Dear Readers,
Welcome back to the tenth issue of
Science Focus
! Our beloved planet
is in dire need of saving, as evidenced by the plethora of global issues in the
media revolving around climate change, environmental awareness and new
technology to ease the damage to the Earth. Much of this issue of
Science
Focus
identifies current environmental and climate change research. As the
next generation of scientists and policy makers, we hope to instill in our readers
a sense of responsibility and invested interest in our planet’s future.
We hope that you can take a break from all that studying by getting
caught up with the latest science and technology news by reading our
magazine. If you’re interested in science and writing, please don’t forget to
keep sending your articles to our Science Focus Article Submission Competition,
where we will select the best articles to be published in our magazine and to
have a chance to win our juicy prizes!
Enjoy your
Science Focus
!
Yours faithfully,
Prof. Yung Hou Wong
Editor-in-Chief
親愛的讀者：
歡迎閱讀第十期「科言」！媒體有大量報導，圍繞著氣
候變化、環保意識、新科技減低對地球的損害等等全
球議題，正正顯示我們所深愛的地球極需守護。今期
「科言」的主要內容是介紹當前與環境和氣候變化相
關的研究。希望讀者們，也是下一代的科學家和決策
者，能夠養成責任感，關心地球的未來。
我們希望你在忙碌學習中能夠抽空看看「科言」，瞭解
最新的科技動向。若果你對科學和寫作同樣感到興趣，
請不要忘記參加「科言徵文比賽」。被選中的優秀作品
將會刊登在「科言」雜誌，並會有機會贏得豐富獎品！
請來享受閱讀「科言」！
主編
王殷厚教授
敬上
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
主編話語
Copyright © 2017 HKUST
E-mail:
Homepage:
Scientific Advisors
科學顧問
Prof Karen Chan
陳潔瑜教授
Prof Tom Cheung
陳曉東教授
Prof Karl Herrup
Prof Daniel Lee
李康善教授
Prof Pak Wo Leung
梁伯和教授
Prof Ho Yi Mak
麥晧怡教授
Editor-in-Chief
主編輯
Prof. Yung Hou Wong
王殷厚教授
Managing Editor
總編輯
Jing Zhao
趙婧
Student Editorial Board
學生編委
Editors
編輯
January Lok Yi Cheung
張樂兒
Long Him Cheung
張朗謙
David Iu
姚誠鵠
Thomas Lee
李浩賢
Twinkle Ching Poon
潘晴
David Ren
任大偉
Reporter
記者
Teresa Ming Shan Fan
樊銘姗
Graphic Designers
設計師
Rinaldi Gotama
李嘉德
Steve Min Kyu Park
Tommy Wong
黃梓謙
What’s Happening in Hong Kong?
香港科技活動
Astronomy March at the Hong Kong Space Museum 1
香港太空館三月份活動
HK SciFest 2017
2017 香港科學節
Hong Kong Green Building Week –
Green Ambassador Pitch
香港綠色建築週
Science in History
昔日科學
The Discovery of Blood Type
2
血型的歷史
Science Today
今日科學
Undoing Carbon Dioxide
4
逆轉二氧化碳排放
The GPS and Its Connection to Relativity
6
全球定位系統與相對論
Sleep is for the Weak - Natural Short Sleepers
8
天賦異稟短睡者
The Promised Land
10
應許之地
Amusing World of Science
科學趣事
Synthetic Diamonds
12
人造鑽石
Patience is a Virtue
16
等待，值得嗎？
The Benefits of Organic Food
18
有機食品的好處
What Would Happen if All of Earth’s Ice Melted? 20
融冰之後
Who’s Who?
科學巨人
Gene Therapy with Prof. Adrian Bird
22
基因治療 與阿德裡安
•
伯德教授專訪
Cellular Transportation with
Prof. Randy W. Schekman
24
細胞運輸 與蘭迪
•
謝克曼教授 專訪
Acknowledgements
特別鳴謝
Contents
Science Focus Issue 010, 2017
