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KAIST Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Key Aromatic Compound

KAIST Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Key Aromatic Compound

DAEJEON, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of researchers from KAIST’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the BioProcess Engineering Research Center has made a groundbreaking achievement by developing a process to produce benzyl acetate, a key aromatic compound, using renewable carbon sources like glucose and microbes. This significant advancement was detailed in an [...]

South Korea’s ‘Alchemist Project’: Advancing in Revolutionary Technologies Including Anti-Aging Drugs

South Korea’s ‘Alchemist Project’: Advancing in Revolutionary Technologies Including Anti-Aging Drugs

SEJONG, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy has announced the advancement of three groundbreaking research projects into the main research phase under the ‘Alchemist Project,’ aimed at securing future technologies capable of transforming industrial landscapes over the next decade. The projects, which were selected after rigorous evaluations, include research [...]

Hercules Artificial Muscle Developed by KAIST Researchers Gains Global Recognition

Hercules Artificial Muscle Developed by KAIST Researchers Gains Global Recognition

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has announced that artificial muscle technology developed by a research team led by professor Kim Sang-ouk of the Department of New Material Engineering has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Promising Technologies of 2023” by the International Union of [...]

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has released a comprehensive photographic map of the moon to mark the one-year anniversary of its mission, the science ministry said Tuesday. The mosaic map, compiled from polarized camera views captured over the past 250 days, encompasses both the front and back of [...]

South Korean Researchers Unveil Pioneering Microwave-Based Pest Control Technology

South Korean Researchers Unveil Pioneering Microwave-Based Pest Control Technology

CHANGWON, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has announced a groundbreaking development in agricultural pest control that leverages the core principle of microwave operation. On September 20, Dr. Jung Sunshin and his team at KERI revealed the creation of a ‘Microwave Penetration Heating Technology,’ which promises to effectively manage crop diseases [...]

Korean Academic Society Says Controversial Superconductor LK-99 ‘Groundless’

Korean Academic Society Says Controversial Superconductor LK-99 ‘Groundless’

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean academic society said Wednesday the controversial room-temperature superconductor, known as LK-99, is “groundless” as its attempts to replicate its superconductivity have been unsuccessful. The Korean Society of Superconductivity and Cryogenics published a white paper, saying that eight local laboratories have conducted reproduction studies in accordance with [...]

S. Korea-made Space Payload Ready to Join NASA’s Artemis Project

S. Korea-made Space Payload Ready to Join NASA’s Artemis Project

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s homegrown lunar monitoring payload, which will carry out science experiments as part of the U.S. moon exploration Artemis program, is ready to join the unmanned space mission next year, the science ministry said Monday. The lunar space environment monitor (LUSEM), developed by the state-run Korea Astronomy and [...]

Korean Scientists Develop Ultra-precision Location Recognition Technology

Korean Scientists Develop Ultra-precision Location Recognition Technology

DAEJEON, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed ultra-precision, large-scale location recognition technology capable of intricately controlling the movements of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and robots. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday they have created a wireless tag integrated with ultra-precision location [...]

Korean Scientists Develop Hydrogen Leak Sensor with Color Detection

Korean Scientists Develop Hydrogen Leak Sensor with Color Detection

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean scientists have developed a new sensor technology that simplifies the detection of hydrogen leaks through color changes. Until now, hydrogen leaks have been detected using resistive or electrochemical sensors. However, these sensors are bulky, expensive, and only provide density information, making it challenging to pinpoint the exact [...]

Korean Researchers’ Claim over Superconductor Creation Draws Global Attention

Korean Researchers’ Claim over Superconductor Creation Draws Global Attention

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers’ claim of a breakthrough of a potential room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor is stirring up controversy over whether their discovery is real or not amid global interest. Researchers from the Seoul-based Quantum Energy Research Centre Inc., including Lee Suk-bae, Kim Hyun-tak and Kwon Young-wan, posted [...]