SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers have developed a way to mass produce useful graphene by utilizing waste sulfur, cited as a cause of environmentally devastating acid rain, a state-run science institute said Sunday. The team led by You Nam-ho, an advanced composite materials expert, used heat to melt [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Studies show that stress, which is toxic to people, acts as a “breakthrough” for graphene, a new material with potential applications in semiconductors. A team of researchers at the Institute of Basic Science released the results of a study Thursday that indicates stress stimulates further reactions to graphene function [...]
TORONTO, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Gratomic Inc. (“GRAT” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:GRAT) (FRANKFURT:CB81) (WKN:A2JAP3) is pleased to announce that it has posted a new investor presentation on its website outlining the use of Aukam graphite to produce graphenes. To view the presentation visit our website at www.gratomic.ca About Gratomic Inc. Gratomic Inc. is an [...]
TORONTO, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Gratomic Inc. (“Gratomic” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:GRAT) (FRANKFURT:CB81) (WKN:A2JAP3) is pleased to announce that Gratomic and Perpetuus Carbon Technologies Ltd. (“Perpetuus”), have agreed to enter into negotiations to form a Joint Venture Agreement to build on Perpetuus’ capability (currently (2018) to initially provide 500 tonnes of surfaced modified graphenes per [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed solar cells with better life and efficiency, using graphene – a near-transparent, high electricity conductive carbon allotrope, often used in electronic devices such as smartphone touchscreens. The new [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of South Korean scientists announced Tuesday that they have developed a wearable device, based on nanotechnology, for more convenient diabetes monitoring and therapy. The graphene-using “smart patch” has improved the accuracy of blood sugar level measurements as it checks not only glucose in sweat but also temperature [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has developed a breakthrough technology doubling the capacity of lithium-ion batteries with silicon carbide-free graphene coating, which could bring significant changes to mobile devices and electric cars. Firstly commercialized in 1991, the capacity of lithium-ion batteries has increased only twofold in more than 20 years with a limitation in [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists have developed a super capacitor material which can charge electricity 10 times faster than existing batteries, and store twice as much as graphene-based materials. Professor Park Ho-seok of the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, announced that his team created the super capacitor material by making [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government is mobilizing resources to support the Korean graphene industry, in a push to be the first dominating force in the global market, announcing on April 6 that it would achieve sales of 19 trillion won (US$ 17.4 billion) and create 50,000 jobs by 2025. To establish a [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed a method to uniformly disperse graphene particles in polymer composites using a solvent-free process, moving a step closer to the commercialization of graphene. According to a research team led by professor Kim Seong-lyun at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and professor Youn Jae-ryoun at [...]