A KAIST research team may have found a solution to the shortage of protective masks amidst the global COVID-19 crisis. On March 16, a research team led by Professor Il-Doo Kim, from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, announced that they have developed a novel non-woven nano-filter

On March 11, the Office of Academic Affairs introduced adjustments to the operational criteria for taking an academic leave of absence for 2020 Spring. The criteria were revised as a measure to avert the spread of COVID-19 within the KAIST community. Henceforth, patients who tested positive with the

On March 4, the Chinese community at KAIST donated personal protective gear to the KAIST Clinic Pappalardo Center. With the help of International Scholar and Student Services (ISSS), the donated equipment was later sent to the Division of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management at the Daegu M

To suppress the spread of COVID-19, the KAIST administration decided on March 12 to extend the period of online classes indefinitely, until the situation improves. Consequently, classes that rely heavily on physical meetings, such as sports classes, have to be canceled or altered. On March 16, the A

An international research group — in which Professor Heung-Sun Sim of KAIST’s Department of Physics collaborated with researchers from RIKEN, City University of Hong Kong, University of Tokyo, and Ruhr-University of Bochum — have observed the Kondo screening cloud for the first time, ending a 50-yea

On February 20, KAIST began a collaborative R&D venture, titled the AI One Team, with Korea Telecom (KT), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings, and Hanyang University. This collaboration was formed with the purpose of helping domestic AI tec

Professor Jeungku Kang and his research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have participated in a joint research project with Sungkyunkwan University, UNIST, Pusan National University, Berkeley University, and Caltech. In the study, they successfully utilized a technology

After a day-long confusion among undergraduates on March 13, when a sudden announcement was made that most students should leave the school dormitories just before the spring semester was due to start, FLEX managed to settle an agreement with the Student Life team in favor of the students. After jus

Hyun-Sik Yoon, an undergraduate in the School of Computing, and HyeJeong Han, a PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Science, Technology, and Policy, have been elected as the student members of the KAIST Council. The two will dedicate themselves to represent the student body for the development o

In response to Prime Minister Sye-Kyun Chung’s urge for stricter social distancing measures for a 15-day period, a ban on visitors — including families of KAISTians — entering the KAIST campus was announced on March 23. This regulation is only one part (listed as #9) of the “Guidelines for KAISTians

The spring semester in KAIST has started in a profoundly different way to last year. The novel coronavirus epidemic rapidly evolved into a national emergency and a world pandemic, prompting KAIST administration and the Task Force for the Prevention of COVID-19, which was quickly established to respo

This article has been updated on March 13, 2020.KAIST’s spring semester courses will be conducted online until further notice, according to an announcement on Thursday. The semester was previously postponed by two weeks, with an additional two-week period of online courses. Now, the declaration of C

On February 27, KAIST Provost and Executive Vice Principal Kwang-Hyung Lee posted an announcement regarding the introduction of online education for at least two weeks, starting from March 16. This decision was made to minimize person-to-person contact, as South Korea remains on high alert due to th

Amid an alarming surge of novel coronavirus cases in South Korea, the KAIST administration and the Undergraduate Association (UA), FLEX, are extending their efforts to prevent the spread of the virus on campus. KAIST established a Task Force for the Prevention of COVID-19 and an around-the-clock Sit

Amid fears over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreading in Korea, KAIST has followed a suggestion from the Korean government to delay the commencement of the upcoming semester. Several changes to the academic schedule have been made by the KAIST Academic Registrar Team and the Student Li

Public fear over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China is increasing, as the number of cases rises and more countries report occurrences of the virus within their borders. By February 13, 45,210 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, of which 8,216 people are in c

The School of Transdisciplinary Studies (STS) held their final demonstration class on December 4, bringing their series of demos, which started in October, to a close. They simulated major courses to be offered starting spring 2020 — the first time the STS major will be opened to students. The depar

KAIST has signed an agreement with the tech giant Google to develop an AI curriculum for KAIST. The program, led by Professor Changho Suh from the School of Electrical Engineering and Professor Yong-Jin Yoon from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will be completed as part of an agreement sig

Professor Hojin Ryu and his research team from the Department of Nuclear & Quantum Engineering have successfully developed a new method to immobilize iodine-129 (I-129), a radioactive isotope of iodine, through a cold-sintering process. The results were published in the Journal of Hazardous Material

A research group led by Professor Youngjin Park in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has collaborated with Hyundai Motors to create a Road Noise Active Noise Control (RANC) system that will be commercialized.Hyundai Motors released this RANC system on November 11 as an automobile system that