On April 27, the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit was held in Panmunjom, the Peace House. It was a delightful surprise for the Korean Peninsula, being only the third summit ever held. Previously, in 2000 and 2007, Kim Dae-jung, the 15th president of South Korea (S. Korea), and Roh Moo-hyun, the 16th president of S. Korea participated in the Inter-Korean Summit. In 2000, the first Inter-Korean Summit was held in Pyeongyang from June 13 to 15. Kim Dae-jung, the 15th president of S. Korea and Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s (N. Korea) Chairman of the National Defense Commission participated, adopting the
Feature | Reporter Lee Ha-jun | 2018-05-10 09:49
Professor Kim Won-jong (CHEM) and his students, Kim Jin-hwan (CHEM, Ph.D.), Park Hyeong-mok (CHEM, Ph. D. candidate) have developed a nano-machine that can be used for breast cancer treatment. The type of treatment for breast cancer is decided by whether it is positive to estrogen, progesterone, or a type of cell membrane protein, HER2 receptor. However, if all are negative, it is hard to treat and is called a triple-negative cancer. The nano-machine developed by the research team uses three treatments at once, showing significant effects against the tumor. The machine is composed of a gold na
News | Reporter Lee Ha-jun | 2018-02-09 12:28
The opening of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is just around the corner, and at this point, the Republic of Korea (S. Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (N. Korea) has made an agreement to march in together at the opening ceremony, using the Korean peninsula flag. Also, in women’s ice hockey, 23 S. Korean players and 12 N. Korean players will form one team, the first-ever joint Korean Olympic team. There were three joint marches in the previous Olympics, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athena, and the 2006 Torino Olympics, but a joint team in the Olympics is unprecedented.On Jan. 17,
Feature | Reporter Lee Ha-jun | 2018-02-09 12:21
Moon Jae-in, the president of Korea has made a pledge to raise the minimum wage up to 10,000 KRW by 2020, and it seems that the first step has been made. In 2016, the minimum wage was 6,030 KRW, in 2017 it was 6,470, and it has been raised to 7,530 in 2018. The minimum wage in 2017 compared to 2016 increased by 7.3%, and compared to 2017, 2018’s minimum wage has increased by the rate of 16.4%. The increase rate has rose tremendously, and if this rate can be maintained, by 2020, the minimum wage can exceed 10,000 KRW, as promised. However, there are some arguments about this policy. The most ob
Feature | Reporter Lee Ha-jun | 2017-12-06 00:12
▲ Kim Min-kyung (left), Prof. Rho Jun-sukUsing optical diodes in electronic devices are beneficial; by means of light, data processing speed can be enhanced, energy loss is reduced, and miniaturization is possible. However, because of light’s diffraction and interference, technology that can control light is necessary. Kim Min-kyung (ME, Ph.D. Integrated) and Professor Rho Jun-suk (ME, CE) have developed an optical diode that gives one-way light flow using symmetry-breaking metamaterials. Originally, the flow of an optical diode’s light is symmetrical, but using metamaterials, the research tea
News | Reporter Lee Ha-jun | 2017-11-01 14:26