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Dear Readers,
Yet again, we have arrived at the end of the school year. I trust that
everyone has put in countless hours of hard work for their examinations
and is looking forward to a summer vacation filled with relaxation and
fun. Science Focus offers a balance of intellectually stimulating articles
depicting technology at the forefront of innovation and interesting
information designed to challenge you and make you think.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our newest
Science Focus Article Submission Competition winner, Christopher Peng
Cheng of Chinese International School (S6), for his well-researched
article on the science behind the human fingerprint. You can read his
winning article on page 22. If science and writing fall within your forte,
send us your submission to our next Science Focus Article Competition
for the potential to win an iPad Air and to have your article published in
our magazine. Visit our website for more details at
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Enjoy your summer holidays!
Prof. Yung Hou Wong
Editor-in-Chief
親愛的讀者：
又是告別學年的時候。我相信各位同學為了考試而辛
勤多時，正期待著悠閒而充滿樂趣的暑假。「科言」提
供了多篇介紹前沿科技的益智文章和趣味資訊，希望有
助啓發你們思想。
我也想借此機會祝賀漢基國際學校 S6 的程鵬同學，成
為「科言」徵文比賽最新的得獎者。得獎作品講述人類
指紋背後的科學，內容經過精心考究，刋登在第 22 頁。
若果科學和寫作都是你所擅長的領域，請投稿参加新
一輪的「科言」徵文比賽，有機會贏得蘋果 iPad Air 乙
部，並在本刊登出你的作品。若想了解詳細信息，請瀏
覽「科言」網站 :
祝各位暑假愉快！
主編
王殷厚教授
敬上
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
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Editor-in-Chief
主編輯
Prof. Yung Hou Wong
王殷厚教授
Managing Editor
總編輯
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Student Editorial Board
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Editors
編輯
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姚誠鵠
Thomas Lee
李浩賢
Wai Lam Raphaella So
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黃雯馨
Reporter
記者
Andy Cheung
張文康
Graphic Designers
設計師
Magnum Chau
周霢霖
Hojeong Park
What’s Happening in Hong Kong?
香港科技活動
49th Joint School Science Exhibition
1
第四十九屆聯校科學展覽
Space Theatre Shows
香港太空館天象廳節目
Novel Nano-Medicine Exhibition
新納米藥物展覽
Global Education
環球教育
Guide to University Applications: Japan & Korea
2
留學日韓知多點
Science Today
今日科學
Capturing the Breeze: High-Speed Photography
4
捕風捉影：淺談高速攝影
Bio-Inspired Batteries
6
仿效生物的電池
Mosquito-Zapping Lasers
8
激光殺牠死
Gravitational Waves
10
重力波的預言
Amusing World of Science
科學趣事
The Great Emu War
12
鴯鶓大戰爭
Why is Chocolate Toxic for Dogs?
16
爲什麽狗不能吃朱古力？
Singin’ in the Brain
18
腦中迴旋曲
Heads or Tails?
20
擲豪結果非隨機？
Fingerprints: Your Biological QR Code
22
指紋：與生俱來的二維碼
Who’s Who
科學巨人
Life’s Lego Blocks with Dr. J. Craig Venter
24
生物積木
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Acknowledgements
特別鳴謝
Science Focus
Issue 008, 2016
