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20 Years Of KAIST-Samsung Partnership

KAIST and Samsung Heavy Industries celebrate 20 years of co-operation with a ceremony at the Korean university.

Hankyoreh Wins Moon-Sul Chung Science Journalism Award

Hankyoreh newspaper has been awarded the Moon-Sul Chung award for their science-based coverage of the Sewol ferry tragedy.

Song Kiseok Named 2014 Marconi Society Young Scholar

Song Kiseok has been awarded the 2014 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award.

ToolGen & KAIST To Collaborate On Biofuel Gene Editing

KAIST partners gene editing company ToolGen to develop methods of increasing biofuel yield from microalgae.

Artificial Antibodies To Treat Lung Cancer

Simpler to manufacture than typical antibodies, the repebody is a potentially cheaper lung cancer drug.

GABA: A New Target For Alzheimer’s Drugs

The discovery that GABA production by reactive astrocytes causes memory loss in Alzheimer's patients could lead to new ways to treat the disease.

KAIST Researchers Invent Self-Powered Pacemaker

The self-powered heart pacemaker could reduce the need for repeated surgery to replace batteries.

KAIST Researchers Invent Goose Bump Sensor

A flexible goose bump detector developed by researchers at KAIST could be used to detect quantifiable information about the wearer's emotional state.

Nanogenerators Harvest Energy Efficiently

South Korean scientists have produced nanogenerators that achieve unprecedented levels of power efficiency.