SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As people are staying longer hours indoors following the COVID-19 pandemic, dwindling purchases of clothes has also cut the number of disputes over fabric materials and cleaning services, a consumer advocacy group said Tuesday. The Korea Consumer Agency reported an 11.5 percent decrease in the number of complaints (3,071 [...]
DAEJEON, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed wearable robot technology that can be used for various physical tasks ranging from delivery to construction work. Wearable robots are largely divided into robotic exoskeletons and suit-type devices. Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials announced Wednesday that they had [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., a South Korean manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, announced Monday that Right Route, an eco-friendly social enterprise sponsored by the company, has developed a high-end fabric by upcycling old EV battery separators. Lithium-ion battery separators are a core component of EV batteries, smartphones and other [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of South Korean scientists have developed an electronic device that can stick to clothing, paving the way for wearable displays and monitoring censors, the science ministry said Tuesday. An electronic device attached to fabric via artificial cilia on its edges is called an electronic textile, said Ko [...]