A CUHK-led joint study overturns 15-year theory on lunar volcanism, revealling that gases trapped in Apollo 17 volcanic glass beads escaped over several years rather than minutes after eruption, which reshapes our understanding of the long-term impact of lunar volcanism and the Moon’s internal water and other volatiles.

Paving the way for painless cancer detection, CUHK researchers are pioneering new liquid biopsies that analyse blood DNA fragment sizes for simpler, highly accurate diagnoses.

CUHK, Nansha District Government and Guangzhou First People’s Hospital have established the Greater Bay Area’s first international clinical trial centre, launching pioneering clinical studies on AI-powered scoliosis screening and stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis.

While artificial intelligence rapidly accelerates scientific discovery by analysing vast datasets in seconds, its rise prompts a fundamental reflection: are we losing the intrinsic romanticism of science?

CUHK Faculty of Medicine researchers have revealed that a new drug shows major promise in suppressing advanced lung cancer, paving the way to manage the disease as a long-term chronic condition.

Medical researchers from CUHK, with funding support from the HKSAR Government, are turning to the Chinese Mainland to commercialise their newly developed cancer drug and surgical robot.

Vision-language models (VLMs) help robots process images and text but struggle with complex spatial reasoning. Researchers from CUHK and partners developed Retrieval-Augmented Manipulation (RAM), a framework that links instructions to 3D environments, improving robots’ ability to execute complex commands reliably without task-specific training.

CUHK has opened the city’s first full-stack embodied AI lab, partnering with 24 tech firms to train talent and develop embodied AI robots. Beyond research, the laboratory also provides teaching and data resources for undergraduate and secondary school students in robotics and AI education.

CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine has found that a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, known clinically as GLP-1RA, can improve recovery outcomes for severe stroke patients. The drug provides a novel approach to protecting patients’ brains after a stroke, potentially aiding neurological recovery.

Reimagining the library lies at the heart of the work of Benjamin Meunier, University Librarian at CUHK. Having overseen operations at University College London Library in the UK for over 16 years, Meunier brings extensive experience in strategic library development to Hong Kong.

A study by CUHK has identified a previously underappreciated role of mangroves in removing nitrogen pollutants, estimating the annual ecological value of this function at over US$8.5 billion.

AI weather centres typically cost over US$100 million. However, a joint team from CUHK and the University of Science and Technology of China built a nine-spin quantum system for less than 1% of that cost, matching or surpassing a 10,000-node classical model in multi-step forecasting.