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12 Dec 2017
Franklin Bien, Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dean of Public Relations at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected awarded the 2017 IEIE Awards.
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12 Dec 2017
An international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has presented a core technology for quantum photonic devices used in quantum information processing. Their work has been published in the November issue of the prestigious journal, Nano Letters.
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01 Dec 2017
A research team in Korea has developed titanium dioxide-based photocatalyst with the highest efficiency in the world that converts carbon dioxide into methane. The result is expected to be applied to technologies to reduce and reuse carbon dioxide.
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29 Nov 2017
A research team of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), South Korea, has unveiled a new high-performance photodiode that reduces thickness to one-sixth of conventional silicon photodiodes.
29 Nov 2017
A group of students, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has won the first place at 2017 Future Mobility Idea Competition, hosted by Hyundai Motor Group.
29 Nov 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of UNISPARK, the on-campus innovation hub for student entrepreneurs on Nov. 17, 2017.
29 Nov 2017
Three researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) ranked in the top 1% in their felds globally.
29 Nov 2017
Sam H. Noh, Professor and Dean of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been honored as a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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29 Nov 2017
A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has presented a new synthetic protocol to produce three-dimensional porous organic materials in the blink of an eye, like firing bullets.
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24 Nov 2017
A research team from Korea succeeded to develop a technology to produce environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant. The result is expected to be applied to various electronic devices with a semiconductor surface control technique.
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09 Nov 2017
Researchers in Korea newly found the mechanism of inhibition of dopamine neuronal cell death using licorice extract 'liquiritigenin'. It scientifically proves the possibility of treating degenerative brain diseases using natural materials.
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06 Nov 2017
A research team from Korea has improved the luminance of electroluminescent devices by 422% compared to the conventional ones by applying retro-reflection electrodes The result is expected to be applied in next generation display and signage lighting technology
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30 Oct 2017
Researchers in Korea pioneers new medical market development with needles using nanotechnology.
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30 Oct 2017
An international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has presented a novel hydrogen isotope separation system based on a porous metal organic framework (MOF). Their work has been selected to appear on the cover of the October 2017 issue of JACS.
25 Oct 2017
A student from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) was given the 2017 AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award.
25 Oct 2017
A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has recently been recognized by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).
25 Oct 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has recently held the official signboard-hanging ceremony of the Explanable Artificial Intelligence Center.
25 Oct 2017
A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected as an outstanding R&D project of 2017 in South Korea.
25 Oct 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) will begin recruiting new graduate students for the Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management (GSTIM).
25 Oct 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has held a workshop, aiming to develop fundamental technologies for the safe decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
25 Oct 2017
Professors, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), have been included in the list of Samsung's 2017 first half future technology fostering projects.
25 Oct 2017
A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been recognized by Suh Kyungbae Foundation.
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25 Oct 2017
A design team in South Korea has revealed a new self-charging electric bike design concept “Hybrid Module Mobility”.
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25 Oct 2017
A new, advanced waterless energy-producing toilet system ‘BeeVi Toilet' developed by researchers in South Korea.
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25 Oct 2017
South Korea's Ulsan Nationl Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has presented novel catalyst to accelerate the commercialization of metal-air batteries.
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25 Oct 2017
South Korea's Ulsan Nationl Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has recently introduced a highly stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs).
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28 Sep 2017
Korean researchers have succeeded to synthesize biomimetic material reacting with Nitrile. It is expected to help the development of prodrugs that inhibit specific enzymes in cancer cells.
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26 Sep 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a new advanced energy harvesting system, capable of generating electricity by simply being attached to clothes, windows, and outer walls of a building.
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25 Sep 2017
Korean researchers have identified the cause of olfactory dysfunction in the early stage of Alzheimer's diseases. It is expected to be used in early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and therapeutic researches.
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25 Sep 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has presented a new way to advance the click chemistry.

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Giants in history

Hwang Hye-seong (5 July 1920 – 14 December 2006) was an expert on Korean royal court cuisine, the knowledge of which she dedicated her career to keeping alive. Formerly an assistant professor of nutritional science, Hwang met the last kitchen court lady in the Joseon Dynasty Han Hui-sun and, from her, learned about the culinary traditions of the royal court.
South Korean theoretical physicist Daniel Chonghan Hong (3 March 1956 – 6 July 2002) achieved fame in the public sphere through his research into the physics of popcorn.
Korean parasitologist Seung-Yull Cho (16 November 1943 – 27 January 2019) is remembered largely for his pioneering works to control infections caused by helminthic parasites and his contribution to journal publishing.
Woo Jang-choon (8 April 1898 – 10 August 1959) was a Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist.
Joo-myung Seok (November 13, 1908 – October 6, 1950) was a Korean butterfly entomologist who made important contributions to the taxonomy of the native butterfly species in Korea.
Esther Park (1877-1910), born Kim Jeom-dong, was the first female Korean physician to practise modern medicine in Korea and trained the first generation of Korean female doctors.