An innovative idea was discussed to carry out empirical research on the Water-in-Battery (WiB) system, which works in an aqueous environment, containing fire extinguishing agents. Professor Youngsik Kim (School of Energy and Chemical Engine... Read More
Seawater batteries are eco-friendly electric energy storage systems (ESS) that use natural seawater to produce and store electricity. Besides, when compared to the current lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), it is much less expensive, more enviro... Read More
The Circle Foundation (formerly Ahn Cheol-soo Foundation) has visited two research sites of UNIST that were selected for the 2020 Circle Foundation Innovation Science Project on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The two research centers are the UNIS... Read More
Youngsik Kim, Professor in the School of Energy and Chemical Engieering at UNIST has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 King Munmu Marine Award by North Gyeongsang Province. The winners were honored at the annual King Munmu Marine Awa... Read More
A new door has been opened for UNIST’s seawater battery technology, as it is expected to be utilized in many areas of the marine environmental studies in the islands of Ulleungdo and Dokdo. On May 22, UNIST Seawater Resources Technolo... Read More
A product design that combines sustainable eco-friendly energy research and innovative thinking has been developed. It targets vulnerable children in the third world. Such research collaboration within universities has opened the way to hel... Read More
On January 15, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) to forge ahead toward achieving scientific excellence. In the memorandum of understanding, the two organizations... Read More
Lithium (Li) and sodium (Na) metal have attracted great attention as ideal anode materials in high density battery applications owing to their higher theoretical capacities. Many efforts have been made to improve the performance of anodes m... Read More
A new light buoy, using UNIST’s seawater battery technology as power source, made its debut this week. This work has been carried out in collaboration with Woori Marine Co., Ltd., one of the leading manufacturers of Aids to marine nav... Read More
