair Professor of Textile Technology of the School of Fashion and Textiles
Dr PU Junhong
Assistant Professor (Research) of the School of Fashion and Textiles

// Jan 2026

Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology

Prof. Shuo WANG
Associate Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, a core member of the Research Institute for Land and Space, and a member of the State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities

// Dec 2025

Advanced human-robot collaboration system empowers high-end manufacturing tasks

Prof. ZHENG Pai
Endowed Young Scholar in Smart Robotics and Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

// Dec 2025

Innovative ultra-stable, mucus-inspired hydrogel boosts gastrointestinal wound healing

Prof. WANG Zuankai
Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation), Dean of Graduate School, Kuok Group Professor in Nature-Inspired Engineering and Chair Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ms Yeung Yeung CHAU
Research Associate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Xiao YANG
Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Mechanical Engineering

// Mar 2026 PolyU all-acoustics brain-computer interface system forges new paths for Parkinson’s disease therapy through precise ultrasound neuromodulation	// Mar 2026 PolyU’s next-generation ophthalmic AI clinical co-pilot system drives innovation in clinical-grade intelligent decision support platforms

// Mar 2026 PolyU’s third-generation intelligent in-situ laser melt pool monitoring empowers advanced manufacturing	// Feb 2026 PolyU start-up Immune Materials Limited partners with CVI and KSC to develop "Made-in-HK" green antimicrobial plastic materials

// Jan 2026 PolyU collaborates with PolyU start-up Wiselaw to develop Hong Kong’s first cross-border legal AI agent system	// Jan 2026 PolyU x BOCHK International Future Challenge Grand Final gathers 15 elite start-ups in Hong Kong

// Jan 2026 HK$10 million donation from Dr Winnie Tang supports PolyU’s research innovation and translational endeavours	// Dec 2025 PolyU launches inaugural HKSAR regional chapter of the National E-Commerce “Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship” Competition

	// Feb 2026 Eight PolyU research projects receive support from Environment and Conservation Fund

// Feb 2026 Three PolyU innovative projects receive support from Smart Traffic Fund, enhancing driving safety and transportation efficiency	// Jan 2026 PolyU drives impactful and collaborative interdisciplinary research, with nine projects awarded by Research Grants Council

// Jan 2026 PolyU develops real-time predictive vehicle self-diagnosis system supported by Smart Traffic Fund	// Jan 2026 PolyU project secures support from NSFC’s Original Exploration Program, the sole institution awarded from Hong Kong

// Dec 2025 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2026 for revolutionising AI computation	// Jan 2026 Two PolyU research projects receive Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards from Ministry of Education

// Feb 2026 2025 Northern Kun Young Scientist Finalist Award	// Feb 2026 Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation

// Jan 2026 PolyU teams win 11 awards across with nine categories at Hong Kong Techathon+ 2026	// Jan 2026 PolyU research teams and start-ups shine at CES 2026, winning three prestigious innovation awards

// Jan 2026 PolyU scholar receives international awards for groundbreaking environmental science and technology research	// Jan 2026 PolyU HEROCARE earns global recognition and reaches a new milestone in paediatric cancer care

// Jan 2026 Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering	// Jan 2026 Two scholars honored as IEEE Fellow 2026

// Dec 2025 Member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences	// Mar 2026 PolyU wins 37 awards at 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, earning global recognition for frontier research excellence

	// Feb 2026 PolyU and Ethereum Foundation sign MoU to advance blockchain research and nurture blockchain talent

// Feb 2026 PolyU and Foshan Communications Group launch Joint Research Centre for Technology and Innovation	// Jan 2026 PolyU partners with Gobi Partners and Xi’an Aviation Investment (Chengdu) to advance PolyU start-ups and translational research

// Mar 2026

PolyU showcases research excellence at MWC Barcelona 2026

// Feb 2026

PolyU hosted Carbon-Free Energy Utilisation Empowered by AI international conference

// Jan 2026

PolyU welcomes the delegation of EDHEC Business School

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