SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has completed the production of vacuum vessel sectors for the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) project, aimed at achieving fusion power production at power plant scale, the science ministry said Friday. The country has completed building four vacuum vessels for the ITER, the world’s largest tokamak to [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean researchers have developed a revolutionary skin patch that maintains strong adhesion during vigorous physical movement while being easily removable without irritation, potentially changing the future of wearable medical devices. The breakthrough, announced on November 18 by the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), comes from a [...]
JEONJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced on November 14 that it has successfully created a three-dimensional organoid (mini-organ) resembling pig small intestine tissue by proliferating adult stem cells extracted from pig small intestines. Organoid technology is emerging as a promising alternative to animal testing as ethical concerns and regulatory restrictions [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have achieved a major step forward in sustainable aviation by developing a new way to produce high-energy fuel from non-edible plant materials like wood and grass. The research team, led by senior researcher Ha Jeong-Myeong and researcher Yu Chun-jae from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has been successfully installed to the International Space Station (ISS) to begin its mission of observing the sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, Seoul’s national space agency said Wednesday. The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) was installed [...]
CHEONAN, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced on November 11 that its researchers have developed a highly sensitive gas sensor capable of monitoring hydrogen sulfide levels to measure food freshness at lower temperatures than existing technologies. Hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas produced by decomposing protein-rich foods, serves as a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) to carry out its mission of observing the sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, Seoul’s national space agency said Wednesday. A vessel carrying the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it has launched a project to develop homegrown space rovers amid the growing global competition for lunar exploration. The government has reached an agreement with 13 institutions and companies, including Hyundai Motor Co., to develop around 10 key rover components with a combined [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced on November 4 that researchers have developed an innovative nanofilm sensor that can diagnose building deterioration through color changes, marking a significant advance in structural health monitoring technology. Led by principal researcher Yoon Jae Sung of the department of nano manufacturing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s national space agency said Friday it plans to send a solar coronagraph jointly developed with the United States to the International Space Station (ISS) to study the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, and solar wind. The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX), a collaboration between the Korea AeroSpace Administration [...]