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Liver cancer ranks as one of the most common cancers in the world. A closer inspection on this type of cancer in South Korea reveals a significant overrepresentation of the disease.
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Tae Soo Kim Head of News
2017.09.22 18:00
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Professor Kyung Cheol Choi’s research team has successfully integrated fabrics into organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to create ultra-flexible wearable displays.
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Kum Seok Nam Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 17:42
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On September 7, the Research Center for Smart Submerged Floating Tunnel Systems was inaugurated in KAIST.
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Tae Soo Kim Head of News
2017.09.22 17:34
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On the first day of September, seven faculty members including the KAIST president, Sung-Chul Shin, himself came to the KAIMARU Student Cafeteria (N11) in the morning to hand out peaches for KAIST students to enjoy during their breakfast.
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 17:21
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A team of South Korean scientists from Hanyang University recently collaborated with scientists from the University of Texas to develop high-tech yarn that generates electricity.
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Hye-eun Jeong Junior Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 17:10
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Engineers at the University of New South Wales have announced a new architecture for quantum computing.
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Ada Carpenter Junior Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 17:08
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Collaborative research between Washington University School of Medicine and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has recently shown that the Zika virus’ lethality can be maneuvered to kill malignant cancer cells in the brain.
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Hee Yeon Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 17:04
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In a recent study published on September 6 in the journal Nature Communications, biologists at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) claimed to have found a way to slow down aging.
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Njoroge Maingi Junior Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 04:49
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On August 31, Professor Dae-sik Im of the Department of Biological Sciences was appointed Vice Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) by President Jae-in Moon.
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Chonghyuk Song Senior Staff Reporter
2017.09.22 04:23
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Every month, KAIST faculty and students garner a multitude of domestic awards. In the middle of April, it was Professor Duck-Joo Lee of the Department of Aerospace Engineering who was awarded for his contributions to science and technology. In the 32nd 21st Century Award Ceremony, hosted by the 21st Leaders Club and the New Industry Management Academy, Professor Lee received the grand prize in the
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2017.06.04 00:32
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Professor Jinah Park of the School of Computing received the Prime Minister’s Citation Ribbon on April 21. The prize was awarded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the Korea Communications Commission. The award ceremony took place in the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul during the 2017 Science and ICT Day Celebration. The event was hosted by the Korea Federation of ICT O
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2017.06.04 00:30
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A team led by Professor Hyochoong Bang from the Department of Aerospace Engineering successfully launched Little Intelligent Nanosatellite of KAIST (LINK) aboard the Atlas V booster of the NASA CRS- 7 Mission on April 18.
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Juhoon Lee Staff Reporter
2017.05.24 09:15
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On April 25, students gathered to directly inquire President Shin about his solutions for the multifarious issues plaguing the community and his announced policies for the future of KAIST.
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Juhoon Lee Staff Reporter
2017.05.24 01:13
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A team of researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology’s (POSTECH) Department of Mechanical Engineering has discovered a method to apply a superhydrophobic layer to materials in a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way. Superhydrophobic surfaces have a wide array of applications in various industries. Existing methods of applying a superhydrophobic layer to materials
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Chan Ju Chong Junior Reporter
2017.05.11 00:01
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KAIST Institute for NanoCentury (KINC) hosted its seventh annual KINC Fusion Research Award, dedicated to commemorating and encouraging professors and graduate students in collaborative research, on March 22 at the KI Building (E4).
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Juhoon Lee Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 16:08
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The School of Humanities and Social Science is hosting the Spring 2017 KAIST Humanities and Social Sciences Colloquium (HSSC). The event consists of six lectures spanning between March and June, each given by a KAIST professor adept in their respective field of sciences or humanities.
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Juhoon Lee Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 16:05
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Throughout the months of March and April, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) hosted its 18th KAIST Humanities Lectures for Citizens, “China, Dreaming of its Draconian Rise?” from March 8 to April 12.
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Juhoon Lee Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 16:03
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Professor Jae Kyoung Kim of the Department of Mathematical Sciences has won one of the Young Investigator Grants of the 2017 Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP). Professor Kim won the HSFP grant, sometimes referred to as “Noble Prize Grants”, alongside his international collaborators Professor Robbert Havekes from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, Professor Sara Aton fr
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 15:52
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While it is a normal convention to displace objects through mechanical systems, such as wheels or legs, a team led by Professor Daniel Saakes of the Department of Industrial Design has designed a strategy that harnesses vibrations to effectively allow an object to move by itself. They named their strategy “Ratchair”, due to the pieces of furniture moving analogously to a rotating ratch
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 15:49
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Along with other researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Professor Young Seok Ju of the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering published an article in the scientific journal Nature regarding findings about cell mutations in the earliest stages of human life. Titled “Somatic Mutations Reveal Asymmetric Cellular Dynamics in the Early Human Embryo”, the article was
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.08 15:41