DAEJEON, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed to effectively filter fine dust in the white smoke emitted from thermoelectric power plants and waste incinerating facilities. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials said Wednesday that it had developed a system that filters contaminants in the smoke through simultaneous cooling and absorption [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology said Monday that a research team had developed a portable ‘electronic nose’ that can check whether meat has spoiled in real-time. The electronic nose can even detect a tiny amount of cadaverine and putrescine, which generate bad odors caused by meat [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a protein absorbent that can collect rare earth elements from steel slag, an industrial by-product. The National Research Foundation of Korea said Tuesday that researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology had integrated two different types of proteins, one that [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An astronomy project to explore the universe by connecting 22 radio telescopes in East Asia will be expanded. The National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) said Wednesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the East Asian VLBI joint operation and technical cooperation with seven astronomical institutions [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run railway research body has developed new technology that can reduce both the noise and fine dust generated around railroad and subway tracks. The Korea Railroad Research Institute said Monday that it had developed a ‘noise reduction-type fanless dust collector.’ With a minimal thickness, the fanless dust collector [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a multi-functional noise barrier technology that can produce both electricity and thermal heat. The Korea Institute of Energy Research said its research teams had developed a new photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) soundproof technology that uses a solar photovoltaic panel, a solar collector and a [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top-ranked science and technology university said Thursday that it had developed a high-performance all-solid-state battery using a high molecular electrolyte in the form of an elastomer, a synthetic resin with excellent elasticity and dynamic stability. The all-solid-state Li-metal battery was developed by changing the state of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A racing simulator developed by Hyundai Motor Co. for the purpose of exhibitions and testing turned out to be effective in the rehabilitation process for patients with brain injuries. The carmaker entered a partnership with Beata María Ana Hospital in Spain last October to provide racing simulators for the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The loosening of a device to anchor a helium tank of the Nuri space rocket was found to have caused the early shutdown of the rocket’s third-stage engine, leading to a mission failure, the science ministry said Wednesday. In October, South Korea launched the country’s first homegrown space rocket, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has succeeded in developing a new biochar that can replace activated charcoal by recycling seaweed like kelp. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology said Tuesday its research team had developed a biochar (a compound word of biomass and charcoal) material that can adhere [...]