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On April 27, a co-research group consisting of Professor Byong-Guk Park from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor Kyung-Jin Lee from the Department of Physics announced that their team has developed a new spin-based technology that can dramatically reduce energy consumpt
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Jeonghun Lee Head of News Division
2022.05.23 21:56
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Professor Myoungsoo Jung and his team from the Department of Electrical Engineering have introduced hardware and software systems that utilize non-volatile memory. This particular type of memory is much more resistant to power failures than their more common and volatile counterparts like DRAM, as n
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Jun Seong Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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On May 4, KAIST hosted “Town Hall Meeting: The Next Fifty Years of KAIST” in Jung Geun Mo Conference Hall (E9) and streamed it simultaneously on YouTube. The Town Hall Meeting lasted for three hours from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and was composed of two sessions: a Q&A session with President Kwang Hyung Lee,
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Jeonghun Lee Head of News Division
2022.05.23 21:56
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Metamaterials are a class of materials that interact with energy and light in ways not found in nature. To fully harness the functionalities of metamaterials, multiple stacks of material are typically required, which comes with challenges in fabrication. Thus, metasurfaces, thin 2D structures create
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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In accordance with the government’s changing COVID guidelines, KAIST has announced several adjustments to its COVID policy. School and government policies have been accommodating the gradual decrease in Korea’s COVID cases since mid-March.The South Korean government announced the end of social dista
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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On April 22, NAVER announced the establishment of the “KAIST-NAVER Hypercreative AI Center” in its new office building “1784” in Seongnam-si of Gyeonggi Province. The center was built based on an agreement made last May that pledged three years of joint research and technological development centere
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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Professor Ji-Joon Song and his team of researchers from the Department of Biological Sciences determined the 3D structure of somatostatin and its receptor, somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2). In an interview with the KAIST Herald, Professor Song kindly explained his research.Somatostatin is a hormone t
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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On April 11, KAIST announced that its third rocket launch attempt on March 24 had been successfully completed. This launch was held in Jeju Island in cooperation with the rocket startup Perigee Aerospace as part of a project known as Blue Whale 0.1 (BW-0.1)The startup was founded by Yoon Shin, a stu
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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On April 29, President Yoon Suk-Yeol held a gathering with eight KAIST graduate students, Mechanical Engineering Professor Kyoungchul Kong, and President Kwang Hyung Lee at the lobby of the National NanoFab Center. Graduate students majoring in diverse branches of science and technology were provide
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ChaeYeon Ryu Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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The KAIST Undergraduate Association (UA) announced that Physical Education (PE) mandatory general courses will be removed from graduation requirements from the Fall 2022 semester onwards. Previously, all undergraduate students had to fulfill 4AU from PE courses, with 2AU earned per class. Additional
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ChaeYeon Ryu Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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After KAIST signed a business agreement for mutual exchange with Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) this January, the first inter-school program “KAIST x KNUA Freshman Video Camp” began on February 14 and lasted for eight days. The purpose of the program was to foster the interaction between t
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Suyoun Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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On March 22, KAIST President Kwang Hyung Lee signed an agreement with North Chungcheong Province Governor Si-jong Lee and Cheongju Mayor Beom-duk Han to create a new campus in Osong, Cheongju, dedicated to biomedical sciences. To ensure that the agreement is implemented swiftly, the involved parties
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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The winners of the 2021 Fall Color Your Year Project were announced. The contest, open only to freshmen, was created last year as part of the new President’s QAIST strategy. It aims to encourage freshmen to create good habits that can aid them in the rest of their undergraduate years. The first batc
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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Professor Byungha Oh from the Department of Biological Sciences and his research team have developed a neutralizing antibody to tackle the problem of COVID-19 variants. Using computational antibody design, the team hopes this antibody can be a solution for not only the variants that currently exist,
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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Every year, all freshmen would face one of the most important moments throughout their university life: declaring a major. While it is exciting for some and daunting and difficult for others, it is an experience all KAIST students would deeply remember. All students are required to choose an advance
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ChaeYeon Ryu Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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Professor Jaeseung Jeong from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering worked with a team of researchers to devise a new electrocorticographic (ECoG) decoder used in real-time brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) that translate neural signals to move a robotic arm. The decoder can distinguish between
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ChaeYeon Ryu Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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These days, artificial intelligence has a huge impact on not only academic fields but also people’s daily life. Artificial intelligence algorithms were inspired by the human brain neural network and attracted attention among scientists. However, operations needed for AI rely on von Neumann architect
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Jeonghun Lee Head of News Division
2022.04.14 01:00
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In an attempt to discover challenges for the KAIST community to solve in an unprecedented way, President Kwang Hyung Lee organized the “KAIST Crazy Day Innovative Idea Contest” from March 14 to April 8. The objective of KAIST Crazy Day is to spread an innovative culture and promote a “Crazy, Creativ
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Jeonghun Lee Head of News Division
2022.04.14 01:00
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Professor Jeungku Kang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering announced on March 31 that his research team has developed a high-efficiency catalyst that produces hydrogen peroxide by using only sunlight, water, and oxygen. Hydrogen peroxide is a useful resource that is used in indu
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2022.04.12 18:00
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Professor Hyungjun Kim, who is currently affiliated with both the KAIST Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has conducted international joint research with Tokyo University and Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies on
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Jihyun Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18