A Jeonbuk National University research team has developed a bifunctional energy material that can both produce hydrogen and store energy. The university said Monday that the team, led by professor Kim Hee-dae of the Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology, synthesized a heterostructured composite by combining nickel-cobalt selenide with titanium carbide MXene, a two-dimensional material known for its excellent electrical conductivity. The team also systematically analyzed technologies for converting biowaste into high-value quantum dots and explored their potential applications. The findings were published in the international journals Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, respectively. Researchers Kirti Bhardwaj and S. R. Shingte of Jeonbuk National University were the first authors of the two papers, respectively. Kim served as the corresponding author. According to the university, the study was conducted as an international collaborative project involving researchers from Shivaji University and the New College in India, as wel