Jae Joon Kim

The flowering time of plants is affected by modest changes in ambient temperature. However, little is known about the regulation of ambient temperature-responsive flowering by small RNAs. In this study, we show that the microRNA156 (miR156)-SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE3 (SPL3) module directly regulates FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) expression in the leaf to control ambient temperature-responsive flowering. Overexpression of miR156 led to more delayed flowering at a lower ambient temperature (

Accurate transmission of biosignals without interference of surrounding noises is a key factor for the realization of human-machine interfaces (HMIs). We propose frequency-selective acoustic and haptic sensors for dual-mode HMIs based on triboelectric sensors with hierarchical macrodome/micropore/nanoparticle structure of ferroelectric composites. Our sensor shows a high sensitivity and linearity under a wide range of dynamic pressures and resonance frequency, which enables high acoustic frequen

This LC ring oscillator is an architectural experiment to reduce the phase noise of an LC oscillator even further with a ring type structure. An LC oscillator with a special ring type structure performs phase noise filtering and attenuation. To prove the concept, several LC-ring oscillators are fabricated in 0.6 /spl mu/m, single-poly, triple-metal, CMOS. The three-stage LC-ring oscillator has -132 dBc/Hz measured phase noise at 600 kHz offset frequency from a 900 MHz carrier.

The development of donor-specific HLA antibodies (DSA) is associated with worse renal allograft survival in adult patients. This study assessed the natural history of de novo DSA, and its impact on renal function in pediatric renal transplant recipients (RTR). HLA antibodies were measured prospectively using single-antigen-bead assays at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months posttransplant followed by 12-monthly intervals and during episodes of allograft dysfunction. Of 215 patients with HLA antibody monitoring

Skin-interfaced electronics have emerged as a promising frontier in personalized healthcare. However, existing skin-interfaced patches often struggle to simultaneously achieve robust skin adhesion, adaptability to dynamic body motions, seamless integration of bulky devices, and on-demand, damage-free detachment. Here, a hybrid strategy that synergistically combines these critical features within a thin, flexible patch platform is introduced. This design leverages shape memory polymers (SMPs) arr

This paper presents a salient clock deskewing method with a mixed-mode delay-locked loop (MDLL) for high-speed synchronous DRAM applications. The presented method not only solves the resolution problem of conventional digital deskewing circuits, but also improves the jitter performance to the level of well-designed analog deskewing circuits, while keeping the power consumption and locking speed of digital deskewing circuits. The whole deskewing circuit is fabricated in a 3.3-V 0.6-/spl mu/m trip

This study presents a flexible wireless electronic skin (e-skin) sensor system that includes a multi-functional sensor device, a triple-mode reconfigurable readout integrated circuit (ROIC), and a mobile monitoring interface. The e-skin device's multi-functionality is achieved by an interlocked micro-dome array structure that uses a polyvinylidene fluoride and reduced graphene oxide (PVDF/RGO) composite material that is inspired by the structure and functions of the human fingertip. For multi-fu

This study presents a novel, ultralow-power single-sensor-based electronic nose (e-nose) system for real-time gas identification, distinguishing itself from conventional sensor-array-based e-nose systems, whose power consumption and cost increase with the number of sensors. Our system employs a single metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensor built on a suspended 1D nanoheater, driven by duty cycling─characterized by repeated pulsed power inputs. The sensor's ultrafast thermal response, enabled by

The first examples of negative solvatochromism in neutral azo dyes containing both strongly electron-donating bis(dialkylamino)thiazolyl and electron-withdrawing 4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)phenyl or 2-thiazolyl moieties are reported.

Skin Electronics To overcome the physical limits of real life, realistic experiences and interactions in the virtual space are desirable, especially in the current pandemic situation. In article number 2009602, Jae Joon Kim, Yan Wang, and co-workers introduce the current advances in skin electronic devices. As a next-generation device platform, advanced on-skin electronics can replace the conventional bulky augmented reality and virtual reality devices, to yield highly immersive experiences.

(Dialkylamino)thiazole dimers act as very strong electron-donating coupling components in azo dyes, the first and second UV–VIS absorption bands of which were observed at λ = 568–737 (ε = 24000–88000) and 404–475 (ε = 9200–52000) nm in dichloromethane, respectively. The azo compounds derived from the (dialkylamino)thiazole dimers having very strong electron-withdrawing moieties such as 4-(perfluoroalkylsulfonyl)phenyls, 2,4-dinitrophenyl, and thiazol-2-yls exhibited a negative solvatochromism. T

The functional support and advancement of our body while preserving inherent naturalness is one of the ultimate goals of bioengineering. Skin protection against infectious pathogens is an application that requires common and long-term wear without discomfort or distortion of the skin functions. However, no antimicrobial method has been introduced to prevent cross-infection while preserving intrinsic skin conditions. Here, we propose an antimicrobial skin protection platform copper nanomesh, whic

This paper presents a coordinated multiple-substream unequal error-protection and error-concealment algorithm for SPIHT-coded bitstreams transmitted over lossy channels. In the proposed scheme, we divide the video sequence corresponding to a group of pictures into two subsequences and independently encode each subsequence using a three-dimensional SPIHT algorithm. We use two different partitioning schemes to generate the substreams, each of which offers some advantages under the appropriate chan