Research Stories
A New Angle on Views
It’s widely agreed that a view of nature is beneficial to our well-being. Now a new urban study uses open big data to see how view height is a factor too in high-rise cities like Hong Kong.
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Vital Signs
A wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor with a novel high-performance memory transistor can detect atrial fibrillation and identify potential stroke patients.
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Clicking with the Right People
Everyone knows social connections can open doors. Dr Feng Shihui argues this could also apply to connections made virtually through digital technologies, without ever meeting face-to-face.
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Social Media and the Workplace
Social media is not only blurring the lines between home and work, but reinforcing workplace hierarchies, finds Dr Tian Xiaoli who has been researching social interactions online.
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Simple Materials, Complex Outcomes
The Faculty of Architecture’s new Building Simplexity Laboratory has been created based on the philosophy that simplicity in construction can still facilitate spatially complex systems, and in this age of post-digital architecture, simple algorithmic design procedures can lead to complex geometrical built forms.
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