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Meta-Hologram to Send Information in Both Directions
In the movie Black Panther (2018), there is a hologram image communication scene. Meta-materials enable communication using holograms. Professor Noh Joon-seok (ME, CE) and Prof. Noh’s research team have developed meta-hologram optical elements that can produce different hologram images simultaneously. The research result was published on the cover of the Jan. 2020 issue of Nanoscale Horizon.While television or beam projectors have only delivered information on the intensity of light, holographic...
Fees for Most Dormitories Reduced
The Office of Housing Services announced that dormitory fees will be adjusted taking into account diverse factors and conditions. The fees for dormitories will be reduced except for certain single rooms.The fee for double rooms will be lowered by 5%. The fee for double rooms of dormitories before renovations decreases from 100,000 KRW to 95,000 KRW per month while dormitories after renovations increase from 147,000 KRW to 165,300 KRW. In the case of the Residential College (RC), where freshmen a...
Generation Z
"Millennial Generation (Gen Y)," entered their late 20s to 30s, becoming the main consumer of Korea. Recently, however, Generation Z (Gen Z) has been drawing attention for having a huge impact on the consumer market. Gen Z refers to a population group that follows the Gen Y. Demographers generally classify the generation born in the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s as Gen Z. Unlike Gen Y, who grew up in a mixed analog and digital culture, Gen Z grew up exposed to the digital environment from an early ...
The Conflict between the U.S. and Iran
On Jan. 3, 2020, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, Gen Qasem Soleimani, was killed by a U.S. drone attack in Iraq. The tension in the Middle East escalated dramatically and the dispute between the U.S. and Iran is unlikely to end easily.A Brief Recent History between the U.S. and IranIn 2015, Iran signed a nuclear agreement called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany). Under the accord, Ira...
Wildfire Devours Australia
Australia is devasted by an on-going wildfire that has been inflicting severe damage to both Australian society and the ecosystem. Named as the ‘2019-20 Australian bushfire season’, it is cited to be the worst wildfire seen in decades as the fire shows no indication of being extinguished, burning for over 5 months, since September 2019. The Australian summer is notorious for its fire season. The dry, hot weather of Australia composes perfect conditions for blazes to start and spread. Fire season...