DAEJEON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s national standards institute has unveiled an artificial eye designed to mimic the human retina, a breakthrough aimed at improving the accuracy of diagnostic imaging for retinal diseases. The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) said Monday it has developed a “retinal phantom,” a synthetic model [...]
POHANG, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) scientists have developed a device that generates electricity from ambient humidity with more than 100 times the efficiency of previous technologies, marking a potential leap forward in renewable energy. The research team, led by Professor Jeon Sang-min of POSTECH’s Department of Chemical [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have detected a surge of Siberian river water, organic material and sediment flowing into the East Siberian Sea, a shift they say could disrupt sea-ice formation and alter the timing and navigability of the Northern Sea Route. The Korea Polar Research Institute said Friday that a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new fiber-based material that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air using only small amounts of electricity, potentially lowering the barriers to large-scale deployment of direct air [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean scientists has identified a previously unknown molecular pathway that may help explain why depression develops — and why standard treatments often fail in older patients. KAIST announced Tuesday that its researchers, working with the National Forensic Service and Ajou University Hospital, discovered that heightened [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean research team has developed a novel AI-powered image sensor inspired by the human brain’s neural architecture, capable of recognizing visual information under extreme lighting conditions without the need for retraining or additional data correction. According to the National Research Foundation of Korea, the joint research team, led [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of Korean and international researchers has identified a natural process in the Arctic that could help the planet slow its own warming, the Korea Polar Research Institute announced Wednesday. As Arctic temperatures rise and sea ice recedes, microscopic algae such as phytoplankton flourish, releasing dimethyl sulfide (DMS) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has established its first national body dedicated to advancing organoid technology, marking a significant step toward standardizing and commercializing the field amid growing global demand for alternatives to animal testing. The K-Organoid Consortium, officially launched on August 13 at The Westin Josun Seoul, brings together 27 companies [...]
BUSAN, Aug.13 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has successfully decoded the full genome of the extinct sea lion species, known as Kangchi, which once inhabited Dokdo Island. The breakthrough, the first of its kind in the world, provides scientific evidence that the species’ extinction was primarily caused by overhunting during the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that social isolation damages the brain’s sensory processing networks, hindering cognitive development. Researchers from Samsung Medical Center, including Professor Lee Jeong-hee of the Department of Radiology and Professor Jeong Seong-kwon from the Department of Physiology, in collaboration with Dr. Lee Tae-kwan from the Korea [...]