Features on peer-reviewed research by scientists at The University of Hong Kong.
Professor Becky Loo and Ting Lian used taxi GPS data to measure crash-caused traffic delays in Hong Kong, finding road networks and urban surroundings explain delays better than crash details.
Professor Ning Xi's team built an artificial muscle from gel-coated twisted strings that stiffens as it twists faster, letting it adjust stiffness and force in a way resembling human muscle.
Professor Ralf Jauch's team found that Sox and POU proteins, key to animal stem cells, already existed in single-celled relatives of animals, and some ancient Sox versions could reprogram mouse cells.
