SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean researchers have developed a technology to generate electricity from wasted coffee grounds for carbon fuel cells, next-generation high-temperature fuel cells. By taking advantage of the used coffee grounds, the technology is expected to offer new possibilities as an energy source while contributing to environmental protection, by providing stable electric [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) - The accuracy of weather forecasts during the recent monsoon season was under 30 percent, stirring up criticism directed towards the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The accuracy of the forecasts on days when it rained was 27.9 percent during the 43-day monsoon season (June 17 to July 29). The numbers say [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean medical researchers have developed a new way to treat cancers by leveraging “intravital glowing” like corals or fireflies. Sun Medical Center in Daejeon announced on July 22 that a research team led by Yun Seok-hyun, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and its hemato-oncology doctor Kim Yi-rang succeeded [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As cases of missing dementia patients increase, the Korean government is teaming up with police services and a mobile carrier to develop a location position system to easily track down lost patients. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning signed an MoU with SK Telecom, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – NHN Entertainment, a renowned mobile game publisher, is transforming itself into a composite IT service company by introducing Internet of Things products as well as a payment solution. On July 16, NHN Entertainment introduced a cloud-based IP camera called TOAST Cam. With its cloud technology sending images to data centers [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Sooam Biotech Research Foundation and renowned stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk have entered into a legal battle with another Korean scientist, Park Se-pil of Jeju National University, over the ownership of a core technology for mammoth cloning. Recently, Professor Park made an astonishing scientific discovery by successfully reanimating the somatic [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists have discovered a way to solve the problem of low reproduction rates of cloned dogs. Unlike cloned cows and pigs, cloned dogs were hard to cultivate with lack of proper cultivation media. On July 13, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced that its researchers succeeded in developing canine [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) -- Samsung Electronics Co. announced Monday it has added a high capacity version to its solid state drive (SDD) line-up to meet various demands in the fast-growing market. The new SSD version with 2 terabyte capacity will lead its 850 PRO & EVO lineup, the Seoul-based tech company said. The new SSD [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s LG Chem and Samsung SDI have outpaced global rivals in terms of strategy and execution in the energy storage system (ESS) battery industry, a report showed Monday. LG Chem led the corporate assessment in the ESS segment with a total score of 84, trailed by Samsung SDI with 83.5, [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government will start a project to develop high functioning, low-cost vacuum adiabatic glass, a super-insulator glass, said the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on June 30. The project is one of seven new technologies to be supported by the government, selected from 159 candidate projects. [...]