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New Study Finds Folding Graphene Significantly Enhances Mechanical Performance

Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff’s team succeeded in folding an A5-sized, 400nm polycarbonate film in half 12 times.

Their work has been published in the prestigious journal, Advances Materials.

New Study Finds Folding Graphene Significantly Enhances Mechanical Performance

A piece of paper folded over many times able to carry more weight than a flat sheet of paper of the same length. Similarly, folding can also enhance the mechanical properties of graphene. An international team of researchers, affiliated wit... Read More

Jul 13, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Introducing High-performance Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Their findings have been published in EES, a high-profile journal publishing world-class energy and global environmental science research.

Introducing High-performance Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Organic solar cells (OSCs) has driven their efficiencies to above 10% to reach a viable level for commercialization. However, the increase in the photoactive layer thickness has resulted in lower efficiency levels, which therefore brings mu... Read More

Jul 11, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Combating Biofilm-associated Chronic Infections with BALO

Their findings have been published online in the ISME Journal.

Combating Biofilm-associated Chronic Infections with BALO

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled that biofilms formed by pathogenic bacteria can be degraded by bacterial predators. They expect that this breakthrough can aid in removing biofilms, the root causes of... Read More

Jul 06, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Transparent Fingerprint Sensor that Detects Tactile Pressure and Skin Temperature

There findings have been published in Nature Communications.

Transparent Fingerprint Sensor that Detects Tactile Pressure and Skin Temperature

Smartphones may soon have fingerprint scanners built into the screen, thanks to new technological advancements by a research team affiliated with UNIST. The new sensor, with the capability to detect both tactile pressure and skin temperatur... Read More

Jul 04, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Rubberlike Separator Membrane for the Realization of Deformable Batteries

Their findings have been published in Advanced Energy Materials.

Rubberlike Separator Membrane for the Realization of Deformable Batteries

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel technique to develop a rubberlike stretchable battery. This is the first attempt to stretch the battery separator, positioned between the anode and the cathode. This study has bee... Read More

Jun 30, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Pathway to Enhance the Resolution of Virtually All Optical Technologies

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

New Pathway to Enhance the Resolution of Virtually All Optical Technologies

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has announced that they have discovered a new property of wave propagation that leads to an all-new way to improve the resolution of virtually all optical technologies, including m... Read More

Jun 29, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Study on Electromagnetic Induced Transparency in Sinusoidal Modulated Ring Resonator

Their findings have been published in the June issue of Applied Physics Letters.

New Study on Electromagnetic Induced Transparency in Sinusoidal Modulated Ring Resonator

Stepping into the elevator sometimes disconnect the caller completely. This is because the metal box of the elevator causes the cell phone to stop transmitting radio signals. Elevator signal boosters have been suggested as the solution to t... Read More

Jun 25, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Triple Perovskites, High-performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

Their findings have been published in the June issue of Science Advances.

Triple Perovskites, High-performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented a novel catalyst for use in fuel cells which generate electricity by causing a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in the air. The new catalysts with triple perovskites structure... Read More

Jun 18, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Novel Method to Determine Mechanical Stiffness and Strength of Centimeter-Scale Atom Thick Graphene

The work by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff has been published in the May issue of Advanced Materials.

Novel Method to Determine Mechanical Stiffness and Strength of Centimeter-Scale Atom Thick Graphene

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has announced that they have succeeded in measuring the tensile strength of centimetre-scale monolayer graphene for the first time, using camphor as a naturally-volatilizing suppor... Read More

Jun 12, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Method to Fabricate “Nearly Invisible” Metal Electrodes

Their findings have been published as an ASAP article in Nano Letters.

New Method to Fabricate “Nearly Invisible” Metal Electrodes

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel method for the fabrication of highly transparent silver nanowires (AgNWs) that are nearly invisible to the naked eye. This flatly played down the likelihood of applying the techno... Read More

Jun 11, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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