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80-year-old Mystery in Static Electricity Finally Solved

The work by Distinguished Professor Bartosz A. Grzybowski has been published in Nov. 2022 and selected as the cover article for Nature Physics.

80-year-old Mystery in Static Electricity Finally Solved

Historically, contact electrification (CE) was humanity’s first and only source of electricity up until ca. 18th century yet its true nature is still elusive. Today it is considered a core component of technologies such as laser printers, L... Read More

Nov 02, 2022 By Marta Siek Research
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Dual-Modulated Release of a Cytotoxic Photosensitizer Using Photogenerated Reactive Oxygen Species and Glutathione

Their findings have been published in the September 2022 issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Dual-Modulated Release of a Cytotoxic Photosensitizer Using Photogenerated Reactive Oxygen Species and Glutathione

Abstract Reversible thiol-disulfide exchange chemistry is of particular interest in drug delivery systems. However, high levels of glutathione (GSH) in cancer cells are hard to distinguish from GSH in normal cells, resulting in unmanageable... Read More

Sep 15, 2022 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Rapid Access to Polycyclic N-heteroarenes from Unactivated, Simple Azines via Base-promoted Minisci-type Annulation

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications.

Rapid Access to Polycyclic N-heteroarenes from Unactivated, Simple Azines via Base-promoted Minisci-type Annulation

The research groups of Professors Sung You Hong and Jan-Uwe Rohde of the UNIST Chemistry Department have developed a one-step synthetic method to access ‘nitrogen-containing polyaromatic hydrocarbons’ from simple azines, which have applicat... Read More

Jul 08, 2022 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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A New Technique Turns Waste Substances into Valuable Products

Published in the April 2022 issue of Nature, their findings have also been featured on Nature Editorials.

A New Technique Turns Waste Substances into Valuable Products

A research team, led by Professor Bartosz A. Grzybowski (Department of Chemistry, UNIST) from the Center for Soft and Living Matter, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at UNIST has reported a novel approach on how to repurpose was... Read More

May 04, 2022 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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UNIST Rises in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2022!

UNIST ranked No. 1 in S. Korea in 4 subject areas, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities 2022 rankings.

UNIST excelled in 6 academic fields ... 2 research specialties rank among the Top 30 worldwide.

UNIST Rises in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2022!

UNIST’s research has been ranked one of the top universities in the nation and world, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings for 2022. In the 2022 edition of the Best Global Universitie... Read More

Feb 07, 2022 By JooHyeon Heo News
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Challenging A Central Dogma of Chemistry

Their findings have been published in the journal, Science (IF 41.845) on July 31, 2020.

Researchers extend the understanding of energy flow in chemical reactions and show that it may produce useful molecular swimmers.

Challenging A Central Dogma of Chemistry

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST, has reported that common chemical reactions accelerate Brownian diffusion by sending long-range ripples into the surrounding solvent. This breakthrough has been led by Distinguish... Read More

Aug 05, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research
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Nature Index 2020: UNIST Ranked No. 5 Nationwide

UNIST has been ranked No. 5 (nationwide) and No. 160 (worldwide), according to the Nature Index 2020: Institutions-Academic.

Nature Index 2020: UNIST Ranked No. 5 Nationwide

UNIST ranked 5th in South Korea and 160th globally in the latest Nature Index 2020 Annual Tables. In the rankings, UNIST has moved up from last year’s 4th rank to 5th, this time. Besides, it has climbed 34 spots from its worldwide ran... Read More

May 15, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo News
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Six UNIST Researchers Named ‘World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers’

UNIST has 6 scientists named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list.

Six UNIST Researchers Named ‘World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers’

Six UNIST researchers have distinguished themselves with inclusion in the the prestigious Clarivate Analytics list of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2019. The annual list, published on November 20, includes researchers with multiple papers... Read More

Nov 22, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo People
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Nature Index 2019 Young Universities: UNIST Ranked No. 10 Worldwide

UNIST has been ranked No. 3 (nationwide) and No. 10 (worldwide), according to the Nature Index 2019 Young Universities.

Nature Index 2019 Young Universities: UNIST Ranked No. 10 Worldwide

UNIST has distinguished itself with inclusion in the TOP 100 Nature Index Young University Ranking in 2019. [Click HERE to access the Nature Index 2019 Young Universities.] In this inaugural ranking, UNIST ranked No.10 among the world’s eli... Read More

Oct 28, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo News
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Three UNIST Researchers Named World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Professors Jin Young Kim, Jaephil Cho, and Rodney S. Ruoff ranked in the top 1% in their felds globally.

Annual list is based on number of citations for papers published between 2005 and 2015.

Three UNIST Researchers Named World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Three UNIST researchers have distinguished themselves with inclusion in the 2017 list of Highly Cited Researchers, a yearly distinction released by Clarivate Analytics that was formerly part of Thomson Reuters. The latest Highly Cited Resea... Read More

Nov 15, 2017 By JooHyeon Heo People
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