South Korea

- Plan to expand collaboration by developing AI courses for public servants and reinforcing statistical analysis skills - Expected to contribute to national AI and data-driven policies

- Used a sub-1-nm quantum semiconductor nanocluster as a hydrogen production photocatalyst for the first time in world history - Achieved structural stability and catalytic activity with self-assembled superstructure and metal ion doping - Published in Nano Letters, one of the most prestigious journals in nanochemistry

- Professor Hyuk-jun Kwon’s team at DGIST has developed a high-performance artificial olfactory platform that mimics the human nose to identify a wide range of scents - A simple laser-based process enables scent-sensitive sensors ... AI-powered scent analysis is expected to impact healthcare, cosmetics, and environmental monitoring

- Professor Su-Il In’s team at DGIST successfully develops a betavoltaic cell combining a perovskite absorber layer with a radioactive isotope electrode. - Expected applications include long-term power solutions for space exploration, medical devices, military equipment, and more. - Research featured as the cover article in Chemical Communications.

- DGIST Professor Chun-Yeol You’s research team has successfully induced ferromagnetism in pure vanadium oxide. - The team has demonstrated the potential to control magnetic properties by simply tuning oxidation states without complex processing.

- Expanding educational and research collaboration with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan - Synergy expected through hosting WEEF&GEDC 2025 and establishing a Graduate School of Technology Management

- DGIST Prof. Yea Kyungmoo and team significantly improve fatty liver, inflammation, and fibrosis in cellular and animal disease models using exosome surface/internal engineering - Therapy displays high biocompatibility, maximizing treatment efficiency as liver-specific drug delivery - Research results are published in the internationally acclaimed journal Biomaterials

- Selected for both the Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project and the Strategic Technology Research Outcome Commercialization Project - Proved its self-driving robotics technology based on precision sensors... with the aim of IPO in 2028

- A joint research team from DGIST and Kyungpook National University has developed a tailored protein adapter technology for the surface modification of extracellular vesicles (exosomes) - Recognized for its precision drug delivery platform capable of attaching diverse therapeutics, the study was published as a supplementary cover article in ACS Nano

- Selected for TIPS for five consecutive years and Samsung C-Lab Outside for three consecutive years, demonstrating technological capabilities and market potential

- Discussing the future of capitalism in the era of digital transformation

- DGIST members voluntarily raised 10 million KRW, which was delivered to the Daegu Community Chest of Korea. - They extended their sincere support to the victims, with hopes for a swift return to everyday life.

- Professor June M. Kwak’s team at DGIST uncovered the cause and mechanism behind the transformation of residual cells in abscission zones into epidermal cells - The research findings were published in the prestigious international journal Nature Plants

- DGIST Professor Kyung-joon Park’s research team proposes a new concept, Cyber-Physical AI (CPAI), to effectively integrate AI and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). - Expected to be applicable in various industries such as autonomous driving, smart factories, and medical robotics.

- Successfully captured real-time atomic-scale degradation of perovskite materials caused by water. - Identified degradation mechanisms based on differences in degradation rates across crystal facets, and proposed strategies to enhance perovskite stability. - Research findings published in Matter, a prestigious journal in the field of materials science.

- Professor Chang-Hee Cho’s team at DGIST has successfully demonstrated, for the first time in the world, the control of polaritons using ferroelectricity induced by crystallographic phase transition - The study offers key insights into next-generation quantum light sources and proposes a new direction for the realization of practical quantum devices

- The Graduate School of Technology Management set to launch in the first half of 2026 - Fostering technology management talent through distinctive integrated education in engineering and management - Driving regional industrial growth through global industry–academia collaboration aligned with the region’s five key future industries

- Professor Yu Jong-sung’s team at DGIST, in collaboration with Pusan National University, develops a technology to enhance the stability of ultra-thin lithium metal anodes

- A joint research team from DGIST, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, and Dongguk University has revealed the identity of cervical stem cells for the first time in the world - The research presents new possibilities for cervical cancer prevention and treatment using lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid, published in Nature Communications

- Fostering field-ready professionals to lead future high-tech industries such as semiconductors, AI, and robotics - Expected to strengthen local industrial competitiveness by invigorating research based on industry–academia collaboration

- Implemented powerful solar cells without lead and cadmium! Improved power conversion efficiency by 8.26%. - Increased solar cell efficiency by greatly increasing charge carrier diffusion length! Birth of an eco-friendly innovative technology.

- Empirical analysis of how digital transformation is changing the open innovation structure of the automotive industry - A comparison of Korea, Japan, and Germany revealed differences in collaboration across the three countries

Professor Moon received the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Award for his activities as a Korean member of the Council of Scientists for the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), an international organization supporting frontier research in the sciences, and for his contributions to fostering international collaboration

- A pioneer of systems biology who challenged Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene, appointed as the first Chair Professor of DGIST Biomedical Engineering Department opening in March.

DGIST Undergraduate Alumni Demonstrate Academic Excellence by Securing Professorships at Major Universities in Korea

- grants degrees to 60 PhD, 72 master’s, and 128 bachelor’s students, fostering 260 talented individuals of science and technology

- DGIST Professor Chiyoung Park’s team develops a simple method to maximize catalytic active sites using a mortar and pestle - Research results published in the Chemical Engineering Journal

- DGIST to Host Guest Lecture by Prof. Victor Ambros, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine - Pioneer in MicroRNA Research to Present the Mysteries of Gene Regulation at DGIST

DGIST Professor Su-il In Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

- Professor Kyoungsoo Park of DGIST and Professor Kwangjin Park of Gachon University have proposed a cause-based solution to performance degradation in nickel-rich anodes - Their proposition is expected to provide a breakthrough in electric vehicle range and safety. The findings have been published in ACS Nano, one of the world’s leading journals.