{
  "id": 5231222,
  "title": "Sungkyunkwan University team develops nanocomposite material with enhanced thermal conductivity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sungkyunkwan-university-team-develops-nanocomposite-material-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260903/sungkyunkwan-university-team-develops-nanocomposite-material-with-enhanced-thermal-conductivity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A research team from Sungkyunkwan University has created a groundbreaking nanocomposite material that exhibits improved electrical and thermal conductivity. Led by professors Baik Seung-hyun and Choi Joon-myung from the School of Mechanical Engineering, the team successfully integrated the material into a heat-dissipation technology for foldable smartphones. Their findings were published in the international journal Advanced Functional Materials on August 24, under the title \"Ballistic-like Thermal Transport Between Fillers in Highly Conductive Stretchable Nanocomposites.\" Baik served as the corresponding author, while research professor C. Muhammed Ajmal and researcher Cheon Seong-su acted as co-first authors. The study highlights a unique physical phenomenon wherein the material's thermal conductivity increases when stretched, thanks to precise control of energy barriers between particles at the nanoscale. This discovery has the potential to significantly enhance thermal management in flexible electronic devices.",
  "summary": "A Sungkyunkwan University research team has developed a novel nanocomposite material with enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity. The university said Tuesday that the team, led by professors Baik Seung-hyun and Choi Joon-myung of the School of Mechanical Engineering, developed the material and successfully applied it to a heat-dissipation technology for foldable smartphones. The findings…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sungkyunkwan University team develops nanocomposite material",
    "Enhanced thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity",
    "Published in Advanced Functional Materials on 24 August"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This breakthrough in nanocomposite material development could significantly enhance thermal management in flexible electronic devices, particularly in applications such as foldable smartphones.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Sungkyunkwan University team develops nanocomposite material with enhanced thermal conductivity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sungkyunkwan-university-team-develops-nanocomposite-material-with-5233192",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}