DAEJEON, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean state-run research organization has joined hands with a private company to push for the localization of a core fuel cell component for which the country has relied entirely on imports until now. On Tuesday, the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology signed a technology transfer agreement with [...]
POHANG, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new-concept in-body drug delivery system has been developed in which a body-implanted medical device automatically injects drugs when it is exposed to light energy. A research team from the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) said that it had developed an automatic control-type in-body drug delivery system [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said Thursday. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which leads the project’s development, ran the 100-second combustion [...]
POHANG, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an electronic skin that is more sensitive than human touch, and is capable of distinguishing between different materials. A joint research team from the Pohang University of Science and Technology and the University of Ulsan announced on Tuesday that it had succeeded in developing [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recently published study from South Korea has revealed the optimum conditions to raise productivity of chemical engineering using artificial intelligence (AI). A research team from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology conducted an AI-based virtual experiment to demonstrate a more productive way to change methane, a greenhouse [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based, ultra-sensitive voice recognition sensor by imitating the structure of the human ear. A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced Monday that they had developed a voice recognition sensor designed after a human cochlea, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Monday it will invest 615 billion won (US$549 million) in space projects this year, including launching its long-awaited first homegrown rocket and developing new satellites. The country plans to launch its first locally built Nuri rocket in October this year, committing 189.7 billion won [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Polar Research Institute introduced Tuesday a new technology that uses a unique reaction caused by ice to eradicate toxins and retrieve useful substances. The institute, along with Hallym University and the California Institute of Technology, discovered that a frozen solution of chrome and iodine suppresses chrome’s toxicity [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 45 billion won (US$41 million) in the next five years to develop next-generation technologies to track and monitor space objects, a state-run research center said Wednesday. The new laser-based technologies are aimed at better monitoring objects that fly over the Korean Peninsula amid an increase [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers embarking on a joint project to develop a flying taxi. The state-run Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology signed an agreement with local recreational boats manufacturer Angelux on Thursday to develop and commercialize urban air mobility (UAM) air taxis. The institute plans to transfer five [...]