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Researchers develop a technique to allow fragile objects to be transferred and released by robotics, without damage, while using a gecko inspired adhesive.

New insights on how individual immune responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly in mutant strains, can influence the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

A new study suggests that self-deception is the key to understanding irrational actions of national leaders in war, as exemplified by Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Cancer Research how Kras and p53 mutations influence the tumor suppressor and promoter functions of a TGF- ß pathway. The findings may lead to a new approach for colorectal cancer therapy.

Almost every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center. An international research team has recently observed the Circinus galaxy, which is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, with high enough resolution to gain further insights into the gas flows to and from the black hole at its galactic nucleus.

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo study the quantum mechanical phenomenon known as vacuum fluctuations using a nanoscale hybrid device, which may lead to ultrasensitive quantum sensors or information processors.

They say two heads are better than one. But in the world of fish, it appears two fins are better than one. Researchers have produced a theoretical model that demonstrates the underlying mechanisms behind how fish will synchronize their fin movements to ride each other’s vortices, thereby saving energy.

- DGIST student chosen as a 2023 Google PhD Fellow to provide one-on-one research mentoring and scholarship - DGIST student selected among 5 students from Korea, out of 67 students worldwide

- A research team led by Professor Jong-min Choi at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, DGIST, collaborated with a research team of Professor Bum-joon Kim’s research team at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, to develop bipolar polymers, which can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells - Developed a process that can repair defects and maximize multifunctionality with the double introduction of bipolar polymers

- An enhanced control technology for robotic upper and lower limbs has been developed through the development of a new type of hybrid bionic nerve interface that integrates a regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) and a peripheral nerve interface (PNI) - The technology is expected to play an important role in the neuroprosthetic rehabilitation of amputee patients and the peripheral nerve interface - The study’s results have been published in the esteemed academic journal “Advanced Science”

- A demonstration was held on September 21 at the Goheung Drone Center in Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do - This anti-drone radar, developed only with domestic technology, has the world’s highest level of technology... K-defense proudly making its inroads in the world

- It’s Sensor successfully develops industrial high precision sensor technology applicable to medical surgery - Clebrain provides a service called PianoKiwis, a sheet music learning platform based on sound recognition

- Battery and future energy experts, including LG Energy Solution, SK Materials, and EcoPro, gather at DGIST in Daegu! - Research exhibitions, recruitment counseling, and infrastructure tour to be held with the academic conference as an opportunity for research and people-to-people exchanges

- Will participate in the “2023 Korea International Future Auto & Mobility Expo” and present DGIST’s research results and achievements in the field - Will embark fully fledged on R&D projects for future mobility technologies from the year after next…the first step in the long journey of the “grand transformation of the mobility industry” for local enterprises and businesses

- Confirmed the link between cholesterol accumulated in lysosomes and decreased mitochondrial respiration due to the APOE4 genotype and proposed a possible reason that explains a decline in brain function - Research results published in Cell Reports

- Sang-woo Nam and Dong-ju Choi, students on Professors Jae-sok Yu and Sang-yoon Han’s research team, have been chosen as Student Paper Competition finalists at the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. - They successfully developed an innovative photonic semiconductor-based ultrasound sensor using the quantum properties of light, paving the way for extremely high-sensitivity quantum ultrasound sensors.

- Professor Park’s research team at DGIST successfully develops AI for pathological image analysis that can accurately segment overlapping cell nuclei using only rough labels - Improved efficiency in diagnosing diseases and predicting the prognosis of patients by analyzing the microenvironment of pathological images... published in MICCAI, a top journal in the field of artificial intelligence

- Professor Sung-hoon Im’s research team at DGIST has developed automated search technology that can find an optimal deep learning network architecture by learning the relationship between tasks. - It is expected to greatly contribute to advances in AI technology, such as autonomous driving, which simultaneously performs multiple tasks, including object detection, lane recognition, and distance estimation.

- A DGIST undergraduate research team successfully developed a technology that can effectively remove noise from photoacoustic microscopy images, even when only noisy images are available - DGIST Undergraduate Group Research Program (UGRP) achievement presented at the IEEE, a prestigious international conference

- Successfully developed federated learning AI, which can enable large-scale model learning and work without violating privacy with only a single model transfer - Collaborated with Stanford University on a model for generating high-quality brain MRI images... Published 2 papers in MICCAI

- DGIST student startups Quester and Friending win Grand Prize and Excellence Prize

First such local study finds extension of smoking ban to communal areas of residential blocks and outdoor spaces linked to monthly fall in heart attack cases

• Duke-NUS scientists’ study shows metabolic elasticity is driven by genes. • It is also dependent on diet, declining with a high-fat diet, while improving with intermittent fasting.

Future missions will be able to find signatures of violating the parity-symmetry in the cosmic microwave background polarization more accurately after a pair of researchers has managed to take into account the gravitational lensing effect, reports a new study in Physical Review D, selected as an Editors' Suggestion.

A researcher from Osaka University has investigated the associations between mask usage and the reasons people give for wearing a mask. Online surveys were conducted before and after policies that downgraded the status of COVID-19. The study found that 59% of respondents continued wearing masks even after policy changes. Several sociological and psychological reasons other than disease prevention for mask usage were identified.

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters high-speed atomic force microscopy studies that shed light on the possible role of the open reading frame 6 (ORF6) protein COVID19 symptoms.

To quickly and accurately characterize prospective materials for use in solar energy, researchers built an automated system to perform laboratory experiments and used machine learning to help analyze the data they recorded. Their goal is to identify semiconductor materials for use in photovoltaic solar energy, which are highly efficient and have low toxicity.

A research team at Osaka Metropolitan University has developed a new simulation method that accurately predicts powder mixing using AI, and has succeeded in increasing calculation speed by approximately 350 times while maintaining the same level of accuracy as conventional methods. This method is expected to not only pave the way for more efficient and precise powder mixing processes but also open up new possibilities for industries seeking to enhance product quality and streamline production.

- DGIST developed an image sensor technology that automatically analyzes phenomena in cardiac muscle cells, such as calcium dynamics and impulse patterns, based on multi-mode images combining holograms and calcium. - This technology can be used to examine characteristics of calcium dynamics and cellular motility depending on drugs inserted, thus being a core technology for new drug development customized for patients.

- A DGIST graduate student developed a super-resolution non-linear hyper-spectral imaging method and published a research paper on it as the lead author in PhotoniX, a renowned international academic journal.