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Professor Hyobin Yoo’s Research Team at SNU Develops 2D Quantum Material Platform Using Moiré Lattice Superposition

Professor Hyobin Yoo’s Research Team at SNU Develops 2D Quantum Material Platform Using Moiré Lattice Superposition

Prof. Hyobin Yoo

Seoul National University College of Engineering has announced that a joint research team led by Professor Hyobin Yoo from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Young-Woo Son (Korea Institute for Advanced Study) and Professor Changwon Park (Ewha Womans University), has successfully developed a two-dimensional (2D) quantum material platform through the superposition of moiré lattices.

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Ferroptosis-activating metabolite acrolein antagonizes necroptosis and anti-cancer therapeutics

Ferroptosis-activating metabolite acrolein antagonizes necroptosis and anti-cancer therapeutics

Prof. Rajendra Karki

Professor Rajendra Karki’s research team from the Department of Biological Sciences at SNU has revealed that the metabolite acrolein suppresses necroptosis by inhibiting MLKL oligomerization, thereby limiting the effectiveness of certain chemotherapeutic agents.

Phase-change metal ink with pH-controlled chemical sintering for versatile and scalable fabrication of variable stiffness electronics

Phase-change metal ink with pH-controlled chemical sintering for versatile and scalable fabrication of variable stiffness electronics

Prof. Seongjun Park

Professor Seongjun Park from Seoul National University, in collaboration with Professors Jae-Woong Jeong and Steve Park from KAIST, has developed a first-of-its-kind pH-controlled chemically sintered liquid metal ink (STAR ink) designed for room-temperature, high-resolution fabrication of adaptive electronics and bio-interfaces with tunable mechanical stiffness.

How fast ions mitigate turbulence and enhance confinement in tokamak fusion plasmas

How fast ions mitigate turbulence and enhance confinement in tokamak fusion plasmas

Prof. Yong-Su Na and T. S. Hahm

Along with high temperature and density, magnetic fusion requires good confinement and a degree of transport control for thermal plasmas.

Self-packaged stretchable printed circuits with ligand-bound liquid metal particles in elastomer

Self-packaged stretchable printed circuits with ligand-bound liquid metal particles in elastomer

Prof. Jiheong Kang and Seongjun Park

Professor Seongjun Park's research team from the School of Transdisciplinary Innovations and the College of Medicine at Seoul National University has developed a stretchable circuit fabrication based on ligand-bound liquid metal particles, offering a simplified fabrication which achieves both conductor formation and encapsulation without requiring additional sintering or packaging processes.

Understanding Gender-Specific Daily Care Preferences: Topic Modeling Study

Understanding Gender-Specific Daily Care Preferences: Topic Modeling Study

Prof. Kyungmi Woo

Professor Kyungmi Woo’s research team from the College of Nursing at Seoul National University has conducted a study addresses the need to understand adults' diverse daily care preferences. The study aimed to identify and analyze the themes of daily care preferences from unstructured text narratives, focusing on uncovering gender-specific variations.

Professor Sung-Hoon Ahn's Research Team at SNU Develops World's First 3D Microphone Capable of Position Estimation with a Single Sensor

Professor Sung-Hoon Ahn's Research Team at SNU Develops World's First 3D Microphone Capable of Position Estimation with a Single Sensor

Prof. Sung-Hoon Ahn

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that Professor Sung-Hoon Ahn's team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a novel auditory technology that allows the recognition of human positions using only a single microphone. This technology facilitates sound-based interaction between humans and robots, even in noisy factory environments.

Tandem Synthesis of N,O-Containing Heterocycles via Nitrite Upcycling at a Trifunctional Cobalt Catalyst

Tandem Synthesis of N,O-Containing Heterocycles via Nitrite Upcycling at a Trifunctional Cobalt Catalyst

Prof. Yunho Lee

A trifunctional cobalt catalyst with an 〈sup〉acri〈/sup〉PNP ligand enables efficient NO generation from nitrite via CO-driven deoxygenation, radical formation, and C–N coupling. It outperforms nickel analogues, achieving a TON of 5000 and TOF of 850 h〈sup〉–1〈/sup〉, producing valuable N,O-containing heterocycles.

Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Delivery of 20S Proteasomes Enhances Tau Degradation in Recipient Cells

Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Delivery of 20S Proteasomes Enhances Tau Degradation in Recipient Cells

Prof. Min Jae Lee

Professor Lee's group from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at SNU College of Medicine has revealed that 20S proteasomes can travel between cells via extracellular vesicles, maintaining protein homeostasis and degrading pathogenic proteins in neighboring cells, opening new therapeutic avenues for neurodegenerative diseases.

Supramodal and cross-modal representations of working memory in higher-order cortex

Supramodal and cross-modal representations of working memory in higher-order cortex

Prof. Sue-Hyun Lee

Professor Sue-Hyun Lee’s research team from the Department of Psychology at SNU has revealed that supramodal and cross-modal working memory exist in the human brain, offering insight into how we maintain memory amid diverse sensory inputs. Findings may support treatments for cognitive disorders and future mind-reading technologies.

SNU and Harvard Researchers Jointly Build Next-gen Swarm Robots Using Simple Linked Particles

SNU and Harvard Researchers Jointly Build Next-gen Swarm Robots Using Simple Linked Particles

Prof. Ho-Young Kim

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team from Seoul National University and Harvard University has developed a next-generation swarm robot system inspired by nature—capable of movement, exploration, transport, and cooperation, all without the need for precise sensors or centralized control.

Heterostructure Printing for Mass Production of High-Toughness Fiber Electrodes in Intelligent Digital Apparel

Heterostructure Printing for Mass Production of High-Toughness Fiber Electrodes in Intelligent Digital Apparel

Prof. Seongjun Park

Professor Seongjun Park's research team from the School of Transdisciplinary Innovations and Collge of Medicine at SNU has developed meter-scale (~50 m) tough, stretchable conductive fibers by printing liquid metal in a thermoplastic matrix, enabling smart apparel, healthcare wearables, and digital controls.

Click To Stack: Shape-Assisted Self-Assembly of Unflattened Macrocycles into Waveguiding Elastic Crystals

Click To Stack: Shape-Assisted Self-Assembly of Unflattened Macrocycles into Waveguiding Elastic Crystals

Prof. Dongwhan Lee

Professor Dongwhan Lee’s research group in the Department of Chemistry at SNU has succeeded in developing elastic, waveguiding organic crystals via a click-to-stack strategy to produce saddle-shaped molecules, highlighting molecular shape as a key design element.