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One-Shot Cancer Diagnosis Developed

One-Shot Cancer Diagnosis Developed

DAEJEON, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean and American joint research team has developed a nano-capsule that makes diagnosing cancer within 24 hours possible by injecting the substance into the human body. The organic fluorescent dye contained in the capsule glows in different colors in the presence of different types of cancer cells. Professor Song [...]

High Capacity Batteries Now Made Out of Trees

High Capacity Batteries Now Made Out of Trees

DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service’s Forest Research Institute has announced that through a joint project with the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology, researchers have developed technology to make a lithium ion battery that can be folded into a paper crane and used three times longer than current batteries. Professor [...]

S. Korea Moves for Early Development of Nanotechnology Products

S. Korea Moves for Early Development of Nanotechnology Products

SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will work to develop and improve new products using nanotechnology, such as wearable devices, as part of efforts to take global leadership in a market that is expected to reach US$3 trillion in 2020, the government said Thursday. Nanotechnology refers to the technology of dividing any material [...]

Scientists Come up with Technique to Repair Atom-sized Graphene Defects

Scientists Come up with Technique to Repair Atom-sized Graphene Defects

SEOUL, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology said on September 10 that its College of Natural Sciences professor Kim Kwanpyo, jointly with Lee Han-Bo-Ram (Incheon National University), and Zhenan Bao and Stacey F. Bent (Stanford University), succeeded in developing a technique to repair graphene’s line defects by selectively depositing [...]