SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully launched a precision aviation satellite Thursday to improve the accuracy and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) signals and better ensure flight safety, the government said. The satellite for the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS), the country’s first precision GPS location augmentation system, lifted off from [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean satellite has made two-way communication with its ground station, officials said Wednesday, confirming the success of the country’s first-ever self-powered satellite deployment project. South Korea on Tuesday successfully launched the 200-ton Nuri from Naro Space Center in the country’s southern coastal village of Goheung in a [...]
DAEJEON, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Tuesday that its Radiation Breeding Research Center had developed a hybrid air cargo X-ray security scanner using both X-rays and neutron imaging. The hybrid X-ray security scanner was developed based on the concept that X-rays penetrate less in heavier objects, while neutrons [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday successfully launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites into orbit, reaching a major milestone in the country’s space program. The 200-ton Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the country’s southern coastal village [...]
SEOUL June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced Friday it plans to launch its homegrown space rocket next week, after aerospace engineers replaced a malfunctioning part in the oxidizer tank sensor, which forced the country to call off the rocket launch this week. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) canceled Thursday’s scheduled launch of [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday postponed the launch of homegrown space rocket Nuri, as a sensor in the oxidizer tank showed irregularities, just one day ahead of the scheduled liftoff. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will transport Nuri back to the assembly building for technical review from the launch [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has decided to postpone this week’s scheduled launch of its space rocket Nuri by one day over safety concerns due to strong winds at the launch site, the science ministry said Tuesday. Nuri was initially set to make its second launch attempt on Wednesday at Naro Space [...]
POHANG, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has developed an innovative power generator that can produce electric energy from a small number of water drops such as raindrops and dewdrops by using the ultra-fine surface structure of a lotus leaf. The prominent science school said Monday it had [...]
DAEJEON, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said its research team has developed a robot skin that can sense various external tactile stimuli and recover from injury when it is cut or damaged. By imitating the structure of human skin and the properties and composition of tactile [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean medical robot maker Curexo Inc. said Monday it has decided to invest US$3 million in U.S. robotic rehabilitation device maker Harmonic Bionics Inc. as part of efforts to tap into the American market. Curexo said it has made the decision with the aim of commercializing its “Morning [...]