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When A Spinning Toy Meets Hydrodynamics: Point-of-care Technology Is Set in Motion
Their findings have been published in Nature Biomedical Engineering on May 19, 2020.
A fidget spinner inspired microfluidic chip can diagnose infectious diseases at the time and place of patient care.
About 60% of women will experience urinary tract infection (UTI) at least once in their lifetime. With antibiotic-resistant organisms increasing, UTI is likely to bring more of the health and economic burden. To turn things around, point of... Read More
New Study Presents Hydrogen-Bond Free Energy of Local Biological Water
Their work has been selected as 'Hot Paper' and highlighted as the back cover of the April 2020 edition of Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Water, which makes up more than half of the human body, is an essential participant in the structure and function of proteins. Hormones and enzymes are also proteins, and thus are responsible for the biological function of the human body. T... Read More
New Study Presents Vertical 2D Layered Fused Aromatic Ladder Structure
Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on April 24, 2020.
A research team, led by Professor Jong-Beom Baek in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has designed and synthesized a vertical two-dimensional (2D) layered structure to develop materials that exhibit excellent performanc... Read More
Enhancing Quantum Dot Solar Cell Efficiency to 11.53%
Their work has been selected to appear on the back cover of the February 2020 issue of Advanced Energy Materials.
A novel technology that can improve the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells to 11.53% has been unveiled. Published in the February 2020 issue of Advanced Energy Materials, it has been evaluated as a study that solved the challenges posed... Read More
Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Activities via Metal d-Band Center Lift Induced by Oxygen Vacancy on the Subsurface of Perovskites
Their findings have been published in ACS Catalysis on March 24, 2020.
A research team, jointly led by Professor Gun-Tae Kim and Professor Jun-Hee Lee in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has succeded in developing high-performance perovskite oxide catalysts, using late transition metal ox... Read More
New Study Reveals the Science Behind Springtime Lethargy
Their findings have been published in Communications Biology on April 15, 2020.
The quality and restfulness of your sleep are heavily influenced by environmental conditions, such as noise, light, humidity, and nutrient intakes. Besides, the temperature of our surrounding environment is another important factor that inf... Read More
Achieving Over 15% Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Polyimide-Integrated Graphene Electrodes
Their findings have been published in an online issue of Joule on April 6, 2020.
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a highly-flexible and durable electrode using the dream material, graphene. Using this graphene-based electrode, the research team made it possible to make organic solar cells (OSCs) that... Read More
Superaerophobic Hydrogels for Enhanced Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Their findings have been published in Science Advances on April 10, 2020.
Water drops falling on lotus leaves easily bounce off instead of being partially pinned on the surface. This is because of the irregular distribution of microbumps on the leaves, which has the property of repelling water. Taking cues from l... Read More
Selective Killing of Cancer Cells by Cluttering Their Waste Disposal System
A recent work by Distinguished Professor Bartosz Grzybowski has been published in the latest issue of Nature Nanotechnology.
An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has discovered a novel approach to selectively target and kill several types of cancer cells. Published in the January 2020 issue of Nature Nanotechnology, this breakthrough has be... Read More
Designing Water Splitting Catalysts Using Waste-yeast Biomass
Their findings have been published in Nature Sustainablity on April 10, 2020.
A novel catalyst synthesis method, capable of generating hydrogen from yeasts, the main microorganisms involved in alcohol and bread fermentation, has been developed. The new system can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen,... Read More
