Chinese University of Hong Kong

New Capabilities

As of September 2026: Lead institution behind the discovery

For more than a century, diamond was classified as nonpiezoelectric — its perfect cubic lattice symmetry meant that squeezing it produced no electrical charge. A team led by the University of Hong Kong just showed that polycrystalline diamond membranes only a few micrometers thick generate a measurable voltage when bent, with a piezoelectric voltage coefficient of 82.2 millivolt-meters per newton, higher than many conventional piezoelectric materials.

Updated Sep 16

New Capabilities

As of August 2026: Developer of SS-H2 steel

Seawater eats metal. That has forced makers of seawater electrolyzers to build them from titanium, a metal so costly it helps keep hydrogen made from seawater off the market.

Updated Aug 11

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Developer of OpenTCM knowledge system

For over 2,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have diagnosed patients by reading pulses and examining tongues—subjective skills that take decades to master. Now AI systems are doing it in under two minutes.

Updated May 26