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Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST and Professor Kyung-Jin Kim of Kyungpook National University cooperated to reveal the structure and characteristics of Thiolase, a key enzyme used in the production of bio-butanol.Bio-butanol is regarded as one of the most efficient next generation biofuels. This biofuel is known to have more outstanding fea
News
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:49
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Professor Chan Ho Yang of the Department of Physics at KAIST discovered a mechanism behind augmented photoelectric effect when a material bends.The photoelectric effect converts light energy into electric energy. Because this method can generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gas, research on discovering structures or methods that can efficiently induce the photoelectric effect has been g
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Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:48
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Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab received a conferral of honorary doctorate degree at KAIST. Doctor Schwab was invited on September 7 for a conferment ceremony, which was held in the Fusion Hall of KAIST Institutes Building (E4) with about 200 guests attending. After the conferral ceremony, Doctor Schwab gave a lecture on the "Influence of Destructive Innovation o
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Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:39
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Each year, graduating students of the Industrial Design department exhibit their final projects. The KAIST Herald met with Ji Ha Kim, the head of the graduation exhibition committee, and Youngho Lee, the head of the exhibition team.Could you briefly introduce yourself?Kim: My name is Ji Ha Kim, and I have been working with Jieun Hwang as the head of the graduation exhibition committee this year.Le
Society
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:36
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Six more credits to graduate may sound trivial. After all, most KAIST students graduate with more than 136 credits. Nevertheless, the revision of academic requirement that the school is expecting to implement in the upcoming semester is not only abrupt but also ineffective. If implemented, the students would have to take 136 credits to graduate, about 63 of them from major courses. The required cr
Column
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:16
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Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an innovative method to treat two major eye diseases, glaucoma and corneal neovascularization, by using micro-needles that range from 400 to 700 microns. These micro-needles allow targeted treatment that can lead to a more efficient treatment and lower risk of side effects. Before, the only way to treat ocular diseases was through apply
Highlights
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 03:58
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After investing 40 minutes and 1,050 KRW, I arrived at Eunhaeng-dong. At once, I realized that Eunhaeng-dong is worth visiting. The weather was dreary at the time, yet people seemed to be enjoying themselves in this brightly lit part of the city. For them, the pouring rain and the ominously dark sky did not matter at all. They were enjoying shopping, eating gourmet food, and simply enjoying the pr
Weekend
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 23:47
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A research team from Ohio State University has invented a solar battery that runs on light and air. Professor Yiying Wu and his team have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device. The team explains that this new device is constructed from a so-called “mesh solar panel”, which allows air to enter the battery, and special method of transferring electrons b
Highlights
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 19:55
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Despite the common understanding that plants need sunlight to grow, a research team from Purdue University has succeeded in growing plants using only red and blue LED light. Farmers have been using high-pressure sodium lamps as a supplement to sunlight in greenhouses. Surprisingly, the seedlings grown under the LED light showed similar or, in some cases, better results than those grown in conventi
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Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 19:54
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The number of foreign applicants to the KAIST undergraduate program has increased over the past few years. Currently, approximately 540 students from over 70 different countries attend KAIST and make up about five percent of the student body. As more and more foreigners apply to KAIST, the competition has become more intense. In fact, in 2014, the acceptance rate for foreigners was 13.2%, which wa
News
Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 17:57
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A research team from Yonsei University has developed a new cultivation platform that can produce high quality three-dimensional (3-D) stem cell spheroids expected to be widely used in curing blood-vessel diseases. Professor Taeyoon Lee of the Electrical Engineering department and Professor Seungwoo Cho of the Biological Engineering department developed a superhydrophobic surface that allows water
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Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 17:51