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South Korean University Launches Global Culture Festival, Debuting with German Theme

South Korean University Launches Global Culture Festival, Debuting with German Theme

POHANG, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) inaugurated its “2024 POSTECH AutumnFest” on October 1, marking a departure from traditional university festivals in South Korea. The two-day event showcased German culture, drawing inspiration from Munich’s famous Oktoberfest.  This initiative marks the beginning of what POSTECH envisions as an annual festival, [...]

Apple to Open Developer Academy at POSTECH

Apple to Open Developer Academy at POSTECH

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Monday that it will open up the first Apple Developer Academy and an R&D Support Center at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in the southeastern city of Pohang next year. Apple Developer Academy is a nine-month training program for entrepreneurs, developers, and designers working in the [...]

POSTECH Provides VR Classes for All Freshmen

POSTECH Provides VR Classes for All Freshmen

SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has introduced virtual reality (VR) classes for all of its freshmen starting from last week, part of a non-face-to-face educational experiment using VR devices. Although there are some cases in which other universities have used VR for classes, POSTECH became the first [...]

S. Korean Firm Succeeds in Turning Waste Factory Heat into Electricity

S. Korean Firm Succeeds in Turning Waste Factory Heat into Electricity

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — KCC Corp., a major construction materials producer, announced on Thursday that in collaboration with Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), it had succeeded in turning waste factory heat into electric energy for the first time in South Korea. The two entities teamed up to carry out an empirical [...]

POSTECH Creates Artificial Ear and Nose with Silk Protein from Sea Anemone

POSTECH Creates Artificial Ear and Nose with Silk Protein from Sea Anemone

POHANG, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — It was announced on Monday that professors and research teams from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) had developed technology to print artificial organisms in three dimensions based on silk protein from the sea anemone. Although artificial biomechanical structures created using natural polymers are highly biocompatible, it has [...]

New Scientific Breakthrough in Semiconductor Research

New Scientific Breakthrough in Semiconductor Research

POHANG, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology could make it possible to elevate the performance of semiconductors, as development in the area has remained stagnant in recent years. Spintronics and valleytronics are the latest technologies that could play a significant role in developing next generation semiconductors. Spintronics is the study of an electron’s spin [...]

Motion Sensors Inspired by Spider Legs Enable Communication with the Paralyzed

Motion Sensors Inspired by Spider Legs Enable Communication with the Paralyzed

POHANG, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – An inter-university research team has successfully incorporated motion sensors with morse code to open up the possibility of two-way communication with victims of full-body paralysis. Researchers from Postech and Chungnam National University made the announcement on December 19, with the details of their research included in the scientific journal [...]