A research team led by POSTECH Professor Hyung Joo Lee found that NO₂ exposure levels were consistently higher in areas with higher socioeconomic status—an outcome shaped by South Korea’s distinctive history of rapid economic development and urban planning.

- Over 30% faster than all previously known substances

- Development patent pending

- Completely new class of substances discovered

Solid-state batteries are considered a key technology for the future: they can store more energy and do not rely on flammable materials like current lithium-ion batteries. Researchers at TUM and TUMint.Energy Research have now taken a significant step towards improving solid-state batteries. They developed a new material made of lithium, antimony and scandium that conducts lithium ions more than 30% faster than any previously known material.

A research team led by Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku and Dr. Seo Gyun Kim of the Carbon Composite Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Professor Yuanzhe Piao of Seoul National University (SNU) has developed a high-performance supercapacitor that is expected to become the next generation of energy storage devices.