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Institute Uncovers Cause of Reduction in EV Battery Life

Institute Uncovers Cause of Reduction in EV Battery Life

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Science and Technology said Tuesday its research team had identified the cause of the sharp decline in the life of electric vehicle (EV) batteries using manganese-based spinel cathode materials. These findings are expected to greatly contribute to increasing the potential for commercialization. Thus far, it [...]

S. Korean Startup Innospace Seeks to Launch Its Test Launch Vehicle HANBIT-TLV Next Week

S. Korean Startup Innospace Seeks to Launch Its Test Launch Vehicle HANBIT-TLV Next Week

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Innospace, a South Korean space startup, said Friday that it is planning to launch its suborbital test launch vehicle, HANBIT-TLV, next week. “If there’re no problems in preparation and weather conditions, we will push for the launch on Monday 6 a.m. (local time) at the Alcantara Space Center,” the [...]

New Recycling Technology Developed for Waste Carbon Fiber

New Recycling Technology Developed for Waste Carbon Fiber

DAEJEON, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and Hanyang University announced that it has developed a highly durable floating solar panel structure by recycling low quality waste carbon fiber. The research team found that the surface cohesion between carbon fiber and plastic resin is maximized [...]

Korean Researchers Develop Artificial Muscle that is Stronger than Human Muscle

Korean Researchers Develop Artificial Muscle that is Stronger than Human Muscle

DAEJEON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Pusan National University announced on Monday that it had developed an artificial muscle that resembles but is stronger than human muscle. The research team created the artificial muscle using a new material created by [...]

S. Korean Institute Develops Fire Extinguishing Grenade for Hard-to-Access Fires

S. Korean Institute Develops Fire Extinguishing Grenade for Hard-to-Access Fires

CHONAN, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said Thursday its research team had developed a fire-extinguishing grenade using gas hydrate to help put out fires at hard-to-access sites in a fast and accurate manner. Gas hydrate is an ice-shaped material that contains gas molecules such as methane within water molecules. [...]

New Antibiotic Material Detected in Spider Venom Using AI Technology

New Antibiotic Material Detected in Spider Venom Using AI Technology

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have discovered a way to predict the antibiotic functionality of peptides using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. A joint research team from the National Institute of Biological Resources and Dongguk University announced that it had developed a deep learning-based peptide detection model that can predict antibiotic functionality [...]