SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence (AI) unit of South Korean tech giants Kakao Corp., said Monday it had developed a new face-swapping technology called Smooth-Swap model. The new model features a simplified architecture compared to the previously disclosed technology, thereby enabling face swapping in a more stable and faster [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Energy Research said Tuesday it had developed a photothermal HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter that eradicates fine and ultrafine dust as well as viruses. The research team coated commercial HEPA filters with photothermal materials like metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, which turn light energy into [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s icebreaker is on its way to the southeastern port of Busan after completing a 195-day international exploration mission in the Antarctic Ocean, the oceans ministry said Monday. The Araon, South Korea’s first ice breaking vessel, kicked off its mission to the South Pole on Oct. 20 last [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. said Monday it has developed a highly heat-resistant plastic material designed to delay thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. The flame-retardant plastic material can prevent the spread of a flame caused by thermal runaway for more than 400 seconds at the temperature of [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run defense research agency said Friday it has opened a new exhibition hall displaying its latest weapons system in the eastern port city of Samcheok to help enhance public awareness on security and defense. Located inside the Samcheok Maritime Research Center, the hall opened the previous day, featuring [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Wednesday it was collaborating with the Seungil Hope Foundation to virtually recover the voices of eight Lou Gehrig’s disease patients and store them in a mobile app, “MaumTalk,” developed for the patients free of charge. Seungil Hope Foundation is a [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea’s top-ranked science and technology university, said Wednesday it had succeeded in realizing a white light-emitting OLED on a fiber thinner than a hair. It has been difficult to develop white OLEDs, that are necessary for full color display [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday that its in-house brainwave-based driver monitoring system can reduce the risk of drowsy driving by up to one-third. The system, called M.Brain, is a wearable earset that monitors and analyzes drivers’ brain signals in real [...]
DAEJEON, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed bone-replica chip will be able to verify the effects of new drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis without engaging in reckless animal experiments. A research team from the Korea Basic Science Institute said Thursday it has developed a chip that embodies the various structural and biological [...]
DAEJEON, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an innovative polymer thin film that can prevent bacteria from adhering to medical products or daily necessities while remaining harmless to humans. A joint research team from the National Nanofab Center and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announced Thursday it succeeded [...]