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A Nepalese Graduate Student鈥檚 Research on Bacteria

A Nepalese Graduate Student鈥檚 Research on BacteriaOur student, Chhetri Geeta (enrolled in the Combined Master鈥檚 and Ph.D. program, Department of Life Science), won a Graduate Academic Award (First-Ranked Outstanding Research Award) at the 114th anniversary ceremony of the university on May 8, 2019. She surprised her colleagues with the news that five of her research papers on bacteria had been published in Science Citation Index (SCI) journals. We met and talked about her research activities and life as a graduate student. 鈻� Meeting with Chhetri Geeta in her LabQ. You studied and wrote about bacteria extracted from gardens, rice paddies, and oceans. What motivates you to study bacteria?I think that we, as human beings, do not know enough about bacteria yet. It may well be that bacteria, not dinosaurs or humans, have dominated the earth. We continue to find new, mysterious bacteria around us and study their ecology. Bacteria, such as penicillin and other antibiotics, can bring significant benefits to human life. I want my research to be part of achieving this goal. I find new bacteria in the ground and plants in the surrounding area, name them, study their ecology, and let the world know about them. Each of the new strains is unique, so I conduct my research with a sense of pride, as it provides information necessary for future studies and lays the foundation for microbiological research. Q. What is the most memorable paper you have written so far?That would be 鈥淧ontibacter oryzae sp. nov., a carotenoid-producing species isolated from a rice paddy field.鈥� When experimenting with bacteria, some of them give expected results, whereas others do not. I do feel pressure when dealing with such bacteria that are challenging to study. Any graduate student waiting in the lab, hoping to get expected results, should relate. Thus, I am grateful that I repeatedly got the same, expected outcomes with the bacterium named Pontibacter oryzae in over 10 experiments. I found quite a few unique characteristics of this bacterium and received the Best Post Award and Best Presentation Award at the General Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea. As the bacterium made these awards possible, this research is the most memorable one.Q. You published five papers in academic journals in 2019. Do you have any tips?My graduate life passed quickly. I was a teaching assistant and taking classes each semester, so my to-dos always piled up like a mountain. Thus, I made a detailed timetable with a certain amount of time regularly dedicated to my research; I was committed to this schedule. I think this was the key to publishing multiple papers. In fact, it took me a while to write my first paper, but I picked up speed with my second and subsequent papers because of my past experience. It was also beneficial to read lots of existing papers. Q. In what way was 91看片网 most helpful in your research? When students publish a paper in an SCI journal, the university gives them a grant for each one as an acknowledgment. The school grants 1 million won per article, which is more than what my friends鈥� schools give. This made my friends envy me. I think this certainly encouraged me to publish many papers.Q. What would be your advice for students who want to go to graduate school?First, when you enter graduate school, it is more important to know 鈥渨hat fits you,鈥欌�� rather than 鈥渨hat you want to do.鈥� In fact, you never know what to expect in the lab, so it will take time to get used to the environment until you enjoy conducting research and gain some confidence. What you want to do will change more than a dozen times as you acquire more laboratory experiences. Second, it is critical to know whether your advisor is a good match for you. With a mentor you can trust and respect, you are more likely to stay focused during your research. Similarly, maintaining a good relationship with your lab colleagues typically leads to better research outcomes and papers. It is absolutely true that two heads are better than one. I would like to take this time to thank Professor Seo Tae-Keun, senior student Kim Ji-Yeon, and my colleagues, Kim In-Hyup, Kim Hyung-Dong, and Kang Min-Jeong. Finally, a piece of advice to international students: it is a lot easier to adjust if you know the Korean language well. I hope you put great effort into practicing your Korean.鈻� The Graduate Academic Award Ceremony It is our hope to see more researchers like her. At the end of the interview, she said she wants to continue her research in the US or Australia after completing the Combined Master鈥檚 and Ph.D. program. After I wished her success in achieving her goals and going out into the world as a proud Dongguk alumnus, we ended our short but memorable interview. Web Reporter : Hwang Hae-Soo

Nurturing Future Leaders in Cutting-edge Intelligent Information...

Nurturing Future Leaders in Cutting-edge Intelligent Information Technology 91看片网 to open AI graduate school by Fall semesterConvergent education and research on medicine, arts, social sciences, and engineering in the works“The similarity between Buddhism and AI is that both improve the quality of life”“The Fourth Industrial Revolution will be an era led by cutting-edge intelligent information technology, and technology-based intelligent information is the core competency needed to guide it. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Department will carry out education and research on health and medicine, cultural contents, security and administration, and engineering with the goal of nurturing talent grounded in intelligent information competency to lead and achieve innovation across society.”91看片网 (President: Yoon Sung-yee) has chosen to specialize in data, networks, and AI, and will open a department of AI studies in its Graduate School. The department aims to offer master’s and doctoral programs from the Fall semester of the 2020 academic year. “The AI department’s objective is to nurture AI experts who can meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future industries in the field,” said Prof. Kim Jee-hee, explaining that the department will “evolve into a professional educational institution that fosters highly-qualified talents and builds a leading model of industry-academia cooperation through convergence with various academic fields like health and medicine, arts and culture, social sciences, and engineering.”The AI department will offer specialties in intelligent health and medicine, intelligent arts and culture, intelligent security and administration, and intelligent engineering. Recently, the health and medical sector has witnessed improvements in the precision and effectiveness of prediction, diagnosis, and prognosis analysis through the application of information technology. The intelligent health and medicine specialty involves conducting research on the convergence of AI with health, senior care, and medical services and engineering, focusing on intelligent information-based life care that helps maintain health in daily life.There are also active efforts under way in the field of humanities and social sciences to solve various problems through the application of AI. The intelligent arts and culture specialty entails the study of the convergence of AI with languages, Buddhism, film, theater, arts, and other subjects in the humanities and social sciences, and also involves conducting research that can help strengthen the cultural contents industry. Diverse research is also being conducted by applying AI to digital governance, intelligent administration, and other fields of administration and law. The intelligent security and administration specialty involves conducting AI convergence research, as required in the fields of administration, law, and security.Prof. Kim Jee-heeThe intelligent engineering specialty focuses on studying the basic fields of technology such as deep learning, big data, Internet of Things (IoT), security, extended reality, robots, drones, and data science, and converging these with various fields like architecture, civil engineering, electronic engineering, electrical engineering, machinery, energy, bio-engineering, and chemical engineering. It pursues the convergence of AI with IoT-based smart industries.“The convergence of traditional academic disciplines with AI can stimulate strengths and compensate for weaknesses, thereby boosting the capacities of the students and the university,” Prof. Kim Jee-hee said, explaining that “the practice of Buddhist Zen is effective in calming the mind and reducing stress. There are ongoing discussions on convergence in various academic fields, including the combination of Buddhist practice with the medical sector through AI to create new disciplines.”Prof. Kim also said, “The similarity between Buddhism and AI is that both improve the quality of life,” adding that she “vow[s] to contribute to improving our society, relying on the convergence of Buddhism’s rich and varied content with various fields through AI.”Prof. Kim earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Seoul National University, and a doctoral degree at the University of Southern California in the United States. She has served as President of the Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association in America, head of KT’s Future Technology Research Lab, director of Samsung Electronics’ AI Lab, and a committee member of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning’s convergence technology development business division.

Publication of East Asian Buddhist Literature, Korea鈥檚 First Eng...

Publication of East Asian Buddhist Literature, Korea’s First English Journal Specializing in East Asian Buddhist Literature by the Institute for Buddhist Culture at 91看片网 91看片网’s (President Yoon Sung-yee) Department of East Asian Buddhist Literature Translation at the Institute for Buddhist Culture (Director Kim Jong-wook) recently published the first volume of East Asian Buddhist Literature (EABL). EABL is the only English journal in Korea that specializes in East Asian Buddhist Literature. Professor Kim Jong-wook at 91看片网 and Professor Ochiai Toshinori at the International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies in Japan are the joint chief editors of EABL, and specialists of Korean, American, Chinese, and Japanese Buddhist literatures form the editorial committee.The EABL discovers and critically interprets manuscripts and printed copies of Buddhist literature in East Asia, including those from Korea. Based on research findings, the journal connects with the original literature and explains it in English.EABL is the sister journal to Korea’s only English Buddhist Journal, International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, issued by the Institute for Buddhist Culture. The publication of EABL is said to have accelerated the Institute’s pace for the internationalization of Korean Buddhism study.

Fostering 鈥淗armonization-Type Talent鈥� to Lead the 4th Industrial...

Fostering “Harmonization-Type Talent” to Lead the 4th Industrial Revolution Founded in 1906 by Buddhist pioneers with the purpose of “Protecting the Nation by means of Education” when the future of the nation seemed bleak under the Japanese colonial rule, 91看片网 began with the name Myeongjin School, and later continued its development under the names of the Advanced Buddhism School, Jungang Haklim, Central Buddhism College, and Hyehwa College. Despite being forced to close under Japanese imperialism, the University has enlightened the spirit of the times at every critical moment of Korean society. After national liberation, the University changed its name to 91看片网 in 1946 and was promoted from a college to university in 1953. Today, 91看片网 has more than 300,000 alumni in various fields, including religion, politics, economy, society, education, and culture. Currently, it has established sisterhood relationships with more than 300 universities in 51 countries worldwide, and is leading the Korean society as the nation's top prestigious private university with over 28,000 students across four campuses in Seoul, Goyang, Gyeongju, and Los Angeles.Accelerating the advent of the future campusSince 2019, 91看片网 has been preparing to introduce a full-duplex remote class system laying the groundwork for the 4th industrial revolution. In the wake of the spread of COVID-19, remote lectures were put into practice as of March. Remote lectures, run via advanced ICT technology, are drawing attention, as full-duplex classes enable data sharing, writing, video playback, interactive communication, and quizzes in real time. All teachers are fully prepared for the real-time remote lectures by shooting sample lectures and performing advance monitoring. Furthermore, stable operation of non-contact online lectures was possible without causing server overload due to an increase in the number of users. Exemplary preparedness has been displayed throughout the university community.Education innovation leading the 4th industrial revolutionAs a representative concept for the development plan of the Energize Dongguk Project, which was announced by the university president, Yoon Sung-yee, upon his inauguration, “Fostering Harmonization-Type Talent to Lead the 4th Industrial Revolution” has been selected. A new department dedicated to the project was also established under the name “Education and Innovation Division.” First, the major-convergence system was introduced from the first semester of this year to remove barriers between departments and majors. Under the convergence of majors, a department (major) and another department (major) form a new major program. This newly developed major convergence can be taken by students of any department (major). This year, public talent and machine intelligence convergence majors were established, and new major-convergence programs are expected to be created in the future.The university’s preparation for software education capabilities is also noteworthy. 91看片网 developed a basic curriculum of software education and strengthened software education for non-majors, such as humanities, social sciences, arts, physical education, and natural sciences. The university aims to provide software convergence education that goes beyond the conventional level of convergence between engineering disciplines and encompasses science and technology, engineering, manufacturing, and software from a humanities perspective. A curriculum that realizes student-centered convergence-based education through the integration of engineering, humanities, social science, and arts via software is currently in operation. The number of students completing the convergence software major increased significantly from 212 in 2018 to 313 in 2019. Regular semesters are also operated flexibly. 91看片网 introduced the Intensive Course Program to enable instructors to select and operate various lengths of curriculum, such as 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 10 weeks, without the constraint of the existing standard number of class days.Analysis based on data facilitates more accurate and reasonable decision making in the University. Last year, 91看片网 established an Institutional Research (IR) team to systematically collect, collate, and analyze all university data, provide them to members of the University, and support university policy decisions.“Turning Aspirations into Reality,” creating a university culture centered on youth startupsTo date, 91看片网 strived to create an entrepreneurship-oriented university culture. More systematic support of entrepreneurship was made possible by combining various aspects of entrepreneurship, such as startup support, incubation, and education functions, which had been managed under multiple organizations, into Startup-One, an integrated management organization for entrepreneurship on campus. A number of student startups are being fostered by introducing an entrepreneurship-friendly undergraduate administrative system, such as allowing leaves of absence for startup ventures and a credit-substitution system for entrepreneurship. The University is building a strong foundation as a regional hub university by supporting up to 100 million won in marketing and commercialization costs for young entrepreneurs in the preliminary and early-stage startups. Last year, the University received the 2019 Presidential Award for Venture Startup Promotions.300,000-strong alumni networkBefitting a university with a 114-year history, alumni serve as the University’s strongest supporters. 91看片网 alumni actively participate in the donation of development funds for the University and juniors every year. In particular, at the Sponsored Night to Energize Dongguk event held in November of last year, the University presented a vision of developing and fostering departments to reach the top 10 in Korea and top 100 in the world, and the donation support amounted to 28 billion. Based on these donations, 91看片网 plans to add fresh fuels to cultivating global talent and reinforcing research competitiveness by inviting outstanding instructors and fostering world-class scholars, and to building a future campus by establishing a world-class education and research infrastructure.

Shin Han-seung, Professor at 91看片网, Inaugurated as ...

Shin Han-seung, Professor at 91看片网, Inaugurated as Chairman of International Life Science Institute KoreaProfessor Shin Han-seung of 91看片网 (Professor in the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, president of the Bio-Medical Convergence Research Institute) was inaugurated as the chairman of the International Life Science Institute Korea (ILSI Korea) on the 15th. His term continues until December 2022.ILSI Korea is an international non-profit scientific organization that identifies key issues and research trends in life-science technology, food safety, health, nutrition, and new biotechnology from a global perspective and explores and develops solutions through scientific collaboration. Currently, it consists of 16 branches and research foundations worldwide and is pursuing continuous cooperation to close the gap in scientific knowledge among countries and regions by hosting and attending international conferences.Professor Shin Han-seung has produced outstanding research accomplishments, publishing approximately 150 papers in SCI international journals in food safety and toxicology. He received the Hwangpa FSB Academic Award in 2013 and the 2016 Korean Toxicological Society Grand Award. In 2017, he was awarded the Service of Merit Medal, a government award from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in recognition of his contributions in the field of food safety and toxicology.

Crime-fighting the AI Way鈥擭ew Policing Model That Combines Leadi...

Crime-fighting the AI Way鈥擭ew Policing Model That Combines Leading Forensic TechnologiesScientists at 91看片网 useleading technology of the 4th industrial revolution to construct aninnovative policing system, called Googi,that can improve community safety. Technologies across 3 key groups, based on virtualreality, robotics, and big data are combined in a policing system that enhancesprediction of crime and responses to it. Asa society develops, unfortunately, so does the sophistication of crime.Delinquency is constantly evolving, and delinquents use modern technology toescape the law. In such a scenario, a smart community policing system isessential to reduce crime and bring a sense of safety in residential areas. Ateam of scientists at 91看片网 led by Prof Joong-YeonLim decided to tackle this problem, and by integrating three main areas of theirresearch, have developed an innovative policing system that they have named 鈥淕oogi.鈥漁fthe research areas, the first focuses on virtual reality used for policetraining and crime education and involves reconstruction of crime scenes throughsimulations.Thesecond investigates how robotic devices can detect and respond to crimes whenthey happen, boosting surveillance. This technology uses forensic dentistry toidentify victims and suspects. The form and pathology of teeth of Korean people,as well as bite marks, all contribute to personal identification.Thethird pertains to big data, where offline and online information is analyzed forcrime prediction and prevention. Virtual reality data, information provided bycitizens, and forensic data gathered by robots are analyzed for crimeprediction, with results handed over to local authorities. Combiningthese three modes together, the team has built a crime prediction algorithm usinginformation extracted from crime scenes, local communities, and forensics. Theresearchers are hopeful that this can help the police identify crimehotspots in real time and thus help them prepare for andrespond to crimes in vulnerable areas. Prof Lim states: 鈥淭his technology can greatlycontribute to the prevention of gender violence, domestic violence, and childabuse.鈥� Theproposed Googi system encourages citizen participation by gather their feedbackand providing results to the community, while boosting crime preventioneducation. The ability to detect individuals at crime scenes is also enhancedby using robotic technology to analyze Korean teeth. 鈥淎s a result,鈥� Prof Lim hopes, 鈥渃rimes can be better predicted and responded to, resulting in a safercommunity environment.鈥滱fter having successfully built a prototype on the local scale, the researchteam now looks to bring the technology to a global level in 2022.ReferenceSmartCommunity Policing System: Googi Development Research CenterMinistry of Science and ICTConvergence and Research Center*Email for correspondence: jsleearmy@dongguk.eduAbout DonggukUniversityDonggukUniversity, founded in 1906, is located in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises 13colleges that cover a variety of disciplines and has local campuses inGyeongju, Goyang, and Los Angeles. The university has 1300 professors whoconduct independent research and 18000 students undertaking studies in avariety of disciplines. Interaction between disciplines is one of the strengthson which Dongguk prides itself; the university encourages researchers to workacross disciplines in Information Technology, Bio Technology, CT, and Buddhism. Website: http://www.dongguk.edu/mbs/en/index.jsp About the researcherJoong-Yeon Lim (PhD, University ofCalifornia Berkeley, USA) is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical,Robotics and Energy Engineering at 91看片网, Seoul, South Korea. Hisresearch interests include mechanical design, nanomaterials and intellectualproperty studies.

DNA 鈥淪cissors鈥� Could Cut Out the Alzheimer鈥檚 Causing Gene in Mic...

DNA 鈥淪cissors鈥� Could Cut Out the Alzheimer鈥檚 Causing Gene in MiceScientistsat 91看片网 successfully treated Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in mice using thegene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. They used the tool to edit out the Alzheimer鈥檚causing gene in the mice, thereby improving their memory and other cognitivefunctions. While this is only a first step and much research remains to bedone, these promising results put gene therapy on the map of possibletreatments for Alzheimer鈥檚.As Alzheimer鈥檚 diseasecontinues to elude the efforts of modern medicine, scientists turn to geneediting technology to treat, or 鈥榤anage鈥� it. Alzheimer鈥檚 is commonly associatedwith the BACE 1 gene, which drives the production of amyloid-尾 proteins in the brain. Inthe brains of Alzheimer鈥檚 patients, this protein accumulates on the outsides ofneurons or nerve cells as 鈥減laque,鈥� and is thought to be one of the main causesof the disease. Using 鈥淒NA scissors鈥� called CRISPR-Cas9, which can cut out aspecified part of a DNA sequence, Dr. Jongpil Kim and his colleagues from Korea(91看片网) and the USA attempted to edit out the BACE 1 genein the neurons of the adult mouse brain. Theirs is the first invivo attempt (using cells inside living mice) to test the effectiveness ofCRISPR-Cas9 in stopping Alzheimer鈥檚 progression. Their ultimate ambition鈥攍ike that of many others in thefield鈥攊s to develop treatments fordifferent forms of dementia, which would dramatically improve patients鈥� qualityof life. 鈥淲e aimed to see whetherCRISPR-Cas9, one of the latest developments in biotechnology, can open up a newdirection for treating dementia, which is, at present, considered an incurabledisease,鈥� Dr. Kim says.Their results indeed lookpromising. Within 8 to 12weeks of treatment with the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, the plaque surroundingaffected neurons in the mice dramatically decreased and their cognitivefunctions improved substantially. The mice also showed betterassociative learning and spatial working memory. Further, there was noevidence of increasing mutations in other, non-targeted parts of the genome,suggesting minimal side-effects. All this indicates the hugepotential of gene editing technologies to treat neurodegenerative diseases: by removingfaulty genes at their source, disease progression can be halted, or evenreversed, in just a few weeks. The authors advise caution, however,as gene editing cannot be undone. In Dr. Kim鈥檚 words, one must ensure that 鈥渘o detrimental, and potentially very rare,genomic alterations are caused鈥�. Thus, this technique requires much moreresearch before it can be applied to human subjects. Nonetheless, as another remark byDr. Kim goes, 鈥渢his study shows howCRISPR-Cas9 can be applied to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases as well.鈥漅eferenceAuthor:Jongpil KimTitle of original paper:In vivo neuronal gene editing via CRISPR鈥揅as9 amphiphilic nanocomplexes alleviates deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer鈥檚 diseaseJournal:Nature NeuroscienceDOI:10.1038/s41593-019-0352-0Affiliations:Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, 91看片网*Corresponding author鈥檚 email: jpkim153@dongguk.eduAbout DonggukUniversity91看片网, founded in 1906, is located in Seoul, SouthKorea. It comprises 13 colleges that cover a variety of disciplines and haslocal campuses in Gyeongju, Goyang, and Los Angeles. The university has 1300professors who conduct independent research and 18000 students undertakingstudies in a variety of disciplines. Interaction between disciplines is one ofthe strengths on which Dongguk prides itself; the university encouragesresearchers to work across disciplines in Information Technology, BioTechnology, CT, and Buddhism. Website:http://www.dongguk.edu/mbs/en/index.jsp About the authorJongpil Kim is an AssociateProfessor of Chemistry and Director of Center for Regenerative medicine at91看片网, Seoul, Korea. His group is developing approaches to controllingcell fate through nanotechnology for regenerative medicine. They are alsodeveloping CRISPR-Cas9 nanocomplexes for invivo gene editing technologies to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Kimpreviously completed postdoctoral training at Dr.RudolfJaenisch鈥檚lab at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Whitehead Institute). In2008, Dr. Kim received a PhD in Neurobiology from Columbia University.

91看片网 and the Shanghai University of Traditional Ch...

91看片网 and the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Strike an Exchange AgreementExchanges in education and researchOur school and the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine struck an exchange agreement on the 6th (last Monday). Beopsan Sunim, the Chairman of the Board, visited the Shanghai University of Traditional Medicine in China on Monday the 6th to strike the education and research agreement between the two schools.The focus areas of the exchange consist of 鈻睧xchanges for undergraduate and research students 鈻睧xchanges for staff and faculty 鈻睧xchanges in academic data, publications, and academic information and 鈻睺he organization of joint research and conferences.For the agreement ceremony, the attendees from our school included Beopsan Sunim, the Chairman of the Board of 91看片网, Kim Dong-Il, the Dean of the 91看片网 College of Korean Medicine, Park Ki-ryun, the Head of the Corporate Office, Lim Joong-yeon, the Head of the International Affairs Office, and Lee Hyung-yeol, the Chief Administrator of Ilsan Hospital. The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was represented by Seo Kun-gwang, the President of the school, Jung Lim-yoon, the Head of the International Exchange Office, Yu Hua, the head of the Hospital Management Office, Seo Hong-mae, the Head of the Development Planning Office, and Seo Jung, the Dean of Academic Affairs.The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, established in 1956, is the first traditional Chinese medicine school in China. It has approximately 8,000 students and 1,300 faculty members; in addition, the school has 8 hospitals. Other than Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Materia Medica and Clinical Integrative Chinese, and Western Medicine, the school also offers majors in Nursing, Food Safety and Nutrition, Rehabilitation Therapy, Pharmaceutical Science, Bio-engineering, and Preventive Medicine.

Stepping Up Spintronics with Room-temperature Magnetism in Molyb...

Stepping Up Spintronics with Room-temperature Magnetism in Molybdenum Oxide Nanoflakes Spintronicdevices, which use electron spin to process data, are emerging at the forefrontof semiconductor applications. Staying a step ahead, scientists from Korearecently developed a novel nanomaterial that shows uniform ferromagnetism evenat room temperature. This material is expected to be applicable to future next-generationelectronic devices.Growth in the number of smart electronic devices hassparked an increase in research interest in high functionality nanomaterials. Spintronic devices, which exploit a propertyof electron spin to process electronic data, have emerged as major players inthis field. 鈥淔or instance,鈥漬otes Professor Sejoon Lee from 91看片网, Korea, 鈥渦ltra-fast logic and memory circuits, low-power small and lightelectronic modules, and quantum computing systems are possible futureapplications of spintronics.鈥漅ecently, 2D and quasi 2D materials, such as 伪-molybdenumoxide (伪-MoO3), have gained research attention for use inspintronic devices, owing to their unique physical, chemical, mechanical, andstructural characteristics. 伪-MoO3,inparticular,is attractive because of its structure, which comprises stacked 2D layers. Thisstructure makes it ideal for introducing magnetism, enabling its more effectiveuse in a number of devices than conventional 3D bulk materials. To make an 伪-MoO3 nanoflakemagnetic, scientists at 91看片网, Korea, led by Prof Lee, doped telluriumatoms into its lattice, disrupting its structure and freeing up an electron. Aselectrons revolve around the nucleus of an atom, they also spin on their axis.This spin gives rise to magnetism called the spin magnetic moment. The spins of several overlapping electronstaken together make the nanomaterial magnetic. But for electron spin to giverise to magnetic moment, the electron must be unpaired. Thus, this freedelectron in the 伪-MoO3 lattice adds magnetism to the material. Across themultiple stacked layers of the lattice, magnetism was felt even at roomtemperature. This exciting new studyis published in ACS Nano, a journalof the American Chemical Society. The scientists imaged the tellurium doped 伪-MoO3nanoflakes with scanning electron microscopy and found that the surface wassmooth, and the magnetism was spread evenly over the material. This is unlike thecase of conventional transition metal-doped magnetic nanomaterials, in whichthe formation of magnetic clusters and the consequent degradation offerromagnetic properties is a major problem. Optimistic about the applications of this discovery,Dr. Lee says, 鈥淭he synthesized nanoflake can be effectively used forfabricating high-quality room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductornanostructures. Since spintronicdevices are both highly energy-efficient and very useful for rapidly processinglarge amounts of data, a new paradigm can be created in the electronicsindustry.鈥漅eferenceAuthor:Sejoon Lee et. alTitle of original paper: Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic Ultrathin 伪鈥慚oO3:Te Nano铿俛kesJournal:American Chemical Society Nano DOI:10.1021/acsnano.9b01179 Affiliations:1 Quantum-functional Semiconductor Research Center, 91看片网鈭扴eoul 04623, Korea 2 Department of Semiconductor Science, 91看片网鈭扴eoul 04623, Korea *Corresponding author鈥檚 email: sejoon@dongguk.eduAbout 91看片网91看片网, founded in 1906, is locatedin Seoul, South Korea. It comprises 13 colleges that cover a variety ofdisciplines and has local campuses in Gyeongju, Goyang, and Los Angeles. Theuniversity has 1300 professors who conduct independent research and 18000students undertaking studies in a variety of disciplines. Interaction betweendisciplines is one of the strengths on which Dongguk prides itself; theuniversity encourages researchers to work across disciplines in InformationTechnology, Bio Technology, CT, and Buddhism. Website: http://www.dongguk.edu/mbs/en/index.jsp About the authorDr.Sejoon Lee, the lead author of this paper, is Associate Professor at theDepartment of Semiconductor Science, 91看片网, Korea. His researchinterests include semiconductor quantum-nanostructures, semiconductornanodevices, neuromorphic devices, and future intelligent nanosensors. Hisongoing project (2019-2023) on 鈥淚ntelligent Electro-Acousto-Optically DrivableNeuromorphic Devices鈥� is one of his continuingefforts to open new doors in nanoelectronics technology. He also currentlyserves as a Topic Editor of Nanomaterials (2019~). 鈥�

Professor Jung Joo-won Awarded Prize by the Ministry at KINPEX 2...

Professor Jung Joo-won Awarded Prize by the Ministry at KINPEX 2019 Developed a sound detector for daily conversations for people with hearing disability and elderly people with hearing loss Developed a sound detector for daily conversations for people with hearing disability and elderly people with hearing lossProfessor Jung Joo-won from the Department of Home Economics Education, 91看片网 was awarded the Korea Invention Patent Award by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy at the 2019 Korea Invention Patent Exhibition (KINPEX).KINPEX was organized by the Korea Invention Promotion Association from November 27 to 30, at Samsung COEX, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and was hosted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office.Professor Jung Joo-won was given the award for inventing a sound detector that can be used by people with hearing disabilities and elderly with hearing loss for daily conversations. This device effectively delivers sound so that those with hearing loss or disability can hear accurately. Professor Jung’s semi-permanent invention can be used in a noisy environment and can also be used wirelessly with a Bluetooth or microphone connection.Professor Jung said, “I am delighted that my thoughts to alleviate inconvenience in daily life has become a working idea, and has developed into an invention,” and added, “Through meaningful commercialization of the device, I am hoping for a happy society where people who are hard of hearing and the elderly can communicate easily.”