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Researchers Sequence First Genome of an Ancient African

Mass Eurasian migration back into Africa, revealed by 4500-year-old skeleton

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently announced that they have successfully extracted and sequenced DNA from a 4,500 year-old Ethiopian skull found in highlands in Ethiopia. The findings, published in the... Read More

Oct 14, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Properties of Supercooled Water Discovered

Water that stays liquid far below its normal freezing point

Prof. Chae Un Kim (School of Natural Science), explaining new properties of supercooled water at his office.

Water is an unusual liquid with many odd properties. On the Celsius scale, pure water typically freezes at 0 degrees (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and boils at 100 degrees (212 degrees Fahrenheit). However, liquid water can still remain liquid fa... Read More

UNIST, Recognized for its Strong Research Capabilities

UNIST has risen to 16th position in the QS World University Rankings 2015-16

In just 8 years, UNIST's bold moves have propelled it to become one of world’s leading science and technology universities.

Established in 2009, UNIST has grown to become a world-class university, with a rapidly growing reputation for its research quality and impact across a wide range of discipline fields. According to a recent report based on Scopus data and S... Read More

Sep 28, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Faster and Energy-efficient FinHEMT: New Class of Semiconductor Device

Prof. Kyung Rok Kim's team wins poster award at IEEE NANO 2015

Prof. Kyung Rok Kim (left) and his student, Sung-Ho Kim (right) were named among a select group of the Nanoscale Horizons poster prize winners at IEEE NANO 2015.

A team of researchers at UNIST, led by Prof. Kyung Rok Kim (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering) has pioneered in developing a new class of semiconductor device that is faster and more energy efficient. According to the team, this... Read More

Sep 11, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Sponge-like Nanogenerator Shows Promise for Self-powered Electronics

Large-scale Self-powered electronics may be the future.

Prof. Baik's research team is posing for a group photo. Second row, left to right are Jae Won Lee, Kyeong Nam Kim, YoungMin Kwon, and HeeJun Kim. First row, left to right are Jeong Min Baik, Jinsung Chun, and Byeong Uk Ye.

While triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been proven as a promising device in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, there still remains one important issue associated with large-scale production of practical self-powered devices.... Read More

Sep 01, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Latest Advances, Overcoming Battery-related Design Limitations

Design breakthrough: Any form of batteries on any objects

Prof. Sang-Young Lee (School of Chemical Engineering)'s team has discovered a new class of printable solid-state Lithium-ion batteries that are flexible and shape-conformable.

On July 15, a team of reseachers at UNIST, led by Prof. Sang-Young Lee have discovered a new class of printable solid-state Lithium-ion batteries (as referred as PRISS Batteries) that can exist on almost any surface. According to the resear... Read More

Aug 13, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Winning Excellence Award of Industrial Technology of the Month

Receiving the Minister's Award, granted by MOTIE

Prof. Guntae Kim (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering) is posing for a portrait at his lab.

A UNIST researcher Dr. Guntae Kim (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering) has been honoured with the Minister’s Award, granted by the Ministry of Industry Trade and Energy (MOTIE). This was awarded to him on July 10, 2015 at the 1... Read More

Aug 11, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Laying Technical Foundation for Future Advances in Membrane Science

Next generation membrane material for high-power, fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

A team of UNIST researchers invented a revolutionary seperator membrane for high-performance rechargeable batteries. From left are Prof. Seungmin Yoo (Ulsan College), Prof. Sang-Young Lee (UNIST), Prof. Soojin Park (UNIST), and a combined master's and doctoral student, Jung-Hwan Kim (UNIST).

A major study of advanced membranes for energy applications by researchers at UNIST introduced a revolutionary separator membrane for high-performance rechargeable batteries that are fast-charging, long-lasting, and inexpensive. The finding... Read More

Jul 28, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Study Provides New Insights into 3D Structure of Nanocrystals

New imaging technique to provide the first atomic-scale images of colloidal nanoparticles.

Prof. Kwanpyo Kim (School of Natural Science) is posing for a portait.

Nanoparticles are one of the basic building blocks for next generation materials. New research findings announced this week has brought new insight into the structural and mechanical properties of colloidal nanoparticles. A multi-istitution... Read More

Jul 24, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST to Provide a Promising Direction for Future 2D Electronics

Witnessing triangular hole growth processes in hBN monolayers.

Prof. Zonghoon Lee's research team is posing for a group photo in front of the Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy at UNIST. From left are Jongyeong Lee, Prof. Lee, GyeongHee Ryu, and HyoJu Park.

2D layered materials, such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) have attracted significant attention for potential applications in 2D materials due to their excellent thermal and mechanical properties. Moreover, hBN, also known as... Read More

Jul 15, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research