Graphene Utilized to Compress Infrared Light by 1000 Times   An international team of researchers led by Professor Min Seok Jang at KAIST has obtained the first optical images of mid-infrared light waves that are trapped inside a few-nanometer-thick waveguide and compressed by 1000 times.   Article | Fall 2021     Recently, a new type of graphene plasmons – collective oscillations of...

  GamesBond: Generating a haptic illusion of a physical connection   GamesBond is a pair of controllers that enables users to feel the haptic illusion of grabbing an object with both hands, even without a physical connection. Each controller bends, twists, and stretches to fit a virtual object held between two hands, giving users the experience of holding and manipulating different “bonds.” ...

Plasma Jets Stabilize Water to Reduce Splashing   An ionized gas jet blowing onto water produces a more stable interaction with the water’s surface compared to a neutral gas jet. This finding will increase scientific understanding of plasma-liquid interactions and their applications where fluid control technology is used.   Article | Fall 2021     A study by KAIST researchers reveal...

Products from Nuclear Fusion will Make Fusion Easier   High energy ions in plasma generated for fusion energy production will help confine energy produced by fusion by stabilizing turbulence inside that plasma   Article | Spring 2022     “Can we achieve fusion energy in our lifetimes?” Nuclear fusion energy has long been considered the ultimate energy source because it would be...

3D visualization and quantification of bioplastic PHA in living bacteria   A KAIST research team has used 3D holographic microscopy to observe how bioplastic ‘polyhydroxyalkanoate’ (PHA) granules accumulate in living bacteria cells. 3D imaging and quantitative analysis of the PHA granules provides insight into biosynthesizing sustainable substitutes for petroleum-based plastics.   Article&nbs...

Deep Learning Networks for Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge (BRATS)   MRI Laboratory at KAIST wins first prize among 2200 worldwide participating teams in 2021 Brain Tumor Segmentation (BRATS) Challenge co-hosted by three international societies (RSNA/MICCAI/ASNR).   Article | Spring 2022     The Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge (BRATS) is a global competition held every year for the d...