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RISE ResearchProf Gang LI

智慧能源研究院成員研發新有機半導體材料和嶄新的有機太陽能電池(OSC)形貌挑控技術均創下紀錄新高 (只有英文版本)

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Gang LI and Dr Jiehao FU, our RISE members have a significant research finding regarding to solar cells. This paper is published Nature Communications on 28 February 2024, which reported a new efficiency breakthrough of organic solar cells. Title: Rational molecular and device design enables organic solar cells approaching 20% efficiency Ternary strategy that introduces a guest component into the benchmark host blend is a promising method further to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells, but how to design a suitable third component remains challenging. Here, the authors systematically investigated the design rules of guest molecules by theoretical simulations and successfully synthesized a new molecule, o-BTP-eC9, contributing to a record organic solar cell with 19.9% (19.5 certified) efficiency. For more detail, please refer to https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46022-3

2024年3月11日

Prof Jinyue YAN Jerry is elected as 2023 Fellow of the HKAES

嚴晉躍教授榮膺為2023 年香港工程科學院院士 (只有英文版本)

We are delighted to share with you that Professor Jinyue YAN Jerry, our Lead Investigator is recognized as 2023 Fellows of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAES)! The HKAES is a professional engineering organisation in Hong Kong. Elected fellows are recognised leaders in their professions with distinguished achievements in engineering sciences and their applications. A total of 13 engineering experts received the prestigious honour this year. Congratulations to Professor Yan!

2024年2月16日

Prof Raymond WONG elected as Foreign Member of European Academy of Sciences

Professor Wai-Yeung Wong Raymond was elected as a Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences

We are pleased to announce that Professor Wai-Yeung WONG, Raymond, our RISE Associate Director has been elected as a Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc). EurASc is an independent international association of distinguished scholars that aims to recognise and elect to its membership the best European scientists with a vision for Europe as a whole, transcending national borders both in elections and in actions, and with the aims of strengthening European science and scientific cooperation and of utilising the expertise of its members in advising other European bodies in the betterment of European research, technological application and social development. EurASc aims at promoting excellence in science and technology, fostering social and economic development and progress. It recognised Professor Wong’s significant contributions to the field of science and technologies, especially those to the European scientific community. Congratulations to Professor Wong and wish him every success in his research!!   Read more about EurASc: https://www.eurasc.eu/

2024年1月31日

Prof Daniel LAUDeveloping highefficiency carbon dioxide electroreduction system and progressing carb

劉樹平教授領導的研究團隊研發高效能電催化二氧化碳還原系統 助減碳排放 促進邁向碳中和 ( 只有英文版本 )

We are delighted to share with you that Professor Daniel Lau, our RISE Management Committee member’s research team has a significant achievement - Develops high-efficiency CO2 electroreduction system for reducing carbon footprint and progressing carbon neutrality goals   It is a collaborative research led by Professor Lau, and consists of researchers from the University of Oxford, the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre of Taiwan and Jiangsu University. Recently, this research was published in Nature Energy and won a Gold Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in Switzerland.   Ethylene is one of the most in-demand chemicals globally and is mainly used in the manufacture of polymers. However, the production process of ethylene creates of a significant carbon footprint. The innovative system that can convert CO2 into ethylene can contribute to reducing carbon emissions and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. (Ming Pao Daily News A08, Hong Kong Economic Journal A09, Wen Wei Po A13)   Press release: English - https://polyu.me/3Sto6EE; Chinese - https://polyu.me/48IfgZt   Online coverage: Tech Xplore - https://polyu.me/3u65cun ETNet - https://polyu.me/4922GE7 Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/4b4e7Nz Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/4932cxB Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/3UaP5Gl Dot Dot News - https://polyu.me/3u847C8 Yahoo News US - https://polyu.me/47MWqzb Yahoo Finance UK - https://polyu.me/3SaHqFo Sina HK - https://polyu.me/3SfUr0K WT News - https://polyu.me/3SEBt5n GBA Biz Tech Magazine - https://polyu.me/3OghVkV China.com - https://polyu.me/3u3NTdn East Money - https://polyu.me/3HBmGBL

2024年1月24日

News Sharing

News Sharing: UGC highlights impact of Prof. Shengwei Wang’s research

Professor Shengwei Wang, our RISE Director and his team’s achievements in saving energy and reducing carbon emission were featured in the Thematic Report commissioned by the University Grants Committee (UGC), underlining the impact of Prof. Wang’s research.   Online coverage: Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/3RWxXS3

2024年1月12日

NEWS Sharing

News Sharing: Professor Shengwei WANG on building energy system optimisation

Professor Shengwei Wang, our RISE Director and Chair Professor of Building Energy and Automation, introduced China Daily to the building energy system optimisation platform developed by his team. The platform provides tailor-made solutions for different buildings to boost energy efficiency and energy flexibility. It has been implemented various buildings, such as helping the 118-storey International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon save about 10 million kWh of electricity each year. Online coverage: China Daily Hong Kong Edition - https://polyu.me/3NBnBWq

2023年12月22日

Highly cited Researchers

8位智慧能源研究院學者獲嘉譽為「2023年度全球最廣獲徵引研究人員」(只有英文版本)

We are delighted to announce that 8 RISE members are recognized as highly cited researchers 2023 by Clarivate Analytics! It shows significant contributions of our RISE members and their efforts in different research fields. We highly appreciate the efforts of our RISE members and wish them even greater success in their academic career, to brings more impactful research achievements and innovative deliverables to local, nations and the world.  In this year, there are 6,849 highly citied researchers. Their papers rank in the top 1 % by citations for a field or fields and publication year in the Web of Science. Congratulations to our highly cited researchers! RISE highly cited researchers in 2023 Name (by alphabetical order of surname) Category  Prof. Daniel S.P. LAU (AP)  Cross-Field  Prof. Gang LI (EEE)  Cross-Field  Dr Ruijie MA (EEE)  Cross-Field  Prof. Tom Tao WU (AP)  Cross-Field  Prof. Feng YAN (AP)  Cross-Field  Dr Xiao ZHANG (ME)  Cross-Field  Prof. Jinyue YAN, Jerry (BEEE)  Engineering  Dr Bolong HUANG (ABCT)  Chemistry   PolyU Press: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2023/1121_15-polyu-academics-recognised-amongst-worlds-most-highly-cited-researchers/ Reference: https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/

2023年11月22日

Energyfield

香港理工大學於國際能源領域在本港院校中擁有最多首 2% 學者(只有英文版本)

In the latest release of the Stanford University-led compilation of citation indicators, PolyU has the largest number of top 2% scholars in Energy field in Hong Kong. Energy field is also one of the top 5 field in PolyU, while 9 RISE members are listed. It is an encouraging milestone to them and RISE.  Sincere gratitude to the achievements and recognition in Energy research. RISE will continue develop innovative energy technologies and carbon-neutral solutions, to bring greater impacts on academia, industry and society. Congratulations! Read more: 208 PolyU scholars ranked among world’s top 2% most-cited scientists 9 RISE members are listed as top 2% scholars in Energy Field  Name (by alphabetical order of surname) Dr AN Liang Dr CAO Sunliang  Dr HUANG Xinyan Ir Prof. LU Lin, Vivien Prof. NI Meng Ir Prof. WANG Shengwei Prof. XU Zhao Prof. YAN Jinyue, Jerry Ir Prof. YANG Hongxing Reference: The list can be downloaded from here. Ioannidis, John P.A. (2023), “October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V6, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.6

2023年11月2日

33 RISE Scholars Ranked Worlds Top 2  Scientists Released by Stanford University

33位智慧能源研究院學者獲史丹福大學列入為全球首2%的頂尖科學家(只有英文版本)

Stanford University has released an update for science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators in October 2023. 33 RISE scholars recognized as top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various fields. It is prepared by a team of experts led by Professor John P.A. loannidis of Stanford University. The publicly available database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The list can be downloaded from here. Congratulations to our RISE top scholars! Reference: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2023), “October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V6, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.6   RISE Top 2% Scientists in the Global List  Name (by alphabetical order of surname) Subject Field (Rank within field) Dr AN Liang Energy Prof. CAO Jiannong  Networking & Telecommunications Dr CAO Sunliang  Energy Prof. CHAI Yang Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Prof. DAI Jian-Guo Building & Construction Dr DONG You Civil Engineering Prof. HAO Jianhua Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Dr HUANG Bolong Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Prof. HUANG Haitao Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Dr HUANG Xinyan Energy Prof. LAU Shu Ping, Daniel Applied Physics Prof. LI Gang Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Ir Prof. LU Lin, Vivien Energy Ir Prof. MUI Kwok Wai, Horace Building & Construction Prof. NI Meng Energy  Ir Prof. NIU Jianlei Building & Construction Dr SHOU Dahua Materials Prof. TAO Xiaoming Materials Dr WANG Peng Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Ir Prof. WANG Shengwei Energy Prof. WONG Yuhong Building & Construction Ir Dr WONG Ling Tim Building & Construction Prof. WONG Wai Yeung, Raymond Organic Chemistry Prof. XIAO Fu, Linda Building & Construction Prof. XU Bingang Materials Prof. XU Zhao  Energy Prof. YAN Feng  Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Prof. Jinyue YAN Jerry Energy Ir Prof. YANG Hongxing  Energy Dr YAO Haimin Mechanical Engineering & Transports Dr ZHENG Guangping  Materials Prof. ZHENG Zijian Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Prof. ZHU Songye Civil Engineering

2023年11月1日

APAPER1

A paper of RISE members published in “Cell Reports Physical Science” has received wide attention of scientific media (只有英文版本)

On 18 October 2023, the Prof. Shengwei Wang and two young members (Yinbo Zhang, the first author, and Hangxin Li) from the BEAR team in RISE and BEEE of PolyU published a research paper titled "The global energy impact of raising the space temperature for high-temperature data centres" in the journal ‘Cell Reports Physical Science’   After the online publication of this paper, it is immediately reported by many renowned scientific news outlets including EurekAlert, ScienceDaily, NewScientist, Techxplore, EurasiaReview, and Mirage News, etc. EurekAlert reported this paper as ‘How to build greener data centers? Scientists say crank up the heat’. Meanwhile, many other famous science news media also reprinted this report, such as Phys.org, the website of the American Physicists' Organisation.   Cell Reports Physical Science, published by Cell Press, is a broad-scope, open-access journal that publishes high-quality and cutting-edge research across the spectrum of the physical sciences, including chemistry, physics, materials science, energy science, engineering, and related interdisciplinary work.   EurekAlert! is the world's largest, most authoritative and nonprofit news-release distribution platform covering all areas of science, medicine and technology, operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS was the first permanent organization to promote science and engineering nationally and to represent the interests of American researchers from across all scientific fields. It is the world's largest general scientific society, with over 120,000 members, and is the publisher of the well-known scientific journal Science. Up to now, EurekAlert! has more than 14,000 registered reporters from more than 90 countries. More than 5,000 active public information officers from 2,300 universities, academic journals, government agencies, and medical centers are credentialed to provide new releases to reporters and the public through the system.   The original media report of EurekAlert! is attached below. How to build greener data centers? Scientists say crank up the heat  Colder is not always better for energy-hungry data centers, especially when it comes to their power bills. A new analysis says that keeping the centers at 41°C, or around 105°F, could save up to 56% in cooling costs worldwide. The study, publishing October 10 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, proposes new temperature guidelines that may help develop and manage more efficient data centers and IT servers in the future.   “The cooling system accounts for over one-third of the data center’s total energy consumption, so many studies talk about reducing the energy consumption of cooling systems,” says senior author Shengwei Wang of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. “But rather than finding better ways to cool the data centers, why not redesign the servers to operate at higher temperatures?”   Data centers typically operate at temperatures between 20–25°C (68–77°F) today. The conventional cooling systems that maintain these centers work by pulling computer-generated hot air past water-chilled coils to cool down the air before it cycles back to the space. The heated water then enters either chillers or a process called free-cooling before circulating back to the coils. Unlike energy-intensive chillers that operate similarly to air conditioners, free-cooling uses ambient air to cool the water with much less energy use.   To save energy, data centers are often built in colder areas to leverage free-cooling. But thanks to advances in electronic technology, engineers and scientists know that it’s no longer necessary to blast the chiller-based air conditioning at data centers. Many IT servers already allow a higher temperature operation above 30°C (86°F). This means that in most climates, including those that are hotter, data centers can also benefit from free-cooling by raising the temperature of data centers.“The question is, to what temperature?” says Wang.  To find out, Wang and his team built a model based on the conventional cooling system and simulated the system’s operation under different climate conditions. The results showed that data centers in almost all regions across climate zones could rely nearly 100% on free-cooling throughout the year when operated at 41°C, which they coined “global free-cooling temperature.” These data centers could save 13%–56% of energy compared to those that run at 22°C (71.6°F). Depending on an area’s temperature and humidity, the researchers say that data centers might not even need to raise the temperature that far to take full advantage of free-cooling. For example, the temperatures for Beijing, Kunming, and Hong Kong to entirely rely on free-cooling are 39°C (102.2°F), 38°C (100.4°F), and 40°C (104°F), respectively.   “But before we raise the temperature settings, we need to ensure three things,” says Wang. “First, we need to ensure the reliability of server operation. Second, the computational efficiency needs to remain the same. Third, we need to ensure the servers’ energy consumption is not increased by activating their built-in cooling protection, such as the fans.” That said, Wang is optimistic that it is possible for the next generation of servers to work at up to 40°C without performance degradation.   “For the first time we can provide cooling system engineers and server design engineers a concrete goal to work towards,” says Wang.“I think 41°C is achievable in the near future. We’re only 10°C (18°F) or less away.”   Paper link: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(23)00444-7 EurekAlert report link: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1004431 Links of other reports: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231018115610.htm https://www.eurasiareview.com/19102023-how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat/ https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-greener-centers-scientists-crank.html https://scienmag.com/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat/ https://bioengineer.org/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat/ https://www.miragenews.com/scientists-advise-increasing-heat-for-greener-1106143/ https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/computing/tackling-data-centre-power-use-by-degrees/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398268-energy-guzzling-data-centres-could-work-just-as-well-with-less-cooling/ https://www.labmanager.com/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat-31140 https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat https://ecotopical.com/sciencedaily/389163/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up/ https://www.thetechstreetnow.com/tech/how-to-build-greener-data-centers-scientists-say-crank-up-the-heat/7166857468644253379/7166857468644253379/ https://article.wn.com/view/2023/10/19/How_to_build_greener_data_centers_Scientists_say_crank_up_th/ https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Science/1zpnzusxdc/How-to-build-greener-data-centers-Scientists-say.htm    

2023年10月20日

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