FloSIS: A super-fast network flow capture system for efficient flow retrieval   FloSIS is a multi-10Gbps network flow capture system that supports real-time flow indexing for fast flow retrieval and flow-content deduplication for enhanced storage efficiency.   Article:  |  Spring 2016     Network packet capture performs essential functions in modern network management such ...

The time for unmanned ships has arrived   Unmanned ships (i.e., robotic ships or drone ships) have received relatively little media attention compared to aerial drones and self-driving cars. However, their potential benefit and impact to scientific, defense, and industrial applications could be immense. Researchers at KAIST have been developing technologies to enable and facilitate the realization of unmanned...

Development of breath-print sensors for early diagnosis and monitoring of diseases   Highly sensitive electronic biosniffers can diagnose diseases by precisely detecting biomarkers in exhaled breath.   Article  |  Spring 2016     Professor Il-Doo Kim in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is developing ultrasensitive and highly selective gas sensors to diagn...

Real-time direct observation of atom movements in electron microscopy   Atomic motion in a crystalline oxide that was used as a cathode in Li-ion batteries was directly demonstrated by state-of-an-art transmission electron microscopy, revealing the transient pathway of a chemical ordering reaction.    Article:  |  Spring 2016     Even if two crystalline systems have an...

Reconfigurable building blocks for the construction of photonic devices   Photonic microcapsules confining cholesteric liquid crystals are microfluidically produced, potentially serving as building blocks to compose any shapes of photonic devices.   Article  |  Spring 2016     Liquid crystal (LC) molecules spontaneously form helical structures in the presence of chiral molec...

Development of a wall-climbing drone   A new wall-climbing drone can approach any type of structure by flying and sticking to the target and utitlizing a pose change and perching mechanism.   Article  |  Spring 2016     The integrity of large structures like bridges, high-rise buildings, wind turbines, and large aircrafts is deeply related with security. Nowadays, due to the...