SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A local research team has created the world’s first dog epigenome map, South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday. The team at Seoul National University developed epigenome data for 11 major organs in dogs, such as the cerebrum, liver, and stomach, and produced an epigenome functional reference map, according to [...]
DAEJEON, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a safe and cost-effective technology for the production of semi-solid batteries using electron beams. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Tuesday that its team of researchers had successfully developed a “one-pot” technology. This innovative method utilizes electron beams to mass-produce semi-solid batteries in [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Wednesday that its research team had successfully developed a waterproof, transparent, and flexible OLED using MXene nanotechnology. Although MXene material possesses excellent electrical conductivity and penetrability, its commercialization has been challenging due to its vulnerability to moisture and water [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a high-performance, flexible thermoelectric device that can power wireless wearable devices simply using body temperature, eliminating the need for batteries. A thermoelectric device is capable of converting heat energy into electric energy through the Seebeck effect. Existing thermoelectric devices face limitations in [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s homegrown space rocket successfully made its flight to put eight payload satellites into orbit Thursday, demonstrating the country’s status as one of the seven space powerhouses that developed a space launch vehicle that can carry a more than 1-ton satellite. Nuri blasted off from the Naro Space [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) said Thursday they have developed technology capable of converting agricultural waste, such as corn cobs, into levulinic acid. This acid serves as an intermediate material for aviation biofuel production. Levulinic acid is the final oxidized form derived from [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has discovered previously unrecorded microorganisms called archaea that possess the ability to counteract the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays and exhibit antioxidation properties. A research team from the National Institute of Biological Resources and Incheon National University on Wednesday reported the detection of 16 [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The national land satellite imagery, developed using local technology, will be utilized globally for disaster and catastrophe relief. The National Geographic Information Institute on Wednesday announced its partnership with the International Charter Space and Major Disasters during the Charter’s main conference last month. The institute is now a “satellite [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean space service startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Jeju provincial government to construct and operate the country’s first offshore launch platform. Perigee has been working on the development of BW-1, a rocket that uses liquid methane as [...]
GOHEUNG, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials and researchers from South Korea’s state-run space institutions, universities and companies have begun last-minute preparations for a mission to put practical satellites into orbit for the first time. South Korea’s homegrown space rocket Nuri is ready to be loaded with eight payloads and its lower stages have been [...]