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UNIST, Identifying Keys to Improved Perovskite Solar Cells

Generating electricity during the day and emitting light at night

UNIST research team from the Department of Material Science and Engineering is posing for a group photo. Second row, left to right are Researcher Bo Ram Lee, Da Bin Kim, Jae Choul Yu, and Seungjin Lee. Front row, left to right are Prof. Myoung Hoon Song and Prof. Kyoung Jin Choi.

On May 5, a team of UNIST and Ulsan University researchers announced they have developed perovskite optoelectronic devices that can generate electricity during the day and emit light at night. This study is a collaboration among scientists,... Read More

UNIST to Host 3 IBS Research Centers

UNIST, one of the world's foremost graphene R&D institutions

On April 27, UNIST held a ceremony not only to mark the completion of new IBS Center for Multi-Dimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), but also to celebrate the establishment of two other IBS research centers on campus. During the course of th... Read More

Apr 27, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST to Offer Breakthrough Wearable Biosensor Technology

Wireless smart sensors to help spur the next revolution in health care

From left are, Prof. Jang-Ung Park (School of Materials Science and Engineering), Researcher Sungwon Kim (School of Materials Science and Engineering), Researcher Joohee Kim (School of Materials Science and Engineering), Prof. Franklin Bien (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dr. Kookjoo Kim, and Prof. Sung You Hong (School Chemical Engineering).

In recent years, flexible sensor has attracted much of the attention in the tech industry over the past years. Transparent electrodes, for instance, have been widely used in things like touch screens, flat-screen TVs, solar cells, and light... Read More

Apr 22, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST Gets DARPA Funding for More Predatory Bacteria Research

A research team, led by Professor Robert J. Mitchell secures 1.4 million USD research funding for the next 3 years.

On March 30, a team of UNIST researchers announced that they may have found a way to combat bacteria-associated infections in humans. This study is a collaboration amongest three scientists from the School of Life Sciences, including Profes... Read More

Apr 20, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

“Smart” Chemotherapy Takes Direct Aim at Cancer Cells

UNIST, working toward developing 'smart' anticancer drugs

On March 18, a team of UNIST and DGMIF researchers announced they have developed a new “smart” cancer therapy they hope may be a breakthrough in treating cancer cells. This study is a collaboration among scientists, including Pr... Read More

Apr 02, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Research Provides New Insights into Nanoribbons

New method of fabricating graphene nanoribbons with zigzag-edged directions

Clockwise from top right: Dr. Jungwon Park (Harvard Univ.), Hoonkyung Lee (Konkuk Univ.), Dr. Won Chul Lee (Tyoko Univ.), Prof. Hu Young Jeong (UNIST), and Prof. Kwanpyo Kim (UNIST).

On March 24, a team of 9 researchers announced that they have successfully developed a technology to provide a new direction for the fabrication of graphene nanoribbons with zigzag-edged directions. This study is a collaboration among resea... Read More

Mar 26, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST, Capturing the Attention of Scientists Worldwide

3 outstanding UNIST professors' research projects appeared in Nature Communications

Recently, the results of the research projects, conducted by 3 outstanding UNIST professors have gained global attention when they were published in Nature Communications.

Established in 2009, UNIST has gained recognition and established a foothold as a unique educational and research organization. In recent years, UNIST has captured the attention of scientists worldwide with its potential to become one of th... Read More

Mar 13, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST, Engineering Self-supporting 3D Porous Polymers

Prof. Kyoung Taek Kim (left) and his researcher YunJu La (right), posing for a portrait in the lab at UNIST.

A team of reasearchers, led by Prof. Kyoung Taek Kim (School of Natural Science) has announced that they have successfully engineered self-supporting three-dimensional (3D) skeletal structure polymers, using saturated humidity and water vap... Read More

Mar 13, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST, Synthesizing the Thinnest-layered Multifuctional 2D Crystal

Opening new opportunities in materials science and technology

Prof. Jong-Beom Baek (right) and his advisee, Javeed Mahmood (left), posing in the lab at UNIST.

Graphene has become a rich topic to explore by many materials scientists and engineers, as well as chemists and physicists worldwide due to its exceptional properties. However, the main issue that scientists are faced with is the obstacle o... Read More

Mar 10, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST to Open a Whole New Chapter in Nano Technology

UNIST researchers, making Nature magazine with nanotech breakthrough

From left are, Prof. Tae-Sung Kim (School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering) and his advisees, Min-suk Kim and Do-Kyung Ha in silicon wafer manufacturing laboratory at UNIST.

The formation of cracks is thought of as an unavoidable, unpleasant phenomenon because people believe that it is impossible to prevent cracking from all various forces. In recent years, scientists have demonstrated the ways to control fract... Read More

Mar 09, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research