Group photograph of Professor Ji-Young Cho’s group within the GIST School of Materials Science and Engineering. Provided by GIST
■ Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) introduced on the seventeenth that a group led by Professor Ji-Young Cho within the School of Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Hyun-Jun Lee’s group at Kangwon National University, has newly recognized the precept by which an electrical area alone can management an interface layer just a few nanometers (nm, one-billionth of a meter) thick and thereby change the crystal construction of a cloth. The outcomes have been printed on May 19 (native time) within the worldwide journal Materials Horizons. The researchers confirmed that, in bismuth ferrite–barium titanate oxide skinny movies, the crystal construction of the interfacial layer will be repeatedly switched between two distinct buildings relying on the course of the electrical area. This presents a brand new precept for controlling crystal buildings utilizing solely an electrical area with out altering the fabric’s composition. It is predicted to be relevant to the event of a variety of purposeful supplies for next-generation digital gadgets, sensors, and optical elements.
■ KAIST introduced on the seventeenth that it held a gap ceremony for the “KAIST–Formosa Bio Research Center” on the KAIST Meta Complex on the sixteenth along with Taiwan’s Formosa Group and has begun analysis actions. Formosa Group will present roughly 17 billion KRW in analysis funding over the subsequent 5 years, and primarily based on this assist, the 2 establishments will work on growing an organoid-based next-generation New Approach Methodologies (NAMS) platform for animal testing options and on its world commercialization. By combining synthetic intelligence (AI) with superior biotechnology, they plan to beat the so-called “Death Valley” within the preclinical stage of drug improvement and construct a next-generation medical innovation platform that precisely predicts human responses whereas changing animal testing. Using knowledge from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan’s largest medical establishment, they may set up disease-specific organoid fashions and, by means of AI-based evaluation, elucidate illness mechanisms and uncover new drug candidates.
■ Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) introduced on the seventeenth that it has been lastly chosen for a brand new challenge within the AI humanoid area below the Promising Convergent Technology Pioneer (New Frontier Technology) observe of the “Future Pioneering Convergence Science and Technology Development Program,” collectively promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea. The group will start growing core applied sciences for autonomous collaboration wherein a number of humanoid robots autonomously allocate roles and cooperate to carry out advanced duties. Senior researcher Yong-Sik Jin of the DGIST Industrial AX Innovation Headquarters’ Robot AX Research Group will take part, together with Professors Ji-Su Mok, Dae-Hee Park, and Sung-Hoon Yoon of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The challenge will obtain a complete of seven.75 billion KRW in authorities analysis funding from 2026 to 2030.
■ GIST introduced on the seventeenth that Moon Seung-Hyun, Distinguished Visiting Scholar within the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering (and former GIST president), has printed a brand new e book titled Intelligence Power, which explores the function and future course of human intelligence within the AI period. Against the backdrop of an age wherein generative AI is quickly spreading throughout day by day life and business, the e book begins from the query of what sort of mental capabilities people ought to possess. The creator argues that people shouldn’t compete with AI, however moderately perceive and put it to use whereas having the capability to critically consider its outputs. While AI is a robust software that can quickly generate and manage huge quantities of knowledge, Moon emphasizes that the function of judging the truthfulness and worth of these outputs nonetheless lies with people. “AI is a powerful tool, but it is ultimately humans who design the future and create new value,” Moon stated.
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