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John Tsang, former Hong Kong SAR Financial Secretary, introduced the patented disruptive innovation for functional sports apparel of Hong Kong SAR health-tech startup Comfiknit at the MIT Sports Summit, hosted by his alma mater, MIT, in the US.

Hong Kong Startup Comfiknit Shares Breakthrough Technology at the MIT Sports Summit

5 months ago011 mins

Subverting the Concept of “Fast-Drying” and Redefining Sports Functional Clothing HONG KONG, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eczewear‘s parent company, Comfiknit, a Hong Kong SAR-based health tech company developing sweat-management functional fabrics, introduced its sweat-wicking and cooling smart fabric technology that disrupts the concept of traditional “quick-drying” sportswear at the Sports Summit at the Massachusetts…

How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

It happens in an instant – your eyes register motion, your brain predicts what comes next and, in a split second, you think you understand what you are seeing. But what if that instinct is wrong? When a video was released on November 8 showing the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult firing in an empty launch, viewers…

China’s Tsinghua University tops multiple global rankings for computer science

Cs news10 months ago03 mins

China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously…

China dependence poses existential risk to US universities

Cs news12 months ago011 mins

In July 2025, the Trump administration paused export controls on advanced AI chips to China in an effort to restart trade talks. The decision drew criticism from national security circles concerned about China’s expanding tech dominance. Yet a quieter and more enduring pipeline of technological transfer remains largely overlooked: America’s elite universities. Institutions such as…

‘It’s an economic and national security issue’

Cs news1 year ago06 mins

Who thinks about the metals inside their phone battery? Likely not many of us. It turns out these tiny bits of cobalt, nickel, and other metals keep your phone charged, your car moving, and your smartwatch buzzing with notifications. The problem is, most refining of these metals doesn’t happen in the U.S. That’s where Nth…

How a father’s persistence unlocked his son’s brilliance

Cs news1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

How a father’s persistence unlocked his son’s brilliance – CBS News Watch CBS News Viraj Dhanda, a nonspeaking Massachusetts teen with autism, spent the first 14 years of his life trying to learn the basics, until his father suddenly unlocked his brilliance with the help of Viraj’s right thumb. Now, he’s headed to MIT, one…

Could hi-tech China revive the US rust belt – and steady superpower ties?

Cs news1 year ago03 mins

China could draw on its innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve business – and overall – ties with the United States amid a fragile trade truce, according to a prominent American political scientist. In an interview, Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago, also said China could “rise peacefully” to be the world’s…