Weekly Digest: Seeking Breakthroughs in the Next-Generation Battery Industry! DGIST Hosts the 4th Forum on the Latest R&D Trends in Secondary Batt

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Weekly Update   View this email in your browser 2026 Magazine Submissions open - Find out more! Press Releases  Events  Opportunities  More Press Releases Seeking Breakthroughs in the Next-Generation Battery Industry! DGIST Hosts the 4th Forum on the Latest R&D Trends in Secondary Batteries. By Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) - Experts from industry, academia, research institutes, and young scientists gather to share the latest achievements and explore the future direction of next-generation batteries. - Building a foundation for cooperation to innovate the domestic battery industry and foster future talent. DGIST Secures Core QLED Material, Achieving Both Efficiency and Lifetime! By Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) - Professor Youngu Lee's team at DGIST develops a new hole transport layer material that dramatically enhances the efficiency and stability of QLED displays. - Using a high-binding-energy organic hole transport layer material, the team achieves 25.7% external quantum efficiency and improves device DGIST Hosted Commencement Ceremony for Second Half of 2025 By Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) Conferred diplomas on 154 scientists: 55 PhD, 47 Master's, and 52 Bachelor's holders Freeze-framing the cellular world to capture a fleeting moment of cellular activity By The University of Osaka Researchers at The University of Osaka and collaborating institutions have developed a cryo-optical microscopy technique that rapidly freezes live cells with millisecond precision during optical imaging. Dynamic Evolution of Fe-N-C Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acid By Tohoku University Researchers at Tohoku University have created a new catalyst that can partly renew itself while working, opening possibilities for more durable materials in energy and chemical applications. Next-Generation Material Unlocks More Efficient Multi-Drug Screening By National Taiwan University Scientists from National Taiwan University System developed a next-generation nanomaterial-enhanced mass spectrometry system that dramatically boosts sensitivity and accuracy for detecting multiple classes of psychoactive substances. Asia steps into the global carbon cycle conversation By Osaka Metropolitan University JapanFlux2024 compiles 30+ years of eddy covariance data from 83 sites across the region Lingnan University welcomes five elite athletes to the undergraduate programme through Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme By Lingnan University Lingnan University constantly seeks to attract talented students with diverse talents. How Fig Trees Could Revolutionize Reforestation NGOs in the Malaysian state of Sabah want oil palm companies and other land managers to plant Ficus species to increase habitat for threatened wildlife Smarter, Faster Memory Devices Using Tin-Based Perovskite and Organic Additives By National Taiwan University This study demonstrates that the addition of porphyrin-like additives (H₂Pc and SnPc) to 2D tin-based perovskite transistors significantly enhances charge transport and suppresses Sn²⁺ oxidation, achieving a high hole mobility of 4.40 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹. Gene sequencing uncovers differences in wild and domesticated crops By Hiroshima University Can understanding these differences help researchers breed better crops suited for a changing climate? メディアを通して実現する「社会の理解を得た研究」 ラボから生まれる食肉や人と機械を融合したロボットなど様々な研究で国内外メディアの注目を浴びる*東京大学・生産技術研究所の竹内昌治教授。最近発表された培養チキンナゲットの研究を中心に、メディア対応で得られる研究者と社会の繋がりについて取材を行った。 How media interest helps engineers and society From lab-grown chicken nuggets to "bio hybrid robots", Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo, Japan, is often under the media spotlight*. Asia Research News asked how communicating with the media can help scientists and society. Fullerene's Role as an Efficient, Metal-free Catalyst for Clean Energy By Tohoku University Recent research on fullerene's role as a metal-free catalyst may redefine our understanding of how carbon nanomaterials can be used in clean energy technologies. New Material May Enable Next-gen Hydrogen Energy Devices By Tohoku University Most currently used fuel cells can only operate efficiently above 500°C, but researchers found a way to essentially cut that number in half. Scientists discover new phenomenon in chiral symmetry breaking By The University of Osaka Researchers at The University of Osaka have discovered a new type of chiral symmetry breaking (CSB) in an organic crystalline compound. XRISM Unveils Hot Gas and Its Dynamic Activity Around a Black Hole in the Faintest State By Ehime University Using XRISM, JAXA's new high-precision X-ray spectroscopic satellite, researchers observed a stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way and detected highly ionized iron absorption lines — clear signatures of hot gas. Atomic Arrangements Unlock Hidden Pathways to Sustainable Energy By National Taiwan University Researchers report a Cu-based catalyst on graphitic carbon nitride with tunable atomic configurations, revealing that intercalated Cu dual-atom selectively drives CO2 reduction to methane with 88% efficiency while single-atom and nanoparticle catalysts favor hydrogen evolution. Breaking New Ground in Personalized Diabetes Care: How Patient Frailty Determines Lung Protection Benefits By National Taiwan University Taiwanese research team provides important new evidence on diabetes medications' respiratory outcomes, with implications for patients with dual chronic conditions. Lingnan University partners with the United Nations University to establish Asia's first UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology By Lingnan University On 19 August, World Humanitarian Day, Lingnan University announced the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation with the United Nations University (UNU) to establish the UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology at Lingnan University (UNU Hub at Lingnan University), making it the first higher Novel unsymmetrical molecule produces perfect photocatalyst potential By The University of Osaka Researchers from The University of Osaka used electricity to drive a reaction to form a novel hetero[8]circulene consisting of five hexagons and three pentagons (called a dioxaza[8]circulene). The dioxaza[8]circulene is unsymmetrical, unlike existing hetero[8]circulenes. Unraveling the Complex Features of the Seismic Scatterers in the Mid-Lower Mantle through Phase Transition of (Al, H)-bearing Stishovite By Ehime University The subducted oceanic crusts are regarded as the major source of lower-mantle heterogeneity. Enzyme protects developing brain from harmful mutations By The University of Osaka A research group led by The University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in protecting the developing brain from harmful mutations. Tiny Atoms, Big Impact: Single-Atom Zirconium Powers Low-Temperature Pollution Cleanup By National Taiwan University Paving the way for cleaner air and greener chemical processes. 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