JBNU Focus
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Good News for Medical, Sanitary and Cosmetics Businesses
Nanomembranes are nanosized membranes with lots of potential, as we can mix various materials with the polymer solution to give the desired functions and spray them directly on the desired targets. Thus, they have been used for many different purposes in industries including water treatment, energy, health and agriculture. A CBNU doctoral student, Do-hee Lee (Bionano Systems Engineering) has developed a portable electric radiation device capable of producing polymer nanomembranes with high v..
2018-11-23
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Whole Fruit Reduces Obesity Risk
As fruits contain sugar, whether or not fruit consumption induces obesity has been debated for a long time. One of the world’s most popular weekly magazines, Time magazine, made reference for the second time to the research led by Professor Seong-Tshool Hong (Microbiology Department, Chonbuk National University Medical School) and colleagues, who proved whole-fruit eating reduces the risk of obesity. For the research, the team collected big data on the effects of fruit intake on the huma..
2018-09-27
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Chinese Professors Invited for Doctorates
A special doctoral program was launched by Chonbuk National University. ‘The Dragon Project’ is a degree course designed for professors in China who do not have a Ph. D., to vitalize the academic exchanges with universities in the neighboring country of Korea. 24 professors from China joined the project for the fall semester this year, each of whom will pursue the doctoral study in her/his own field. “Providing opportunities to Chinese professors will cultivate outstanding China spe..
2018-09-27
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Biopesticide for Notorious Insects
Professor Jae Su Kim (Plant Medical Research Center) of Chonbuk National University discovered a previously unidentified fungal genome isolate to kill thrips; an insect pest known to cause serious agricultural problems worldwide. The results of the study were published in a recent online issue of the international journal Scientific Reports, with the title “Genomic Analysis of the Insect-Killing Fungus Beauveria Bassiana* JEF-007 as a Biopesticide”. *Beauveria bassiana (Bb): a species o..
2018-09-27
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Virtual Musical Instrument for New Era
A technology to add ‘expressions’ to digitized Korean traditional music has been introduced. Professor Byung O Kim’s team (Bureau of University-Industry Cooperation & Research) of Chonbuk National University has developed a new smart software to enrich the digital performance of Korean traditional music, based on the ‘PPM (Pattern, Phrases & Motif) technology’. Using this technology, the team produced the music album Gasangnori and launched it online. The album contains four musical ..
2018-09-27
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New Flexible Device Technology from Nature
Professor Chang Kyu Jeong (Electronic Materials Science) of Chonbuk National University has succeeded in developing a new type of piezoelectric composite material by utilizing the three-dimensional porous cellulose. Piezoelectric material is a special material used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. Most of the high performance piezoelectric materials currently used are rigid ceramic materials. Therefore, it has been a serious challenge when applying them to flexible electro..
2018-09-27
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Golden Hour to Save Sepsis Patient’s Life
Vibrio vulnificus sepsis is a summer disease with a high mortality rate. It occurs intensively during August and September when raw or undercooked seafood is consumed. Early diagnosis and treatment is directly linked to the patient's life. Professors Jin Park (dermatology) and Chang-Seop Lee (internal medicine) of Chonbuk National University Medical School introduced their successful case of early detection and treatment of vibrio vulnificus sepsis in the July issue of the New England Journa..
2018-09-27
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Excellence of Korean Architecture
Dr. Yoon Sang Kim, a researcher of Chonbuk National University Hanok Architecture Technology Center, was awarded the ‘Best Article in Science and Technology’ at the 28th Korea Science and Technology Annual Meeting held in Seoul recently. The award is regarded as the best honor in science and technology in South Korea, which select only one of academic papers that were published in the domestic academic journals in the previous year, over three rounds of screening by professional and compre..
2018-07-27
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A New Way to Develop Severe Asthma Therapy
Bronchial asthma is a disease that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that the death toll from severe bronchial asthma will reach 300,000 people annually. Steroids are currently used as a treatment for this problem but systemic side effects are severe, so new therapies are urgently needed. An important mechanism for treating severe bronchial asthma without side effects has been developed by Professor Yong Chul Lee’s team of Chonbuk Nation..
2018-07-27
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