[Sci-Tech NOW] KAIST develops multi-active aerodynamics for high-performance EVs, wins top IEEE student paper

■ KAIST introduced on the third {that a} analysis crew led by Professor Shim Hyun-chul of the School of Electrical Engineering, with assist from Hyundai Motor Company, has developed a “multi-active aerodynamics” system that may be utilized to high-performance electrical autos, applied it on an precise automobile, and validated it in circuit driving situations. The analysis outcomes received first place within the Best Student Paper Award on the worldwide convention on clever autos, the “IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2026),” held final month in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The multi-active aerodynamics system is a expertise that integrally controls a number of aerodynamic gadgets on the entrance and rear of the automobile as a single system. Through real-vehicle driving assessments to confirm the sensible effectiveness of the expertise, the system developed by the crew proved efficient in decreasing lap instances for high-performance electrical autos, bettering braking and cornering, and enhancing automobile stability. Consistent efficiency good points had been noticed in each simulations and real-vehicle experiments, and the work is evaluated as demonstrating the potential of a core expertise that may be utilized not solely to high-performance electrical autos but in addition to future mobility equivalent to autonomous autos and software-defined autos.

■ POSTECH introduced on the third, in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of its founding, that it invited bestselling creator Bernard Werber as a speaker within the “POSTECH 40th Anniversary Lecture Series.” The lecture was held beneath the theme “How does a writer answer questions that science has not yet answered?” Werber’s lecture aligned with the sequence’ overarching theme of “Pioneer,” introducing how he achieved success as a author by quite a few failures and difficulties he encountered in life, and inspiring members of the college group to not worry challenges however to chart out their very own lives. Woo Jung-ah, head of POSTECH’s Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, who organized the lecture, stated, “The reason POSTECH, a research-centered university, invited an SF writer is our belief that science and literature ultimately strive to answer the same questions.”