Chemists at the School of Science of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently made a significant breakthrough in photocatalysis by unveiling a “super” photoreductant, marking a major advancement in organic synthesis.

In recent years, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become a hotspot of research in catalysis due to their specific coordination structure and the maximization of metal utilization. Nonetheless, owing to the quality of easy metal aggregation in catalysts, the preparation of SACs can be complicated. To that end, in a new study published in Green Chemical Engineering, a research team led by Prof Lin-Bing Sun at Nanjing Tech University reported the easy preparation of copper SAC.

Peak performance in elite sport relies on a myriad of physical and mental capacities – and now there is an increasing consideration of the role of good sleep for training and competition performance.

A new study led by Flinders University sleep experts in collaboration with Lumin Sports uses data from Garmin smartwatches and other monitoring technology to explore sleep, wellbeing and performance of elite male cyclists competing in the world’s most famous bike race – the Tour de France.

Geologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how the Earth’s early continents formed during the Archean time, more than 2.5 billion years ago. Their findings, recently published in Science Advances, suggest that early continental crust likely formed through deep Earth processes called mantle plumes, rather than the plate tectonics that shape continents today.

The HKU Robocon Virtus team from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has claimed the top prize at this year's "Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2025". As champions, they will represent Hong Kong at the upcoming “ABU Robocon 2025” in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia this August. Additionally, Team Sapientia secured the third-place, demonstrating HKU’s strong performance in the competition.

The private Swiss NOMIS Foundation is investing €20 million to support research at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) in Klosterneuburg—a partnership that focuses on daring science. Starting in 2026, projects will be funded for five years that break new ground and therefore have the potential to deliver substantial leaps in our knowledge.