SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study conducted by researchers from Seoul National University has revealed that the presence of nanomaterials in the composition of household aerosols carries the same dangers as exposure to particulate matter (PM 2.5). In their experiment, the researchers tested eight household cleaning products containing nanomaterials which were categorized [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The best laid plans of “bears” and men may soon see bears come out on top as Asian black bear KM-53′s the highly publicized trek to find a new home has animal rights groups cheering and government agencies reconsidering their options. Also known as a moon bear for the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rows of shelves crammed with books that crisscrossed rooms like walls are now a thing of the past – at least when it comes to university libraries in South Korea. Universities are doing away with rows upon rows of musty books, and pivoting towards current social trends as they [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans think of health as the most important aspect of quality of life, according to a recent survey. The survey by World Research was conducted at the request of the Smart Health Management Strategy Lab at Seoul National University, with the aim of creating a quality of life [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will come up with recall and examination standards for autonomous vehicles by 2020 so as to allow everyday operations of driverless cars, a government official said Tuesday. At a global conference on autonomous vehicles held in Seoul, Kim Chae-gyu, director general of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Third-grade elementary school students in South Korea are the least happy despite being well-off compared to students in other countries, a recent survey has revealed. The survey conducted by the international NGO Save the Children and the Institute of Social Welfare at Seoul National University compared South Korean third-graders [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Security guards at Seoul National University are quickly losing ground to the advance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), as new unmanned security systems are being deployed at its Gwanak campus, a move that some fear will result in job losses for current employees. As night security guards are [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul National University unveiled Tuesday the SNUber2, an urban self-driving vehicle and the follow-up model to the original SNUber, which was introduced in November 2015, and used for transporting disabled students around campus. Developed by the school’s Intelligent Vehicle IT Research Center, the new generation vehicle is suitable for [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Alumni and retired professors from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University (SNU) are establishing an agricultural school in Uganda to pass on their knowledge and technical expertise. A group of alumni announced on Sunday, July 3, that they had formed a committee for Uganda’s Sangrok [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors raided the office of a Seoul National University (SNU) professor in the country’s capital and arrested the scholar Wednesday over allegations he manipulated reports on Oxy Reckitt Benckiser products in return for money. Oxy is currently being probed by state prosecutors over its toxic humidifier sterilizers that have [...]