SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Engineering & Construction has successfully developed a technology to make concrete that effectively blocks radiation. Separately it has also developed a new construction technique to strengthen the bearing capacity of bored precast piles. The company said on December 16 that it filed a patent on the 4th to make concrete [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese moviegoers will now be able to enjoy 4DX effects in theaters as Wanda Cinema has decided to adopt 4DX cinema technology developed by South Korea’s CJ 4DPLEX. CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s first 4D cinema company for feature films, signed an agreement with Dalian Wanda Group, one of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patent applications for selfie sticks has rapidly increased this year. The applications have all been submitted by individuals, in a sign of mainstream interest in the suddenly popular monopod. This year, a total of eight selfie sticks are waiting for patent approval, which is significant considering [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A technology to realize Korean cultural properties in virtual space has been developed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. With floor plans of cultural asset buildings and three dimensional scan data, the ministry digitalized the traditional building materials of the properties. Considering the fact that existing technology [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Thinkware, better known as its brand name “iNavi,” has introduced a new navigator model embedded with the augmented reality technology. The new model allows the driver to view the actual image of the road on which she is driving and see a variety of traffic information on it. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec.2 (Korea Bizwire) – A technology to make a new ingredient for detergents has been developed by Korean scientists. It is potentially expected to replace surface active agents, or surfactants, the essential component in making shampoo, soap, detergent, and cosmetics, which have been suspected for causing harmful effects on humans. A research team within the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Dec.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said on November 28 that it held a launching event for its “beyond-design basis accident” simulator program in preparation for nuclear reactor meltdown at its Kori Nuclear Power Plant in the southeast. The simulator program has been developed to respond to serious nuclear power plant accidents like the one [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists have localized Stirling engine technology, generating electricity along with heat from a home boiler. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced on November 27 that it had developed a Stirling engine generator capable of producing not only hot water, but also up to 1kilowatt of electricity [...]
SEOUL, Nov.28 (Korea Bizwire) – An unmanned mini-tram that can move up and down by an elevator has been developed in Korea for the first time in the world. This can be usefully deployed in places where short intervals between trains are required and there are multiple destinations for passengers, such as large shopping malls, transit transfer [...]
SEOUL, Nov.26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea slipped to No. 2 behind Denmark in the ICT Development Index released by the International Telecommunication Union. According to the annual report of the Geneva-based organization, Korea’s index in the degree of info tech and communications development in 2013 was 8.85, 0.01 point lower than that for Denmark. In the previous year, [...]