SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The military will introduce a Samsung smartphone-based combat information device on a trial basis next year that will enable troops to view real-time battle information without relying on communications networks. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it has signed a contract with LIG Nex1 Co. to buy the individual [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it had developed a new hybrid lithium-ion battery that enables rapid charging within seconds. Despite having a high energy density, existing lithium-ion batteries have shortcomings such as bulky size and long [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean cosmetics and desserts continue to be popular among Japanese women despite cold Korea-Japan relations. Shibuya 109, a popular Japanese fashion mall, conducted a survey of 600 female customers between the ages of 15 and 24, showing that many of them prefer Korean products, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new electric vehicle (EV) battery that enables an EV to travel approximately 1,000 kilometers on a single charge. A joint research team from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology announced said it had resolved [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed an ‘energy harvesting’ technology that is capable of converting body heat into electricity via a thermoelectric device. A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University said Tuesday it had developed a new elastic thermoelectric [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Holdings Co., the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group, plans to jump into the fledgling hydrogen industry. The company announced Tuesday that it has established a new task force for hydrogen energy, comprising 20 experts from SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest refiner [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency said Tuesday it will set up an integrated information system that will enable real-time transmission of video and voice data between firefighting helicopters and the situation room at each regional headquarters by February of next year. While voice transmission between helicopters and the situation room [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to deploy suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and gun-shooting drones on a trial basis next year under a rapid acquisition project aimed at better responding to fast-evolving future battle environments, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it has signed contracts [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will establish a solar energy research and development center that domestic solar energy companies can jointly use to develop new technology. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Tuesday that it had selected the Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon Tachnopark, Korea University and Chungnam [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmakers’ sales fell 5 percent last month from a year earlier as the coronavirus outbreak continued to sap demand around the globe, industry data showed Tuesday. The five carmakers in South Korea — Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., GM Korea Co., Renault Samsung Motors Corp. and [...]