Tighter border policies leave migrants vulnerable to effects of climate change
As the planet continues to warm, people living in the world’s most vulnerable regions — like arid or low-lying nations...
Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control invasive species
Despite being championed by a host of celebrity chefs, crayfish ‘trapping’ is not helping to control invasive American signal crayfish...
Invention sparked by COVID-19 pandemic safely disinfects surfaces continuously
An invention to apply plasma to frequently touched items for continuous disinfection could provide a safe and effective...
Accelerating Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Grant 2020
The use of rehabilitation robot is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative form of treatment in recent years and the COVID-19...
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
The result - about 36 km per second - is around twice as fast as the speed of sound in diamond, the hardest known material in the world.
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand...
Oxford Mathematician Roger Penrose jointly wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work on black holes.
Stanford economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson win the Nobel in economic sciences
Stanford economist Paul Milgrom was not prepared for the knock on his door early Monday morning from his neighbor.
HKU scientists and microbiologists jointly discover a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19...
A research team led by Professor Hongzhe SUN, Norman & Cecilia Yip Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry...
University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design invests $1 million to advance new ideas in...
Patients with cystic fibrosis experience recurrent lung infections that eventually destroy their airways, shortening their average life expectancy to 50 years in Canada.
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