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A Novel Technique to Produce Cheaper and More Efficient Chlorine (Cl₂)

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on January 2, 2020.

Chlorine (Cl₂) is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world today, with 75 million tons produced annually. A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently found a way to make the manufacture of chlorine more ef... Read More

Feb 06, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Fluorine-incorporated Interface Enhances Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries with Ni-rich NCM Cathodes

Their findings have been published in the January 2020 issue of Nano Energy.

With the spread of electric vehicles, interest in “high capacity batteries” is high. Lithium metal batteries, which use lithium metal on their anodes, are also drawing attention in this context. However, the problem is that the stability of... Read More

Jan 31, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Researchers Introduce Well-designed Substrates, Capable of Producing Large Single Crystal Bi-/tri-layer Graphene

The work by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff has been published in Nature Nanotechnology on January 21, 2020.

An international team of researchers, led by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff (School of Natural Science) from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at UNIST, has report... Read More

A Novel Biofuel System for Hydrogen Production from Biomasss

Their findings have been published in ACS Catalyst January 3, 2020.

A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced during the decomposition of biomass such as waste wood. The result produced after biomass decomposition is a high value... Read More

Jan 22, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents In-Depth Study of the Interaction Mechanism between the Lignin Nanofilms

Their findings have been published in ACS Sustainable Chemical & Engineering on December 2, 2019.

Ligin, which is widely contained in waste wood, is attracting attention as a next-generation bio material. In the meantime, lignin molecules did not mix well with other materials, making them difficult to commercially use. A research team,... Read More

Jan 21, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Stretchable and Colorless Freestanding Microwire Arrays for Transparent Solar Cells with Flexibility

Their findings have been published in Light: Science & Applications on December 12, 2019.

As solar cells become more transparent, you may now add transparent panels of solar cells on windows of buildings and electronic devices to generate electricity. Furthermore, in adding flexibility to this, its product range will be even exp... Read More

Jan 20, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Neutral-Colored Transparent Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

Their findings have been published in Joule on December 12, 2019.

Researchers are rushing to introduce transparent photovoltaic technologies. It won’t be too long before building windows or car sunroofs are being served as a battery element. A research team, led by Professor Kwanyong Seo in the Scho... Read More

Jan 14, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Unveils the Mechanism of DNA High-order Structure Formation

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on January 3, 2020.

A joint research team, led by Professor Ja Yil Lee (School of Life Sciences, UNIST) and Professor Ji-Joon Song (Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST) has unveiled the structure and mechanism of proteins that are highly overexpressed in... Read More

Jan 13, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents Improved 3D Nanoprinting Technique to Build Nanoskyscrapers

Their findings have been published in Nano Letters on December 2, 2019.

Simply adding “table salt” helps to build self-stacked nanoarchitectures.

New Study Presents Improved 3D Nanoprinting Technique to Build Nanoskyscrapers

Nanowalls, nanobridges, nano “jungle gyms”: it could seem the description of a Lilliputian village, but these are actual 3D-printed components with tremendous potential applications in nanoelectronics, smart materials and biomedical devices... Read More

Jan 10, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research

New Study Presents How Cells Relieve DNA Replication Stress

The work by Distinguished Professor Kyungjae Myung's team has been published in Nature Communications.

DNA stores all of the information necessary for life phenomena, and a cell transmits its own genetic information to two daughter cells through DNA replication and cell division. Replication stress can be caused by extracellular and intracel... Read More

Jan 09, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research