From May 11, the 2023 Sunrise Festival was held for two days. Being the first festival since the pandemic, it consisted of a variety of events, student booths, and performances. The main stage was set up in front of the 78 stairs and event booths were arranged along the Jigok Community Center. In particular, sponsors participated in the festival as well as student organizations, comprising for an abundance of events. On the first day, the festival kicked off with powerful a performance from CHEERO. A congratulatory speech was delivered along with a video of SHIFT UP, one of the main sponsors o

SHIFT UP signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with POSTECH on March 29 to build Off-Campus. President Moo Hwan Kim and Hyeong Tae Kim, CEO of SHIFT UP, attended the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, SHIFT UP plans to provide field experience in game development, to actively support students’ career choices, and to help students develop their practical skills. Specifically, SHIFT UP made a policy to guide the students through a research project. They even made a POSTECH Off-Campus Conference Room and have prepared equipment and other amenities so that students can take online classes

70% of the Earth’s surface is taken up by water, and 97% of that water consists of seawater. The seawater’s abundance is drawing attention to it as ‘the’ energy resource for the next generation. Recently the research team of Professor Changshin Jo (GIFT, CE) and Hyebin Jeong (Ph.D. candidate in CE) identified the outstanding performance of chelating agent-applied seawater batteries (SWBs). The research was published recently in the international journal Chemical Engineering Journal.Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile electronics and electric vehicles. But it has a danger of explosi

Would there be any optical element that can eliminate the camera lens of the part of the smartphone which protrudes? The answer is yes. In 2019, the World Economic Forum, (WEF) has chosen metalens as one of the Top 10 future technologies. Metalens is a very thin and light planar optical device consisting of an array of nanostructure and has recently attracted so much attention that it is composed of a special issue in the world-renowned journal Nature Photonics. However, due to the necessity of precise technology and high-cost burden, making metalens is not simple. Recently, a research team le

A number of technologies to combat climate change are actively under research. Among them are radical ideas to alter the behavior of the global climate system or to remove carbon dioxide straight from the atmosphere. To meet the goals set by The Paris Agreement, cutting down emissions alone is no longer sufficient, although it would have been a couple of decades earlier. The global emission rate is still on the rising curve, especially for countries that are just emerging out of poverty. To meet the 2-degree goal solely by cutting down emissions would require profound transformations in nearly

Voice phishing has been mainly targeted to the elderly who do not know much about finances. However, in recent years, the amount of voice phishing damage among young people in their 20s has continued to increase. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) recently released data titled “The Status and Key Characteristics of Voice Phishing Damage in 2022.” According to this, the amount of voice phishing damage continued to decrease. However, the amount of damage in the 20s age group increased from 6.6 billion KRW in 2020 to 9.2 billion KRW last year 2022, and the proportion of the affected age grou

The 2023 Sunrise Festival was a spectacular event that demonstrated the vibrant and dynamic campus culture that the POSTECH is committed to provide Postechians. The festival was a celebration of POSTECH's rich history and showcased hard work and dedication of the students over the years. The performances were breathtaking, captivating the hearts and minds of the POSTECH community, including local residents who were drawn to the festival's energy and excitement.The highlights of the festival were the performances by the various clubs. The dance club ‘Ctrl-D’ delivered an exhilarating pe

During the Sunrise festival, there were multiple booths for students. Between 12 P. M. and 5 P. M., various organizations, including student governments and the Apple Developer Academy, as well as the school's clubs, prepared booths. The Art club Guerbois opened a booth for face painting for students. The booth prepared various designs such as flowers, hearts, butterflies, and PONIX. The club members painted other students’ faces based on the designs requested by them and operated booths that revealed the characteristics of the art club. Mania, a club that studies Japanese comics and cultu

Over the last few years, POSTECH has reported positive returns and jumps in the POSTECH Endowment. The Postech Times contacted Chang Yun Hyung, the Director of the Investment and Finance Team, to report how the endowment revenue is being utilized by the university and the future direction of the endowment management.The Investment and Finance Team is a department that manages corporate assets, including the POSTECH Endowment, and aims to improve profitability and stability. Seven members work in the financial field along with investment experts in the fields of bonds, stocks, and alternative i

About my ResearchMy research area is cognitive psychology. It examines how we think and process information, from receiving it to interpreting it and acting upon it. My area of interest is how people can focus on important information that aligns with their goals while ignoring irrelevant ones everywhere. This ability is especially critical given the overwhelming volume of information in our daily lives. Imagine you chat with a friend in a noisy place, you might need to concentrate on your friend while disregarding the background noise. You could have a conversation with your friend if the noi

Learning a new skill can be both challenging and rewarding. For me, learning to play the guitar was a journey that started in 2020. Inspired by my friends in a school band and the legendary guitarist Slash from Guns n' Roses, I embarked on a journey to learn the guitar with no formal lessons. It was tough at first, but with advice from my friends, I gradually learned the basic strumming skills.However, I soon realized that I wanted to do more than just strumming. I wanted to play solos like Slash. It was a challenging goal, and I almost gave up several times. No matter how much I tried, I

For those who have been following my opinion piece over the past couple of years will know of my slight dissatisfaction with my current mode of life. I feel as though I am not doing justice to my youth by spending it in lecture halls every day frantically jotting down notes as if the words might run away. Meanwhile, there is nothing I am doing to prevent my youth from running away. There is so much in the world to see, to experience, and to live. There are so many emotions to feel, and so many lives that could have been but did not. I have always wanted to be a writer, but I guess I found my p

As technology advances, so does the potential for innovation and a positive impact on various industries and daily life. Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this trend, offering vast potential for transformation. However, as with any technology, there is a need to consider and address the ethical concerns that may arise from AI development and deployment.A major ethical concern associated with artificial intelligence is the potential risk of bias and discrimination within its algorithms. These systems learn from the data they are fed, and if that data contains biases, the AI ma

On May 11, 2011 a major earthquake of magnitude 9.1 occurred in Japan. More than 18,000 people died and a large amount of radiation leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Radioactive materials in nuclear fuel leaked into the Pacific Ocean, and environmental damage in the surrounding area has not yet been fully recovered.To remove more than one million tons of nuclear waste, fuel rods and radioactive water left at the site, the Japanese government will release the re-enacted contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. Their opinion argues that the huge ocean will dilute water and

EXchange 2 was one of the most popular TV series in 2022. EXchange 2 is a TV show where five ex-couples live in a house while keeping their past relationships secret. According to GOODDATA Corp, EXchange 2 ranked first on the issue power of Korean TV-Over The Top (OTT) content for three consecutive weeks. Also, many users subscribed to Tving, an OTT service, to watch the series. Yet, EXchange 2 was not the only dating TV show. There were more than 20 dating reality shows broadcast in 2022. Paradoxically, in the survey by the Korea Population and Health Welfare Association (KoPHWA) in 2022, 65.

Student housing is a crucial issue directly related to the well-being of Postechians. The POSTECH dormitories comprise of 20 men's buildings, three women's buildings, and one Residential College (RC), with a maximum occupancy of 1375 undergraduates. The Postech Times reached out to Sung-Chul Kwon, the Director of the Housing Service Team, to compile accurate information about Dormitory operation. According to the Housing Service Team, out of 1478 undergraduates, all 1280 who wished to live in the dormitory could enter the dorm. The policy of accommodating all Postechians in the dormito

The Undergraduate Research Program (UGRP) is a STEM research competition hosted by the POSTECH Innovation Center for Education and is opened specifically for POSTECH undergraduate students, and exceptionally Yonsei University undergraduate students in collaboration with POSTECH students. In a team of three or more, students are encouraged to choose and investigate a research topic of their choice over the course of 10 months. The motivation behind this program is to provide students with a unique and hands-on experience to conduct their own research with an advisor and research funds of up to

Recently, a domestic and foreign research team collaborated and successfully devised a transplantable cell sheet for a wound. This cell sheet can be transplanted to a large and complex affected area like burns. Thus, the cell sheet is expected to present a new paradigm for wound regeneration treatment.A joint research team of Professor Sungjune Jung (MSE), Prof. Róisín M. Owens (University of Cambridge), and Prof. Jae Ho Kim (Pusan National University, School of Medicine) published a journal regarding the method to deliver a cell sheet to a target tissue, in the world-renowned scientific journ

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized numerous industries. For example, ChatGPT, an AI platform powered by deep learning, is widely recognized for its remarkable capacity to perform various tasks, such as writing, translating, and coding, by simply answering questions. However, this process requires extensive learning, resulting in increased power consumption and delayed calculation time, thus requiring efficient semiconductor technology.There is a need for a high-performance AI semiconductor device that is power-efficient, durable, and accurate. To meet this demand, a research team

Shortform. A phrase that is synthesized with “short” and “form”. Recently, a considerable number of people talk about how long they have spent on screen rolling with watching shortform and how addictive it is. Famous platforms such as Instagram, Youtube and TikTok all provide shortform content, where most people spend time vacantly. Thinking it as a problem, TikTok reported in early March that they had decided to decide to restrict users under the age of 18 to only watch for 60 minutes in order to raise awareness of how much time young users are spending on its app. In order to continue using,