JBNU Focus
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An Innovation in Transparent Flexible Electronic Materials
Among two-dimensional materials, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is the only insulating material that is used to make transparent flexible and wearable electronic products. However, the large-area ‘polycrystalline hexagonal boron nitride’ synthesized by the conventional method has shown a low insulating character due to its incomplete atomic bonding of boron and nitrogen. For the first time in history, Joo Song Lee (BIN Fusion Engineering doctoral student at Chonbuk National University) and ..
2018-11-23
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Professor Recognized by American Agro-Bio Society
Professor Yong-jin Cho (Department of Bio-industrial Machinery Engineering) recently won the ‘Superior Paper Award’ at the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is one of the most authoritative awards in the field that goes to the top 5% of outstanding papers published in the journal Transactions of the ASABE. Cho developed a technique for predicting physical and chemical characteristics of various agricultu..
2018-11-23
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New Technology to Treat Cancer
Professors Chan Hee Park and Cheol Sang Kim’s team (Department of Mechanical Design Engineering) of Chonbuk National University has developed a completely new cancer treatment technology. The technology performs six combined therapeutic functions such as heat and light, drugs, near-infrared (NIR) imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), target navigation, and intensive care, as well as target treatment that exclusively seeks cancer cells. It is a whole new anti-cancer technology using iro..
2018-11-23
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ACS-Recognized Research on New Polymer
A heat transfer composite material made from conventional polymer materials of poor thermal conductivity has a low heat transfer quality. In order to improve the downside of this feature, a Chonbuk National University team (Dept. of Polymer Nano Science & Technology) has developed a polymer material with a superb heat conductivity, which is easier to process. The new material is expected to be applicable in various industries such as electronics, energy, and aerospace, where effective hea..
2018-11-23
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Researchers Enhance Efficiency of Organic Solar Cell
CBNU doctorate students (Department of Chemical Engineering) received the ‘Best Poster Award’ at the 2018 International Conference on Energy and Sustainability. Dr. Mohd Nazim presented the results of his research on organic solar cells using graphene-reformed conductive polymer (PEDOT: PSS) as a buffer layer. The study has been recognized for its excellent power conversion efficiency (PCE), which is twice as high as that of organic solar cells using conventional conductive polymer (PED..
2018-11-23
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Undergraduate Discovers Efficacy of Soy Bean
Jae-Bin Seo (Dept. of Oriental Medicine Resources) was awarded for his research at the International Conference of the Plant Resources Society of Korea recently. The undergraduate student presented the results of his study titled “Glycine Max Merr. Enhances the Viability and Adhesion Ability of Lactobacillus Buchneri in Gastrointestinal Condition in vitro” at the conference. The research was supported by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. It is expected to be utilized as..
2018-11-23
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Good News for Medical, Sanitary and Cosmetics Businesses
Nanomembranes are nanosized membranes with lots of potential, as we can mix various materials with the polymer solution to give the desired functions and spray them directly on the desired targets. Thus, they have been used for many different purposes in industries including water treatment, energy, health and agriculture. A CBNU doctoral student, Do-hee Lee (Bionano Systems Engineering) has developed a portable electric radiation device capable of producing polymer nanomembranes with high v..
2018-11-23
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Whole Fruit Reduces Obesity Risk
As fruits contain sugar, whether or not fruit consumption induces obesity has been debated for a long time. One of the world’s most popular weekly magazines, Time magazine, made reference for the second time to the research led by Professor Seong-Tshool Hong (Microbiology Department, Chonbuk National University Medical School) and colleagues, who proved whole-fruit eating reduces the risk of obesity. For the research, the team collected big data on the effects of fruit intake on the huma..
2018-09-27
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Chinese Professors Invited for Doctorates
A special doctoral program was launched by Chonbuk National University. ‘The Dragon Project’ is a degree course designed for professors in China who do not have a Ph. D., to vitalize the academic exchanges with universities in the neighboring country of Korea. 24 professors from China joined the project for the fall semester this year, each of whom will pursue the doctoral study in her/his own field. “Providing opportunities to Chinese professors will cultivate outstanding China spe..
2018-09-27
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