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Invention

A new way to exceed the 26% efficiency of perovskite solar cells

Ashwini Sakharkar

It is the starting point of the journey to achieve more than 27% efficiency.

POLQ is able to anneal two single-stranded DNA tails utilizing a short homology sequence and is able to bypass DNA damage
Health

Identifying a processor route for DNA damage from next-generation cancer treatment

Pranjal Malewar

POLQ repairs complex DNA double-strand breaks induced by heavy ionirradiation.

Meniscus-guided micro-printing of Prussian blue
Technology

Smart contact lens capable of implementing AR-based navigation

Pranjal Malewar

The lenses can implement AR-based navigation through a 3D printing process.

Charge mosaics on contact-charged dielectrics
Science

Scientists solved an 80-year-old mystery in static electricity

Amit Malewar

This study is expected to help control the potentially harmful electrostatic discharges.

single crystal hBN
Invention

Developing the next-generation semiconductor LC2

Ashwini Sakharkar

It is the world’s first synthesis technology that can make a single crystal hBN thin film at a preferred thickness.

Image showing graphene
Science

Scientists discovered a new mode of materials growth

Pranjal Malewar

Spiral growth graphene.

Enhancement of Carbon Hydrogasification
Science

An innovative hydrocarbon manufacturing route

Pranjal Malewar

It uses natural wood-derived charcoal to produce methane (CH4).

Simulation regarding the behaviour of Si growth inhibitor
Science

High capacity anodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries

Pranjal Malewar

The newly-synthesized anode materials not only have a smaller particle size but also extends cycle life.

Perovskite solar cells
Technology

Scientists set a new efficiency record for a perovskite solar cell

Pranjal Malewar

The new record is the world’s highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) reported so far.

3D-Printed Solar Evaporator for Desalination
Technology

An innovative, low-cost seawater desalination device unveiled

Ashwini Sakharkar

The new technology can help provide clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

two-enzyme GOx/HRP CEx fusing into FEx
Science

UNIST scientists created artificial organelles

Amit Malewar

The technology can be used to construct artificial organelles that can supply ATP.

Highly efficient ternary alloy catalyst for hydrogen production
Invention

Highly efficient ternary alloy catalyst for hydrogen production

Pranjal Malewar

The exsolved catalyst shows exceptional stability, with continuous DRM operation for about 350 hours.

Science

High-resolution neutron imaging reveals kinetics of water vapor uptake

Amit Malewar

Revealing how the distribution of a component of interest changes in nonequilibrium phenomena.

fold-free adlayer-free graphene
Invention

Scientists created the most perfect graphene yet

Pranjal Malewar

New discovery allows for scalable production of fold-free and ad-layer-free single-crystal graphene.

single pQDs
Technology

Controlling the brightness and wavelength of quantum dots

Amit Malewar

Tip-induced strain engineering of single metal halide perovskite quantum dot.

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Invention

New metamaterial can improvise the sensitivity of Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

Pranjal Malewar

It is very affordable and easy to make.

A schematic illustration of the microfluidic device for blood plasma separation using diamagnetic repulsion of blood cells.
Science

New technology for plasma separation using magnets

Amit Malewar

The new technology will greatly improve the accuracy of point-of-care blood tests.

Watching DNA structural changes in real-time!
Science

Watching DNA structural changes in real-time!

Pranjal Malewar

A novel CRISPR-based genome labeling scheme for reliable visualization of genomic elements in living cells.

diagnostic-fidget spinner
Health

New spinning microfluidic device inspired by a spinning toy

Amit Malewar

A spinning toy meets hydrodynamics and sets point-of-care diagnostics in motion.

UNIST Scientists
Technology

A novel battery system that can be charged via indoor lighting

Ashwini Sakharkar

The high-efficiency battery system, chargeable with indoor lighting.

the design and synthesis of fused aromatic network (FAN) structures with C5N basal plane stoichiometry
Technology

Scientists significantly enhanced the charge carrier mobility in organic semiconductors

Ashwini Sakharkar

Fused Aromatic Network with Exceptionally High Carrier Mobility.

Schematic diagram of the process of material phase transition, ex-solution particle formation, and the change in catalytic activity depending on the reduction environment
Technology

Study unveiled the secret in catalysts that increase fuel cell efficiency

Amit Malewar

Uncovering the ex-solution and phase transition phenomena at the atomic level for the first time.

Schematic configuration and operation principle for each battery system from organic to membrane-free battery
Technology

New system to produce hydrogen and electricity quickly and effectively

Amit Malewar

Indirect surpassing CO2 utilization in membrane-free CO2 battery.

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Science

Scientists unveiled the mechanism that gives rise to all blood cell types

Amit Malewar

Blood stem cell-generating mechanism revealed.

New technology to monitor near real-time drought conditions
Technology

New technology to monitor near real-time drought conditions

Ashwini Sakharkar

Satellite-based near real-time drought monitoring technology.

Typical excitation patterns at different pack fractions
Science

Scientists probe the cage formation of the glass at surgical precision

Ashwini Sakharkar

It is a highly non-trivial process involving complex non-linear responses.

SunTag split-sfGFP CRISPR system
Science

A novel CRISPR-based genome labeling scheme

Pranjal Malewar

Reliably visualizing genomic elements in living cells.

Schematic synthesis procedure of Ta:Fe2O3@Fe2O3 homojunction nanorods
Environment

Bringing solar hydrogen production closer to reality

Pranjal Malewar

A Step Closer to Practical Solar Hydrogen Production via Elaborately Modified Hematite Photoanode.

A whole new way to produce pharmaceutical ingredients cheaper and safer
Health

A whole new way to produce pharmaceutical ingredients cheaper and safer

Pranjal Malewar

A new eco-friendly and low-cost synthetic method for chemical compounds.

Ru-ENG electrocatalyst
Technology

New efficient catalysts for efficient water splitting

Pranjal Malewar

An efficient and stable HER electrocatalyst at universal pH.

Recent Stories

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing

Measuring the electric fields of light trapped between two mirrors

Physics

Witnessing the birth of planets: Webb provides unprecedented window

Space