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For over a 100 years, diamonds were considered incapable of producing electricity — one new experiment in Hong Kong has changed that

Scientists have discovered ultrathin diamond membranes can generate electricity. This occurs when these flexible diamond films are mechanically deformed. The breakthrough challenges the long-held view of diamond's electrical properties. This finding could lead to new self-powered sensors and medical implants. Future applications may involve miniature energy harvesting systems.

The Economic Times

After nearly 6 years of research, HKU scientists created steel that survives 1,700 mV in seawater, potentially replacing titanium parts and cutting structural material costs 40 times for green hydrogen

Green hydrogen has a costly weakness. Its equipment can depend on expensive titanium to survive harsh electrochemical conditions. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed SS-H₂ stainless steel for hydrogen production. It resists severe corrosion in saltwater environments. The material uses two protective surface layers. Researchers say it…

The Economic Times

Alibaba's Cloud Was Born Out Of 'Necessity,' Says Chairman Joe Tsai — Dependence On US Vendors Threatened 'All Of Our Profits'

Speaking at the HKU Business School Edward K Y Chen Distinguished Lecture, Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE:BABA) chairman Joe Tsai said the company built its cloud business out of urgent need—not strategy—as rising reliance on U.S. technology vendors put its future profitability at risk.

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Asian universities turn into tourist destinations as Chinese students look closer to home for higher education

Tourists have long flocked to Western universities, like Oxford or Harvard—but visitors are now adding Asian campuses to their itineraries.

Fortune

"Authoritarians in the Academy": The National Security Law and the Shuttering of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong

Timing is everything. As I explain in my book Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and… The post "Authoritarians in the Academy": The National Security Law and the Shuttering of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong appeared first on Reason.com.

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AI Porn Victims See Hong Kong Unprepared For Threat

For Hong Kong law student "C", AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.

International Business Times

Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."

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Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

The Guardian - UK

Jack Ma Appointed Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong

The Alibaba co-founder will focus on conducting research in finance, agriculture and entrepreneurial innovations with the HKU faculty, with no plans for public lectures or speeches, reports say

Caixin Global

In Hong Kong, a Once Liberal University Feels Beijing’s Weight

With protesters crushed and memorials removed, there’s no room for campus dissent.

Foreign Policy

Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown memorial slogan

A leading Hong Kong university on Saturday covered a painted slogan commemorating China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest instance of a public June 4 memorial being removed in China-ruled Hong Kong.

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