DAEJEON, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday that its researchers had developed a wearable green organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that can cure jaundice in infants. Previously, when jaundice is treated at hospitals, breastfeeding should be stopped and the eyes of infants should be fully covered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, successfully completing its long distance data transmission tests, the science ministry said Monday. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, underwent data transmission tests on Aug. 25 and Oct. 28 from 1.21 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an electronic skin that can measure pressure with more sensitivity than human skin, and with a larger measurement area. KAIST said Thursday that researchers had developed a new electronic skin designed to be used on robots. Compared to [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources said Wednesday its researchers had developed a new recycling process for waste coffee capsules. The research team crushed and washed waste coffee capsules composed of plastics (97.3 percent) and aluminum (2.7 percent) to remove coffee residue. With a secondary crushing process [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research lab said Thursday it has developed a new additive to improve the flame resistance of rechargeable batteries. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute announced that the newly-developed fluorosulfuric acid-based flame resistance additive features superior flame resistance and safety compared to existing triphenyl phosphate (TPP) flame [...]
POHANG, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has developed a smart window that enables users to freely adjust the amount of sunlight penetration even at a low voltage. POSTECH said Thursday that the newly-developed smart window allows users to adjust the degree of brightness. When you are dazzled [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed molecular sensor can quickly diagnose the infection of avian influenza. A joint research team from Korea University and Seoul National University announced Thursday that it had developed EliF, a molecular sensor that glows only in cells infected with the bird flu. Previously, a polymerase chain reaction [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a silent speech recognition system to help hearing-impaired people communicate, enabling users to understand what others say simply by recognizing the changes in their lip shape. A research team from Yonsei University said Thursday that it had developed a silent speech recognition system combining [...]
JEONJU, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed that can address the shortcomings of perovskite solar cells, including the reduction in lifespan and environmental pollution caused by lead. A research team from Jeonbuk National University said Thursday it had developed a lead-free, eco-friendly perovskite solar cell using a tin-graphene compound material. The [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) said Wednesday that it will launch a new web-based service to enable users to check their exposure to space radiation during air travel. When users input the date of travel, arrival and departure airports and cities on the KASI’s prediction model [...]