High-performance single-atom catalysts for high-temperature fuel cells

Catalysts are stable at 700 degrees Celsius and expected to stimulate the commercialization of next-gen reversible fuel cells

29-Sep-2020 - Unlike secondary batteries that need to be recharged, fuel cells are a type of eco-friendly power generation systems that produce electricity directly from electrochemical reactions using hydrogen as fuel and oxygen as oxidant. There are various types of fuel cells, differing in operating ...

Development of photovoltaics that can be applied like paint for real-life application

Future application as plastic-based photovoltaic paint technology

10-Sep-2020 - Researchers in Korea have successfully developed a high-efficiency large-area organic solution processable solar cell by controlling the speed at which the solution of raw materials for solar cells became solidified after being coated. The team led by Dr. Hae Jung Son from the Photo-electronic ...

Adsorbent material developed with PET bottles for the removal of antibiotics from water

The porous carbon composite is applicable to various fields

27-Apr-2020 - South Korea with its high antibiotic use is categorized as a country at high risk of the emergence of multi drug-resistant bacteria, or so-called "super bacteria." According to the Ministry of Environment, antibiotic substances have been detected at livestock wastewater treatment facilities, ...

High-capacity battery material using salmon DNA

20-Apr-2020 - A Korean research team has succeeded in developing next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, Acting President Seok-jin Yoon) announced that the joint research team of Dr. Kyung Yoon Chung (head of the Center for ...

KIST used eco-friendly composite catalyst and ultrasound to remove pollutants from water

Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproduct

23-Jul-2019 - Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproduct, and High efficiency and removal rate achieved through application of ultrasound stimulation, leading to high expectation for the development of an environmental hormone removal ...