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Decadal Changes in the Leading Patterns of Sea Level Pressure in the Arctic and Their Impacts on the Sea Ice Variability in Boreal Summer

Their findings have been published in The Cryosphere on November 18, 2019.

Arctic sea ice, also known as frozen seawater that floats above the Artic Ocean is an important indicator of changes in global climate. The decline of Arctic sea ice during the sunnier summer months leads to increased solar radiation absorp... Read More

Jan 03, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Super-resolution at All Scales with Active Thermal Detection

The work by Distinguished Professor François Amblard's team has been published in Nature Communications.

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST, has unveiled a new concept of super-resolved detection and imaging, applicable to microscopy, RADAR,LIDAR, and more. This breakthrough has been led by Distinguished Professor Fran... Read More

Genome-scale Evaluation of Core One-carbon Metabolism in Gammaproteobacterial Methanotrophs Grown on Methane and Methanol

Their findings have been published in Metabolic Engineering on October 15, 2019.

A new metabolic pathway has been identified for methanotrophs, a group of bacteria that grow on methane (CH₄, also called greenhouse gas), as a sole source of carbon and energy. It is expected to be the cornerstone of technology that transf... Read More

Dec 30, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Dynamic Transport Control of Colloidal Particles by Repeatable Active Switching of Solute Gradients

Their findings have been published in ACS Nano on October 10, 2019.

A technique to control the direction and rate of transport of colloidal particles in solution has been developed, using the partial concentration difference of salt occurs in salt water. As the operation required of them is very simple and... Read More

Dec 27, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Superb Water Splitting Activity of the Electrocatalyst Fe3Co(PO4)4 Designed with Computation Aid

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on November 15, 2019.

There has been much interest in ‘hydrogen that breaks water molecules apart to generate electricity’ as an environmentally friendly energy to replace fossil fuels. At the same time, it is important to increase the efficiency of... Read More

Dec 25, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents All‐Solid‐State Printed Bipolar Li–S Batteries

Their findings have been published in Advanced Energy Materials on September 5, 2019.

Ultrahigh‐capacity and fire‐resistant batteries have been developed. The new battery has improved both the performance and safety of the “lithium-sulfur batteries,” which have much larger capacities than commercialized lithium i... Read More

Dec 20, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Biomedical Startup ‘RecensMedical’ Attracted 7 Billion KRW Investment

Professor Gun-Ho Kim's startup company, RecensMedical Inc. has attracted 7 Billion KRW Series B investment.

RecensMedical Inc., a UNIST-based faculty startup, has raised 7 billion KRW of investment whereby the success of its international market penetration was ensured. Those who contributed include LB Investment Corp., KB Securities Co. Ltd., BN... Read More

Dec 19, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Efficient, Stable Solar Cells by Using Inherent Bandgap of α-phase Formamidinium Lead Iodide

Their findings have been published in Science on November 11, 2019.

Adding a small amount of other metals to iron that is soft and rusts easily, could result in sturdy and rust resistant stainless steel. Likewise, a technology has been developed to capture the shortcomings of peroveskite. The commercializat... Read More

Dec 18, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Novel Biocatalytic System Turns Waste Biomass into Value-Added Chemicals

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on November 12, 2019.

A research team, jointly led by Professor Ji Wook Jang, Professor Yong Hwan Kim, and Professor Sang Hoon Joo in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel biomass conversion technology that can turn forestry... Read More

Dec 16, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Dissociating Stable Nitrogen Molecules under Mild Conditions by Cyclic Strain Engineering

Their findings have been published in the online version of Science Advances on November 1, 2019.

Nitrogen doping has emerged as a way to compensate for the shortcomings of graphene, the so-called Dream Material. Through this process, nitrogen is intercalated between carbon layers, which gives the graphene better properties. Besides, wi... Read More

Dec 13, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research