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Biofuel Cell Uses Sportswear Fabric to Generate Electricity from Perspiration

Biofuel Cell Uses Sportswear Fabric to Generate Electricity from Perspiration

DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed biofuel cell generates electricity using human perspiration. The Korea Research Foundation announced Tuesday that a joint research team from Sogang University and Sookmyung Women’s University had developed a technology that uses sportswear fabric to turn the glucose in human perspiration into electric energy. While many studies [...]

S. Korea to Produce Premium Plastic and Lubricant Using Greenhouse Gas

S. Korea to Produce Premium Plastic and Lubricant Using Greenhouse Gas

DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology announced Tuesday that researchers had developed a catalyst processing technology that produces alpha-olefins, a high-end chemical substance, using greenhouse gas. Alpha-olefins are used to make detergents, lubricating oil, cosmetics and plastic. Plastic made with alpha-olefins is stronger than other plastic products. Similarly, [...]

Nanometer-sized Ultrafine Wrinkles Developed to Prevent Counterfeit Banknotes

Nanometer-sized Ultrafine Wrinkles Developed to Prevent Counterfeit Banknotes

DAEJEON, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers have succeeded in creating nanometer-sized ultrafine wrinkles on the surface of a liquid crystal high polymer material that can be used to prevent the production of counterfeit banknotes. A research team from Chungnam National University announced on Thursday that it had developed technology to create nanometer-sized ultrafine wrinkles [...]

Researchers Develop New Technology to Rapidly Track Radioactive Sea Water

Researchers Develop New Technology to Rapidly Track Radioactive Sea Water

DAEJEON, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed new technology that enables the rapid tracking of radioactive contaminated water in the sea. The new technology was developed amid growing concerns over the Japanese government’s decision to release contaminated water being stored at the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. [...]

New Technology Charges EV Battery to 90 pct in 6 Minutes

New Technology Charges EV Battery to 90 pct in 6 Minutes

POHANG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology developed by South Korean researchers can charge an electric vehicle (EV) to 90 percent in less than six minutes. A joint research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Sungkyunkwan University announced Monday that they had developed EV battery technology that enables faster and more [...]

S. Korean Researchers Develop Plastic ‘Bruise’ Technology

S. Korean Researchers Develop Plastic ‘Bruise’ Technology

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed new technology that allows plastic materials to display black and blue ‘bruises’ if a certain level of external power or shock is applied to them, enabling users to gain insight into the risk of breakage in advance. Researchers from the Korea Institute [...]

Nano Water Drops Can Eliminate Virus from the Air

Nano Water Drops Can Eliminate Virus from the Air

DAEJEON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top-ranked science and technology university has developed a new technology that can get rid of the novel coronavirus in the air. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Wednesday that it had developed electrostatic atomization technology that can create a massive amount of [...]

S. Korea Develops EV Battery with 1,000-kilometer Range

S. Korea Develops EV Battery with 1,000-kilometer Range

ULSAN, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — New electric battery technology developed by South Korean researchers will enable electric vehicles (EVs) to travel up to 1,000 kilometers on a single charge. A joint research team from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that it had [...]

Researchers Develop ‘ActionBrain’ that Enables Self-thinking Robots

Researchers Develop ‘ActionBrain’ that Enables Self-thinking Robots

DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that enables robots to complete their assigned missions by making independent decisions on what actions to take. The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Tuesday that it had developed ‘ActionBrain’ technology that clears the way [...]