DAEJEON, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Thursday it had developed an innovative adhesive by mixing wine’s tannic acid with a biocompatible high polymer. Mixing a soluble high polymer with tannic acid generates a coacervate that is sticky like a jelly. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will send buses to assist with the funerals of the deceased who have no family or friends to take care of their bodies, the health ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will send buses to support the funerals of the deceased [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Tuesday it will launch a ‘knock knock’ campaign to promote the silent emergency call system, which was designed to ensure fast initial responses and the protection of victims who are in a situation where they cannot speak about their circumstances. In January, the National Police Agency introduced [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As Typhoon Hinnamnor made its way out of South Korea on Tuesday morning, pictures of dump trucks parked in front of glass storefronts to protect them from the wind gusts are gaining media attention. Online communities shared photos of several dump trucks parked in front of glass storefronts on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Energy Research said Wednesday that it has developed an innovative heat exchanger that can store the cold of the winter under the ground and use it later for the cooling of farm greenhouses during the summer. The new heat exchanger is based on the concept [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. announced that it had affixed foldable handles to the side of its spicy noodle cups for the very first time. The company developed the industry’s first foldable handles to reduce the inconvenience of carrying the cup after filling it with hot water. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology will allow people to simply tap a button on their phones to report an assault or other crimes. The National Police Agency said Monday it is currently planning a “knock knock campaign,” in which people facing emergency situations can easily contact the police. The new system will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Kolon Group, a mid-sized business conglomerate focused on the chemical and textile businesses, said Wednesday it had succeeded in recycling one-off masks that are wasted after a single use through an in-house campaign. The group installed one-off mask collection boxes at seven major workplaces across the country and provided [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., the construction arm of South Korea’s leading steelmaker, POSCO, has announced the development of a biophilic parking lot designed to bring sunlight and plant life to the underground floors below an apartment complex. The parking lot’s first basement floor is designed to bring in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to install safety nets and other screening devices in manholes as part of efforts to prevent people from falling or getting sucked through the openings during flooding. The initiative comes after a number of people fell into open manholes during last week’s [...]