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KAIST recently developed a new optical technique that can quantitatively analyze Alzheimer’s disease through holography.
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Sejoon Huh Assistant Editor
2016.11.24 03:52
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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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Professor Chan Beum Park and his research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering here at KAIST collaborated with Dr. Kweon Yu from the Neurophysiology Research Group in the Bionano Center at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in using light and porphyrins to suppress aggregation of β-amyloid, the main factor that causes Alzheimer's disease.
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 07:45
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Professor Hak-Sung Kim and Yiseul Ryu, a Ph.D. student, both from the KAIST Department of Biological Sciences have developed a new method of constructing magnetic nanoparticle clusters (NPCs) using DNA-binding zinc finger (ZnF) proteins. The research was published on the online edition of Angewandte Chemie International Edition.NPCs are clusters of nanoparticles such as magnetic nanoparticles, gol
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 04:08
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A research group from Professor Bumki Min’s lab in the KAIST Department of Mechanical Engineering has succeeded in controlling broadband light polarization in the microwave region using 3D metamaterials. The technology is expected to lead to the development of a wide array of broadband optical systems and applications.In optical experiments, the polarization of light can greatly affect the r
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 03:53
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Professors Jung Ki Park and Hee Tak Kim of the KAIST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Professor Seung Woo Lee of SKKU (Sungkyunkwan University) Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology have developed the world’s first auto-repairing electric circuit that reconnects its short-circuited part when exposed to a laser light.By using an ordinary presentation laser pointer, one c
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 19:52
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A collaborative research team in KAIST has developed metamaterial lenses for terahertz waves inspired by mirages, an optical phenomenon observed in nature. The research team was led by Professor Ki-Hun Jeong from the KAIST Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and Professor Jaewook Ahn from the Department of Physics. The team was able to develop metamaterial lenses that can cut production costs
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Shin Hum Cho Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:04
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A joint research team led by Professor Yong-Hoon Cho and Assistant Professor YongKeun Park of the KAIST Department of Physics has developed an ultra-high resolution lens with which one can observe images in the range of 100 nm, in 2-D, all in real time. This is a feat that cannot be achieved by traditional optical lenses due to the diffraction limit of light.This groundbreaking lens was the result
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Chonghyuk Song Assistant Editor
2015.06.03 18:04
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On October 1, KAIST announced that Professor Munchurl Kim from the KAIST Department of Electrical Engineering registered an internationally recognized standard patent on highly efficient video compression technology, in next generation high efficiency video coding (HEVC). This compression technology standard makes KAIST the first university in the nation to register such a standard patent.The pate
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Shin Hum Cho Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:01
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On August 12, a research team led by Professor Bongsoo Kim of the KAIST Department of Chemistry successfully developed the world’s thinnest neural probe by using a gold nanowire, greatly enhancing the neural signal detection in brains. Using a nanowire, ten millionth of a meter wide, they were able to increase the detection sensitivity to 1000 times more than conventional neural devices, whi
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:57
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A collaborative research team in KAIST developed the first graphene quantum dot display on August 28. Through cooperation among Professor Seokwoo Jeon of the Department of Materials Science, Professor Yong-Hoon Cho of the Department of Physics, and Professor Seunghyup Yoo of the Department of Electrical Engineering, a fully functional graphene quantum dot device was produced, opening the path for
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:55