SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem will supply electric car battery packs to Germany’s Audi, a Volkswagen Group company. As the Korean battery maker secures more than a half of the world’s top-ten auto manufacturers as clients, it is in an enviable position to take the leadership in the fast-emerging eco-friendly car battery market. The LG [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korea-developed method for measuring the degree of eye fatigue from 3D video exposure is likely to become an international standard. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards said on August 20 that the assessment method to measure eye fatigues on 3D images developed by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung is spurring to the expansion of its business sector of batteries for electronic vehicles as a new cash cow for the group, amid the ailing group chairperson Lee Kun-hee and the falling sales of its smartphones. Vice Chairperson Lee Jae-yong of Samsung is known to pay particular attention in the sector [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A domestic research team has succeeded in developing a zebrafish with fluorescent red blood cells, opening up the possibility for treating rare blood vessel diseases. The National Fisheries Research & Development Institute said on August 14 that it has developed a genetically modified zebrafish species after two years of research. The new [...]
Tested modules pass IEC 61215, 61730 and UL1703 tests; Merlin remains on track for initial shipments in 2014 and commercial release in early 2015 MERRIMACK, N.H., Aug. 12, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (Nasdaq:GTAT), today announced that solar modules incorporating its new Merlin™ metallization and interconnect technology have successfully met the requirements [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean research team has succeeded in developing a technology to directly transfer graphene from copper foil to various substrates such as PET(Polyethylene terephthalate), PDMS (a silicon-based organic polymer), and glass. As the technology can transfer graphene to a wide variety of substrates that can be reused over again, it is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to support technology start-ups and entrepreneurs who plan to build start-ups related to the spatial information industry, the South Korea government plans to tie them with angel investors. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold the first “Spatial Information Angel Investment Inducement, Education & Mentoring” event [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is targeting the sports lighting market with its ground-breaking lighting solutions. LG Electronics has recently completed the installation of its Plasma Lighting System in the LG Champions Park, a ballpark, in Icheon. The lighting will be firstly operated at the LG Cup International Women’s Baseball Tournament 2014 to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) –Korean scientists came up with a new artificial muscle that is more durable and has an effective operating period ten times longer than current artificial muscles. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said on August 6 that a research team led by Oh Il-kwon, Professor at the Korea Advanced [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A bio-pharmaceutical company armed with DNA-based vaccines and therapies for animals will set up a research center in Pangyo Techno Valley and develop vaccines for horse-related diseases in cooperation with the Gyeonggi provincial government and Hankyong National University. Gyeonggi Province announced on August 3 that it signed an agreement with Plumline [...]