SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem, South Korea’s leading chemical and battery maker, said Sunday it has developed the world’s first hexagonal battery for smartwatches, adding its mass production will begin in the near future. The company said the hexagon-shaped model boasts 25 percent higher capacity compared to traditional rectangular versions, allowing users [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has developed a breakthrough technology doubling the capacity of lithium-ion batteries with silicon carbide-free graphene coating, which could bring significant changes to mobile devices and electric cars. Firstly commercialized in 1991, the capacity of lithium-ion batteries has increased only twofold in more than 20 years with a limitation in [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are being mobilized in various industrial sectors, a provincial counsel will enact an ordinance to help support the drone industry. According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly on June 21, it pre-announced the “Provincial Ordinance to Grow and Support UAV (Drone) Industry in Gyeonggi.” The proposed [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed a method to estimate in real time the paracellular permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which works to prevent brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and strokes by blocking inflammation and germs from entering the brain. The high paracellular permeability of BBB is often linked with [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeollabuk-do Provincial Government is set to develop a sound industry cluster where sound production, speech recognition and musicology research can have a solid ground. As the Korean music industry imports virtually all of its sound producing techniques and related software, even though K-Pop is growing popular worldwide, the provincial [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-Beauty is taking things to the next level with a new device that incorporates Internet-of-Things technology. LG Uplus and furniture company Hanssem have signed a MoU to develop and launch a mirror that analyzes skin condition. According to an announcement from LG Uplus on May 24, the mirror will be [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A venture company developing carbon fiber materials has produced the country’s first commercial vehicles covered with eco-friendly carbon fiber plates, providing better mileage and faster 0-100kmph acceleration than steel plates. ENKorea announced that it produced three carbon fiber “C-cars,” which will be used as rental cars to promote the [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean scientists successfully developed an eco-friendly artificial photosynthesis system that can create hydrogen energy using only visible light and water. The team led by professor Nam Ki-tae of Seoul National University announced on May 10 that it had succeeded in developing a system for generating hydrogen energy easily and cheaply by [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A new method for testing possible eye irritation due to cosmetics ingredients that does not involve animal testing has been developed by the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS), according to a statement from the institute on April 30. The NIFDS is preparing for the new [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of Koreans suffering from respiratory ailments due to yellow dust from China, a local team of scientists has developed an air-cleaning technology that uses water and static electricity instead of a filter. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials announced on April 28 that the Environmental [...]