SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it will sharply increase investment in nuclear fusion research this year, nearly doubling its budget as the government accelerates efforts to move the technology from laboratory development toward real-world demonstration and eventual commercialization. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it has finalized its 2026 [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence–based system that can objectively detect depression and assess treatment effects by analyzing everyday behavior, a breakthrough that could pave the way for more precise mental health diagnosis and care. According to Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, a research team led [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The science ministry plans to launch a joint committee with the budget ministry to coordinate planning for the country’s research and development (R&D) budget, according to officials Monday. The move is aimed at enhancing efficiency and consistency in drawing up R&D budget plans, according to the Ministry of Science [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers in South Korea have found that silica nanoparticles—widely used in cosmetics and industrial materials—may subtly alter early brain development, even without causing immediate or visible damage, raising new questions about the safety of everyday nanomaterials. The study, released Thursday by the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, used [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a modular “organ-on-a-chip” system that can precisely replicate how drug-induced muscle damage leads to kidney injury, offering a new platform for predicting harmful side effects before medicines reach patients. The bio-microfluidic device recreates key aspects of the human [...]
JEJU, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s best-known bottled water, Jeju Samdasoo, takes an average of 31 years to form as rainwater on Hallasan mountain slowly filters through layers of volcanic rock, according to new research published this week. The Jeju Province Development Corporation, which produces and sells Samdasoo, said Wednesday that a peer-reviewed study [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Daejeon is piloting a new smart road management platform designed to detect black ice and other hazardous winter road conditions in real time, city officials said Tuesday, marking one of Korea’s first deployments of an acoustic AIoT safety system. The initiative, backed by the Ministry of Science and ICT’s 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a high-efficiency method for reclaiming palladium, a precious metal widely used across industrial supply chains, potentially offering a breakthrough in the nation’s push to strengthen resource recycling and reduce reliance on imports. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said Saturday that a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — All 12 cube satellites deployed by South Korea’s homegrown rocket Nuri last month have established communication with ground stations, their developers said Monday, setting a new milestone following the successful fourth launch of the space rocket. The 200-ton Nuri blasted off from Naro Space Center in the country’s southern [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have developed a new method for producing fuel cell catalysts that dramatically cuts manufacturing time and improves durability, the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) said Thursday. The technique replaces conventional copper-based coating methods with a carbon monoxide–assisted process that allows researchers to form precise metal thin [...]