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Graphene, an allotrope of carbon, has always been acknowledged for its wide-ranging characteristics. Recently, the scientists of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) have established an engineering lab dedicated solely to the research of graphene and its versatility. The research aims to not only establish new theories on the nanomechanics of graphene and two-dimensional (2D) materials but also utilize
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Hyunwoo Shin Junior Staff
2017.03.29 22:38
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Physicist Greg Huber and his team at the University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB) discovered a striking resemblance between the structures of a neutron star and a cellular organelle called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
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Juhoon Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2016.11.25 16:28
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Researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created pellets that contain all the molecular compounds used to translate DNA into proteins. Pellets are made to be stored for an extended period of time at room temperature. In synthetic biology, cells are modified to manufacture compounds they don’t usually produce. This study took it one step further by extracting necessary cellul
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Han Hee Jang Junior Staff Reporter
2016.11.24 20:19
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Researchers from Stanford finds how whales feed.
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Kun-Woo Song Junior Staff Reporter
2016.11.24 20:19
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As one of the most complex biological systems, the human brain provides an ideal model for highly efficient computing systems. Following suit, a team at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) successfully developed a “synapstor” — a synaptic organic transistor that simulates a neuron’s short-term plasticity via imitating fluctuating signals between two nerve cells.
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Juhoon Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2016.11.24 04:28
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Cells in our bodies are constantly subjected to mechanical forces, which alternately compress and expand them. Unlike the effects of hormones and drugs on cells, the impact of these manipulations are shrouded in mystery. However, researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a tool which could change that. Through their collaboration with biolog
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Tae Soo Kim Staff Reporter
2016.11.16 23:48
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A research team from Seoul National University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, led by Professors Hyung Wook Kwon and Young-Joon Ahn, found olfactory mechanisms that allow fast and efficient blood feeding for mosquitos. The fruit of their research was published online on August 26 in Scientific Reports.The traditional view holds that while carbon dioxide and octanol attract mosquitos at
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Young Jae Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:36
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NASA announced on September 29 that new findings made by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) suggest sporadic liquid water flow on present-day Mars. The MRO has been examining Mars since 2006 and is equipped with six scientific instruments. Using one such instrument, the imaging spectrometer, researchers detected hydrated minerals on Martian slopes marked with dark streaks. These streaks, appear
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Young Jae Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:36
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A new analysis from a research team at the University of Illinois provides further proof for the hypothesis that viruses are living entities. Until now, the classification of viruses has been a subject of confusion, and the consensus was that all viruses originated from an ancestral virus. The study focused on structural building blocks of proteins, called “folds,” that are found on all cells and
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Hyoyeon Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:34
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Is there anything to observe in the vacuum, when the vacuum is the absolute nothingness? Or is it? Professor Alfred Leitenstorfer and his research team at the University of Konstanz in Germany succeeded in direct observation of vacuum fluctuation. Against the prevailing assumption to the contrary, the research team managed to directly detect vacuum fluctuations with high-precision electric fields.
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Dong Hwan Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:34
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Researchers in an UCSF-led team have developed a technique to create tiny models of human tissue called organoids by turning human cells into cellular LEGO bricks. This technique, named DNA Programmed Assembly of Cells (DPAC), allows researchers to study complex human tissues without using actual human subjects. To turn the cellular LEGOs into organoids, several sets of cells are laid down in laye
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Hyoyeon Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:00
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A joint research team composed of professors and graduate students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Department of Biological Sciences at Seoul University, in collaboration with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, were successfully able to determine the principle behind the jumping movement of a pond skater on water, and implement it
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Dongwon Cha Editor-in-Chief
2015.11.09 06:59
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A research team led by Doctor Atsushi Miyawaki in RIKEN, one of Japan’s leading institutes for scientific research, has been developing ways to make the brain transparent since 2011. Their most recent method, called ScaleS, mixes urea with common sugar alcohol to minimalize tissue damage and to make it compatible with current techniques in high-resolution microscopy. Dr. Miyawaki notes that, “whil
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Young Jae Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 06:58
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Until now, invisibility cloaks were only a fantasy of science fiction. Yet recently, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Berkeley developed an invisibility cloak that can conceal an object from visible light using nanotechnology. Although researchers have only managed to conceal an object in a microscopic scale, it is
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Dong Hwan Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 06:57
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On November 28, Department of Environmental Science Professor Ki Taek Lee of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) announced that with using fossil fuels, anthropogenic nitrogen caused by human activity in industries is being rapidly spread over the Pacific Ocean. The research team, from its results of nitrate concentration detailed investigation, found out that with the developmen
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Jung Wook Choi Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:03
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Although plastics are versatile, lightweight and economically viable material with invaluable industrial applications, they are unable to transfer heat efficiently. In response to plastic’s such weakness, Material Science and Engineering Professors Kevin Pipe and Jinsang Kim from the University of Michigan have amalgamated short strands of polyacryloyl piperidine (PAP) with polymer chains of polya
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Young Jip Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:02
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Doctor Daniela Salvemini, and her team from Saint Louis University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a way to quell pain in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain. Testing on rodents has shown that the activation of the A3 Adenosine Receptor (A3AR) in the brain and spinal cord through a synthetic drug can successfully neutralize chronic nerve pain. This technique of pai
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Young Jip Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:01
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The state of Georgia in the US is starting a public health program called “Talk With Me Baby”, the latest initiative aiming to provide “language nutrition” to infants in the US. Early language exposure is conducive to a number of cognitive skills, including attention, memory and emotional development. For instance, bilingual children (who generally have had earlier language
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So Jung Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:00
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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
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Jeong Yeon Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 03:58
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On October 28, Professor Jong Lam Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) announced that his team succeeded in improving on the light transmittance and electricity conductivity of the conventional electrode by developing a new, transparent prototype that can be applied to flexible organic solar cells. The current cle
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Jung Wook Choi Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 19:56