SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – At 10 a.m. in the morning on a Thursday, about 100 people in their 20s and 30s were standing in line in front of the Nike store at Yeongdeungpo’s Times Square mall. The line was due to the imminent launch of a new ‘Nike Airmax 95‘ model. The sneakers were [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Yonsei University, one of the most prestigious universities in Korea, has published the world’s first Chinese-Chinese-Korean bilingual dictionary, which can help people learn both Chinese and Korean. The dictionary offers definitions of Chinese words in Chinese and Korean together. The bilingual dictionary was developed by 228 professors from 126 [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed a method to estimate in real time the paracellular permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which works to prevent brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and strokes by blocking inflammation and germs from entering the brain. The high paracellular permeability of BBB is often linked with [...]
SEOUL/SEJONG, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday South Korea is bracing for a drawn-out battle against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), saying its outbreak is “large and complex.” The warning came amid reports of a rebound in the daily tally of confirmed cases. A dozen new infections were found, raising the [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — In a comparative survey on the happiness of children, Korean children were found to be the least happy among their peers in other countries. According to the survey jointly conducted by Save the Children and the Seoul National University (SNU) Social Welfare Research Center, the “subjective happiness score” of Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean scientists successfully developed an eco-friendly artificial photosynthesis system that can create hydrogen energy using only visible light and water. The team led by professor Nam Ki-tae of Seoul National University announced on May 10 that it had succeeded in developing a system for generating hydrogen energy easily and cheaply by [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed a dust-sized identifier, which could be seen as an ‘artificial fingerprint’, which cannot be duplicated but can be fine-tuned based on security strength. A team led by professor Kwon Sung-hoon at Seoul National University and professor Park Wook at Kyung Hee University said on March 24 that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The student council of state-run Seoul National University (SNU) launched Wednesday a body to cope with sex offenses on campus following a recent series of sexual harassment cases involving professors. Prof. Kang Seok-jin from the Mathematical Sciences Department at SNU, the most prestigious institution of higher learning in the [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem., Ltd., the world’s largest OLED light panel manufacturer, today unveiled the world’s biggest building installation of OLED lighting at the inauguration ceremony for Seoul National University’s new main library. LG Chem supplied 1,100 OLED light panels for reading lights at the KwanJeong Library at Korea’s premier [...]