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Breakthrough: Organic Semiconductors with Ultrafast Electron Properties Developed
Professors Kimoon Kim and Ji Hoon Shim along with Dr. Yeonsang Lee from the Department of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Professor Jun Sung Kim from POSTECH’s Department of Physics and the Center for…
POSTECH and Four Nordic Embassies Wrap Up Successful 13th Nordic Talks Korea Event
The 13th edition of Nordic Talks Korea, co-hosted by Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and the embassies of four Nordic countries in the Republic of Korea, ended on a positive note on April 22.
This event marked the…
POSTECH Professor Seung-Ki Min Named National Champion of ‘Frontiers Planet Prize 2024’…
Professor Seung-Ki Min from the Division of Environmental Science & Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has been selected as Korea’s national champion for the “Frontiers Planet Prize 2024 competition.”…
University of Copenhagen: Internet Speeds Could Achieve Quantum Levels with Light Stored as Sound
Just beneath Niels Bohr's old office is a basement where scattered tables are covered with small mirrors, lasers and an agglomeration of all types of devices connected by webs of wires and heaps of tape. It looks like a child’s project gone…
University of Copenhagen: Vietnamese Coffee Farmers Face Mental Strain Due to Fluctuating Prices
While your invigorating morning coffee may become cheaper when there are large fluctuations in the world market price, they are a major additional psychological burden for the farmers who grow the coffee.
This is documented in a new…
Researchers Surprised by Increased CO2 Emissions from World’s Tundra
The Arctic tundra is a cold, vast wilderness that has served as a carbon sink for a very long time thanks to low temperatures and moist soil. Soils in tundra ecosystems store nearly twice as much carbon as is stored in the atmosphere.…
Study Reveals Four Common Family Learning Environments Encountered by Danish Children
Do children have regular bedtimes and do parents enforce strict screen time policies? And do parents take their children to museums so that they can learn from an early age? Or is everyday life more about having fun together, without clear…
Superradiant Atoms: Pioneering Precision Time Measurement Beyond Limits
The second is the most precisely-defined unit of measurement, compared to other base units such as the kilogram, meter, and degree Kelvin. Time is currently measured by atomic clocks in different places around the world, which together,…
PolyU Sets Record with Multiple Awards at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Impactful innovations from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo), a widely recognised annual event devoted…
UT Austin Building Manager Blends Music and Martial Arts
Russell Podgorsek is the Butler School of Music’s multi-talented building manager and composition lecturer. A gifted composer, violist, electric guitarist, and martial artist, Podgorsek has found unique ways to mix his passions. When he’s…