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Research Highlight
Optimization-based study on CO2 Reduction Strategies in the Refinery Process
This research aims to analyze refinery CO2 emission sources and to suggest the best CO2 management strategy for it by taking a systematic approach....read more
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Carbon Dioxide into Our Homes and Houses: CO2 Fixation and Utilization in Construction Materials
Prof. H.K. Lee’s team is expecting to commercialize CCU technology for production of construction materials....read more
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Development of Efficient Nickel Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane
The rise of atmospheric CO2 concentration has resulted in serious environmental problems. Dry reforming of methane (DRM) has gained tremendous attention because carbon dioxide can be converted into more useful chemicals with methane, which is also one of the most important greenhouse gases. In DRM research, noble metal catalysts have been extensively studied, but their high cost is a major obstacle. Nickel, which is considered to be promising due to its high activity but affordable price, has shown severe coke formation leading to rapid deactivation of catalysts so far. However, our nickel catalysts show high activity with exceptional durability for 600 hours of reaction. We believe these catalysts can contribute to environment and industries....read more
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New Simpler Technique to Develop Processable High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsion
The fabrication of emulsion droplets stabilized by solid particles adsorbed on the interface is restricted to delicate interfacial conditions. This research shows a general approach to prepare them using the depletion interaction, modified by soluble polymers, between particles and emulsions. ...read more
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SHE&I Project and Smart Home Testbed
Augmented Reality Research Center (ARRC) is currently participating in the Situation, Human, Environment, and Natural Interaction (SHE&I) project. The work aims to develop the natural response and interaction expression/reinforcement technology based on the Holistic Quantified Self (HQS), and to test the efficacy of the HQS, a testbed is being constructed. In order to make an HQS of a user, information regarding the physical, emotional, social, and behavioral states are compiled and computed through multimodal sensors in the user’s smartphone and other wearable devices. The intelligent agent with HQS can negotiate the environment, and agent-based context-aware services are implemented through a smart home testbed in which Internet of Things (IoT) devices are deployed....read more
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Colorful X-ray CT Images Achieved through Photon-counting Detectors
Photon-counting detectors can be used to obtain energy-specific X-ray medical images. This allows four colors to appear in X-ray image and allows differentiation of materials in the image. As a result, more accurate diagnosis will be made....read more
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Observing Changes in Diabetic Red Blood Cell Properties Using Non-invasive 3-D Holographic Microscopy
Alterations in morphological, biochemical, and mechanical properties of individual diabetic red blood cells were quantitatively and non-invasively studied employing a 3-D quantitative phase imaging technique. No significant alterations were observed in the morphological and biochemical parameters of diabetic red blood cells compared to the healthy ones. However, membrane fluctuations of the diabetic red blood cells were significantly diminished and exhibited negative correlation with HbA1c levels, implying a deteriorated deformability of diabetic RBCs....read more
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Elevated Emotional Contagion of Alzheimer’s Disease Associated with Increased Synchronization in the Insula and Amygdala
Consistent with the results from previous studies obtained with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, heightened empathic behavior was observed in the mouse model of AD. The behavior is associated with synchronized brain activity between the insula and amygdala. These findings provide a potential network connectivity mechanism for how and why patients with AD are easily influenced by the emotional state of caregivers....read more
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Systems-level Analyses of Streptomyces Genome Identify Genes for Novel Antibiotics Production
The growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a substantial global public health concern. Traditional antimicrobial and antibiotic development strategies are no longer effective against the quickly rising resistance to virtually all drugs on the market, and to date there are only a few approved efficient vaccines against the potentially fatal superbacterial infections. To counteract this threat, the genetic potential of Streptomyces species has been explored to produce a diverse array of new antibiotics. Here we show systems-level analyses of multiple genome-wide data sets elucidating the relationship between transcription and translation of the antibiotic-producing bacterium, Streptomyces coelicolor. Our findings offer target genes for a potentially novel route for strain engineering to enhance novel antibiotics production....read more
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Traffic Signal Operation to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Congested Urban Roadways
A new principle of traffic signal operation enhances mobility and diminishes CO2 emissions in the congested roadway network....read more
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