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DGIST agreed on Energy Research Cooperation with CNR-ITAE in Italy. Held a joint symposium on the latest energy research. Agreed to share research performance and conduct joint research in new and renewable energy materials.

A novel solar panel tracer is faster, less expensive and more accurate than conventional devices.

Deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LEDs) made from aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) efficiently transfer electrical energy to optical energy due to the growth of one of its bottom layers in a step-like fashion. This finding, published in the journal Applied Physics Letters, can lead to the development of even more efficient LEDs.

DGIST Senior Researcher Changsoon Choi’s team coiled the existing carbon nano tube/spandex fiber and developed a new fiber of supercoiled structure. Expects to be applied in developing various wearable device platforms with super-coil that stretches up to 16 times

Researchers at Tohoku University have announced the development of a nonvolatile microcontroller unit (MCU) which achieves both high performance and ultra-low power by utilizing spintronics-based VLSI design technology.

Scientists are investigating the potential of non-toxic materials to replace lead in perovskite solar cells.

Laser-induced graphene formation creates tailor-made sensors for monitoring ocean creatures and ecosystems.

Small tweaks in component ratios generate electronically different layers from the same material to create transparent transistors.

Combining a polymer and microparticles enables a new type of capacitor that could mimic the way the brain processes information.

Researchers have proposed a novel technique that can reduce the congestion issues in the network environment.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently developed a robotic arm to facilitate self-help and upper-limb mobile rehabilitation for stroke patients.

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and Woori Marine Co., Ltd. unveiled their first commercially launchable seawater battery for light buoy at the 19th IALA Conference Industrial Exhibition.

Researchers more than doubled the ability of a material to convert heat into electricity, which could help reduce the amount of wasted heat, and thus wasted fossil fuel, in daily activities and industries.

Exciting joint power generation event created, called The 73rd Indonesia National Electricity Day - POWER-GEN Asia.

Research under the three-year multi-million-dollar collaboration is expected to significantly enhance the efficiency, privacy protection and security of blockchain technologies for standing against attacks from powerful quantum-computing.

A research team has developed a cup holder that wirelessly charges smart phones at the same rate as wired chargers. The charger uses magnetic resonance technology to generate and transfer energy from the cup to the electronic devices.

A simple chemical surface treatment improves the performance of nanowire ultraviolet light-emitting diodes.

The IoT Asia 2018 conference has been designed to converge perspectives and learnings from key players in the industry, with focus on Smart Cities and Industrial IoT.

A mobile hotspot network will enable riders on fast-moving trains to stream HD videos without interruption while underground, thanks in part to a newly-developed mmWave wireless backhaul technology. The first commercial service using this technology will debut later this year.

Innovative diode design uses ultrafast quantum tunneling to harvest infrared energy from the environment.

A research team from Korea has discovered the blocking phenomenon of electrons generated during high-speed driving of oxide semiconductors and proved its causes for the first time in the world. It is expected to be used for the commercialization of next-generation intelligent electronic devices.

Wavy transistors that vertically gain width without increasing their on-chip footprint could drive future flexible displays.

Seamless Thailand conference to address essential trends transforming payments, retail and e-commerce industries in Thailand.

An easy and reliable assembly approach, inspired by building blocks, challenges the current fabrication of electronic systems.

Call for Abstracts - Abstract Deadline: January 20, 2018 (Extended). Manuscript Deadline: May 15, 2018

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.

The latest ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge public demonstration featured practical applications, with fire fighters taking part and more integrated robots capable of complex tasks.

Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics.

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.

Novel approach utilizes high mobility two-dimensional electron gas, boosting thermoelectric conversion efficiency.